Kurt Loup
Active member
I've been working on this boat for the past couple months on the weekends. I'm getting close to finishing. Essentially, all I have left is to finish the poling platform and install hydroturf. Last week I got the bright idea to try to use an aluminum tailgate extender for a poling platform. I looked in the local Craigslist and found one for $20. I couldn't have purchased the aluminum for that amount. I think I will make the platform a bit narrower (gunnel to gunnel) so that I will be able to step around it so that I can reach the motor trim levers. I also experimented with stepping up onto a 5 gallon bucket from the rear deck. I will cut the platform down a couple inches to about 16" tall making it easier step up onto it. I'll add aluminum plate to the top of the platform.
Kurt
This is what I started with:
Kurt
This is what I started with: