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'80 BAss Tracker III In need of a makeover
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<blockquote data-quote="El_Guapo" data-source="post: 351993" data-attributes="member: 14055"><p>I'm starting out on a similar (84 TX-17) project myself. I'm going to be stripping it down to the glorified jon-boat that it is, totally rehashing the trailer, and modernizing where appropriate with a little 80's flavor retained. </p><p></p><p>As for your trolling motor, a 12V does just fine on a smaller Tracker. My old Pro 17 had a 12v Motorguide 743 on it, and you could damned near pull a skier behind it in 4 and 5. I never used 3 except when scooting across a cove to chase a shad boil, and only used 2 to fight the wind. </p><p></p><p>Your transducer is going to be an issue - in-hull mounting (epoxy) doesn't work on aluminum boats, and transom mounting doesn't work so hot over about 25-30 MPH. The turbulence around the transducer is gonna kill your signal. There are through-hull transducers, where you punch a hole through the hull and it fits with a bulkhead type connection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El_Guapo, post: 351993, member: 14055"] I'm starting out on a similar (84 TX-17) project myself. I'm going to be stripping it down to the glorified jon-boat that it is, totally rehashing the trailer, and modernizing where appropriate with a little 80's flavor retained. As for your trolling motor, a 12V does just fine on a smaller Tracker. My old Pro 17 had a 12v Motorguide 743 on it, and you could damned near pull a skier behind it in 4 and 5. I never used 3 except when scooting across a cove to chase a shad boil, and only used 2 to fight the wind. Your transducer is going to be an issue - in-hull mounting (epoxy) doesn't work on aluminum boats, and transom mounting doesn't work so hot over about 25-30 MPH. The turbulence around the transducer is gonna kill your signal. There are through-hull transducers, where you punch a hole through the hull and it fits with a bulkhead type connection. [/QUOTE]
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