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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
My 1969 14' Richline Model 15
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<blockquote data-quote="TheQuicksilver" data-source="post: 352728" data-attributes="member: 10080"><p>So, this update has been way long in coming. My dad and I have set in starting the work to take care of all the things we'd talked about back in 2012. My dad is a high school shop teacher, so we ended up paying their metal shop to do all our frame welding and some of the other woodwork for the boat as a class project. The result is dirt cheap labor, that maybe isn't as pretty as it otherwise could be. But hey, helping kids learn is its own reward, right?</p><p></p><p>Basically, we've had them deck out from the second seat forward. Between the back and second seat we left open, and that's where the "command console" is going. The welded up an aluminum livewell there in the middle, and a removable battery box fore of it. They welded a plate to the bow where we mounted the new trolling motor, and under that will be the front speaker box. Sorry I don't have a few more "in progress" shots.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]63852[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63855[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63853[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63854[/ATTACH]</p><p>Total cost on the materials and labor for all the aluminum frame welding was < $200 going this route.</p><p></p><p>We already have the plywood decking and carpet cut to fit, along with all the seat mounts and cup holders. I also have the pump kit for the livewell. We need to cut in the doors for the various hatches, and finish some electrical wiring, and she'll be ready to go back in the water!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheQuicksilver, post: 352728, member: 10080"] So, this update has been way long in coming. My dad and I have set in starting the work to take care of all the things we'd talked about back in 2012. My dad is a high school shop teacher, so we ended up paying their metal shop to do all our frame welding and some of the other woodwork for the boat as a class project. The result is dirt cheap labor, that maybe isn't as pretty as it otherwise could be. But hey, helping kids learn is its own reward, right? Basically, we've had them deck out from the second seat forward. Between the back and second seat we left open, and that's where the "command console" is going. The welded up an aluminum livewell there in the middle, and a removable battery box fore of it. They welded a plate to the bow where we mounted the new trolling motor, and under that will be the front speaker box. Sorry I don't have a few more "in progress" shots. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20140518_131351.jpg"]63852._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20140518_131419.jpg"]63855._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20140518_131400.jpg"]63853._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20140518_131409.jpg"]63854._xfImport[/ATTACH] Total cost on the materials and labor for all the aluminum frame welding was < $200 going this route. We already have the plywood decking and carpet cut to fit, along with all the seat mounts and cup holders. I also have the pump kit for the livewell. We need to cut in the doors for the various hatches, and finish some electrical wiring, and she'll be ready to go back in the water! [/QUOTE]
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