overboards 1654 FB TRACKER GRIZZLEY project

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here's some mods. I did to the boat. I'll start with a pic. of the mostly finished project, and how I got it there. the hull was scuffed, and painted with duralux marine coating (dead grass green), which is actually brown. the interior was scuffed, spot primed, and painted with Insl-x silathane. I used self etching primer on all the bare metal, and the floors have skid-tex added to the paint.

 

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heres the switch pannel I fabricated.with the base for the stern light.

 

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the rear seat mod.I used a base from a clamp on seat[attachment=0]003.JPG

 

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heres how I made the "receiver" for the seat to attach, with multiple mounting positions.[attachment=0]004.

 

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styrafoam between rear ribs to act as stiffener for floor.

 

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the rear floor and the floor in place.

 

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the light holders, and stuff mounted using the TRAC

 

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the transducer mount. bet you never saw one like this. it works! used one like this on another boat.

 

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the fishfinder mount, and multiple use of the VERSA TRAC system.

 

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the deck extension. hope I braced it enough!

 

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the deck extension in place.

 

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the front floor, between the deck extension, and middle seat.

 

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found some more pics.
the front floor before install.

 

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another of the front floor.

 

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the free standing deck.

got a few more things to post, that I'm working on.
most of what I wanted to share is now here, thanks to a little help from parker dog, and RICHg99.
also want to add: NOT A HOLE drilled in the boat to do any of this.

 

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must have done something wrong. the second post had a pic. of the motor. the boat was bare bones when I got it, boat and trailer only. found the motor on CL. so here's the 30 merc. that powers it.

 

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finished up this project with a small deck to mount a deckhand 40 anchor winch onto, and a bilge pump. put the VERSA TRAC to good use again for the deck, it's cut to fit in it.

 

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and the way the bilge pump was installed, using a bracket to hold it in place.
also added a piece, from a truck bed mat, for the battery box and gas tank to sit on.
AND, finally drilled 1 hole in the boat. a 1 1/16" hole in the hull for the bilge pump outlet.

 

[vahunter]

Is that transducer mount a modified crutch? Great idea! That boat looks sweet! Great job on it!

 

[1munford]

nice boat, how stable is it? I've been looking at the grizzly's but have never been in one?