Search results

TinBoats.net

Help Support TinBoats.net:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    I will update some pics I figured out my own mount for the trolling motor the cool thing is it doubles for my bowline storage area.
  2. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    the boat sit in the water about 3/4" with no one in it with me and my son there is about 400 hundred pounds in the boat and it sits about 2 1/2" deep in the water maybe 3 the other thing is with two batteries in the back and a full tank of gas 3 1/2 gallons the boat sits 1/2" lower to the back.
  3. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    sorry for the late reply been working out of town. Stability is really good I weigh 317 and can stand on every edge without any problems. I used 1/2" ply just because it was a little less weight.
  4. davehopper8

    Alumacraft MV 1448 Mod!

    Might want to consider moving one battery to the front. That is a prettty long way to strech out wire it will really put a strain on your battery, but besides that looks great cant wait to see more pics.
  5. davehopper8

    Newbie from Indiana

    Hello fellow Indiana brother I'm close to Chicago where ya from
  6. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    I considered something like that from BPS but I was thinking of fabricating something for a bow mount model .
  7. davehopper8

    how much space to I leave for carpet?

    I just finished carpeting my boat and I left an 1/16 on each side but I really should have left 1/8 on each side
  8. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    Thanks I just finished doing some work on it today. I am in the process of trying to figure out where I want to mount my transducer, and I still need to decide on a trolling motor. I am also needing some ideas on a trolling motor mount if anyone has some. I really think I should use aluminum up...
  9. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    I bought them at advanced auto they are 8 inch flexable led lights they are made for going under a car kind of like neons. The cool thing is they come in two 8 inch strips that can be cut down and rewired for extra lights. I priced all sorts of lights and went with these for the price 13.97 per...
  10. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    All you can see is the thin black line between the carpet
  11. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    Here is a pic of my hinge
  12. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    One more of the lights.
  13. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    I know the pics are grainy sorry I have a good camera but cant get those pics to load. Look at my son he just sits in waiting to get her on the water
  14. davehopper8

    tracker 1542

    Here is my somewhat finished project I have taken alot of pics but cant seem to get any to load up. So I borrowed my sons iphone at it seemed to work. This is a new tracker 1542 about a month old we built front and rear casting decks, middle deck and storage compartments led lighting for night...
  15. davehopper8

    Earl's 1436 Tracker Mod

    I am in the same situation I have a really nice 72 johnson 9.5 but I think I might nees something bigger wont know until spring though.
  16. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    im sure you could get then at lowes or even ace hardware there used alot in aluminum storm doors
  17. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    I just used that web page as a visual for what a piano hinge is i bought mine at menards 72" was 18 dollars
  18. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    https://www.stainless-hinges.com/aluminum_continuous_hinges.html This site has really good prices on nice hinges
  19. davehopper8

    PIC REQUEST: Storage lids with hinges on the outside

    you can get them in stainless at ace hardware or I like aluminum piano hinge from menards
  20. davehopper8

    Your ONE favorite rod that you own TODAY?

    Thanks Fender my dad was my best buddy.
Top