Here we go again.....

First off, I have been waiting to post this so its gonna be a long one, and I apologize for that. And thanks for all the info from members on their mods. Got me fired up again, soooo... this followed me home...... could not pass up the deal. The title had "Homemade" on it, but I think its an old Monarch? (1974 Model). Its a 1448, and within 3 to 4", pretty much the same width the entire length of the boat.







The trailer that came with it was in really bad shape, so I swapped trailers with my V-hull that I sold after I got this one. Then had my cousin weld in a few pcs. of scrap aluminum I got from work to prep the front for the deck...


Took it out to the river for to check for leaks, and yes, there were quite a few. after removing the flooring, I found about a half dozen loose rivets. Repaired them, then decided to go ahead and put the roll on bed Liner on the bottom to give a little more piece of mind, and try to do a little preventive maintenance.


Then finally got my deck put in. First thing was to spray paint the interior sides (I went with Olive Green camo). I opted for 3/4 exterior, with several coats of Olympic Watergaurd to boot, then carpeted using the 3M Spray adhesive on both the wood and backside of the carpet (only problem was I had to off-set a hinge to make the compartment lid lay flush to the deck, board was kinda warped, but I wasn't going to buy another sheet of exterior just to replace a small piece).. routed the wiring, and mounted the TM. Very stout!





Then started the framing for the rear deck, and the cut-out for the chest in the center seat:




Got most of the decking and carpeting done on the rear deck, and well as installed the switch panel, with no major issues... I will post pics of that a little later. Thanks,

Looks like a nice rig and the mod is coming along nicely.

A few picks of the rear deck after I completed it....








I also plan on installing some Bluewater LED's on the front and rear deck's and post pictures of them as well

I ordered some new registration stickers from DNR, and as soon as I receive those, I will be starting on painting the outside of the hull, put on new numbers and start new bunks, trailer mods. I will post pictures as they progress. Thanks,

You might want to keep your threads together.
Maybe the moderator can combine them for you.

Thanks, I had a problem trying to load more pics on the first thread.......

Jim, sent you a PM....

lookin good!

Thanks folks! More to come......

Sweet looking fishin platform yer fixin up there....JIGGY

nice work!

Nice job you did, looks great.

Got my Bluewater LED's installed as well..... LOVE 'EM! I am really looking forward to some night fishing......

Front deck:





Rear Deck:

Looks Awesome.

Nevermind

Awesome job man - even for a Gamecock!!

I got those same lights, so you need to let me know how they light up your boat and if they mess with your vision while out on the water. I got quite a few sets of them to put around the boat too... I went with green on Mike's suggestion, so I'm pretty sure I'll be happy with them..

I can't wait to restart the modding on my boat so I can be done with it!