Recent content by bigredxlt

You can deck and center console a 1542 but I would not go any narrower than 42" at the bottom unless you had a really really skinny console. All I did was take my side console and have another side welded onto it. Decked the whole boat except for the area between the middle two benches.

Where can I get that steering wheel?

Another thing to note: The boat is much more stable than I expected. I am not sure if this is due to the beavertail pods welded on the back or that 42 inches across the bottom is make it that stable. I was able to fish standing on one of the rear pods without a problem. I definitely did not...

The boat does seem to have a small leak somewhere. Either than or the drain plug was not tight enough. Guess I'm going to have to do a leak test before finishing the rear decking. Things left to do include: 1) Rear deck 2) Permanently install hatches 3) Try to figure out a better route for...

One of the first fish caught on the boat.

Finally on the water. Spun prop hub....

make-shift boat ramp I dug in the river bank. Not pretty or easy to use but it works.

Finally made some decent progress. Got the boat painted, front deck cut, console cut and mounted up, steering and throttle/shift cable run. Finally got her on the water for a few runs. Ran well but the decking added a noticeable amount of weight. Also concerned that I have moved too much...

Front framing finally complete. Just need to frame in the rear hatch for the gas tank and bilge and all the framing is finally complete.