drn1617
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hello all new to the forum
I started a project on my 17 foot bass boat in which I was going to just replace the plywood and carpet, fix some broken parts, and paint it as a plan to hunt with this boat. As I started pulling everything apart I found the wiring needed redone, waterlogged foam needed to be removed, and it just needed a lot more than I had thought. I also didn't like that way the boat was set up so I decided to just go for it and rebuild/remod the entire boat.
the boat is 17 ft long by 64 inches long I believe with a slight v, and I have a 2002 mercury 40hp 2 stroke prop motor that has been very reliable the 3 years I have owned the boat.
So far I have removed the motor, removed and discarded the carpet and rotten plywood, pulled out everything (console, wiring, fuel tank, live well, batteries, trolling motor, etc), removed disposed of all the waterlogged floatation foam, flipped the boat over and stripped all of the paint... this is where I'm currently at with this project...
my plans are to put 1/8 inch aluminum decks and flooring and convert to a center console, shorten the decks some and just have some fun making it the way I want it.
parts and supplies I have or bought for this include:
-3 sheets 5x4 and 1 sheet 6x4 1/8 inch 5052 aluminum, as well as some angle, tube, c channel etc ( I have a decent stock of aluminum from other projects)
-4 sheets of hydro turf
-new minn kota 70lb thrust 24 volt trolling motor
-a gallon of duralux aluminum boat green paint
-2 2lb floatation foam kits (enough to do 16 Square feet or float about 1000 lbs)
-3 new marine deep cell interstate batteries
I have a lot more to buy and build but I have a decent start...
-As far as tools I have a welder with a spool gun for welding aluminum, a variety of saws, air riveter hvlp paint guns, ect so think I should have everything I need to do this.
I would love to hear some advice or comments and I will try to keep this updated
ill put some pictures below
Thanks,
Dan
I started a project on my 17 foot bass boat in which I was going to just replace the plywood and carpet, fix some broken parts, and paint it as a plan to hunt with this boat. As I started pulling everything apart I found the wiring needed redone, waterlogged foam needed to be removed, and it just needed a lot more than I had thought. I also didn't like that way the boat was set up so I decided to just go for it and rebuild/remod the entire boat.
the boat is 17 ft long by 64 inches long I believe with a slight v, and I have a 2002 mercury 40hp 2 stroke prop motor that has been very reliable the 3 years I have owned the boat.
So far I have removed the motor, removed and discarded the carpet and rotten plywood, pulled out everything (console, wiring, fuel tank, live well, batteries, trolling motor, etc), removed disposed of all the waterlogged floatation foam, flipped the boat over and stripped all of the paint... this is where I'm currently at with this project...
my plans are to put 1/8 inch aluminum decks and flooring and convert to a center console, shorten the decks some and just have some fun making it the way I want it.
parts and supplies I have or bought for this include:
-3 sheets 5x4 and 1 sheet 6x4 1/8 inch 5052 aluminum, as well as some angle, tube, c channel etc ( I have a decent stock of aluminum from other projects)
-4 sheets of hydro turf
-new minn kota 70lb thrust 24 volt trolling motor
-a gallon of duralux aluminum boat green paint
-2 2lb floatation foam kits (enough to do 16 Square feet or float about 1000 lbs)
-3 new marine deep cell interstate batteries
I have a lot more to buy and build but I have a decent start...
-As far as tools I have a welder with a spool gun for welding aluminum, a variety of saws, air riveter hvlp paint guns, ect so think I should have everything I need to do this.
I would love to hear some advice or comments and I will try to keep this updated
ill put some pictures below
Thanks,
Dan