G3 1652 VBW - New Setup Help

hipster dufus said:

i previously owned a g3 1444. i belieave the bow has wood under the aluminum. you can screw right to it. i used ss screws w a dab of silicon to hold em.. try to place your tm batteries up front.your rear tm use a rope,string, cable to tie down to your transom brace, you could also put a screw in t. ihave had one come off undre way. it had ring terminals though and didnt go far.you are gonna have to put seat bases in, use some kind of backer boars under the deck up front if there is no wood under it, bolt it if you can. on the rear seat i put 2 seat bases, one to run engine ,it was offset to right side, and one in the center, i spanned the rear area w plywood to make a bigger fishing deck.i have had all kinds of seats on my jons, what iam looking at now are millenium seats, they look like they would be cooler in the GA heat. flooring is another thing to think about. presently i have eve foam mats, the puzzle type, under some carpeting, you can look at hydroturf, if u have a big budget. the possibilities are endless. let me know if i can help. where r u located?good luck

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BlindBag86 said:

hipster dufus said:

i previously owned a g3 1444. i belieave the bow has wood under the aluminum. you can screw right to it. i used ss screws w a dab of silicon to hold em.. try to place your tm batteries up front.your rear tm use a rope,string, cable to tie down to your transom brace, you could also put a screw in t. ihave had one come off undre way. it had ring terminals though and didnt go far.you are gonna have to put seat bases in, use some kind of backer boars under the deck up front if there is no wood under it, bolt it if you can. on the rear seat i put 2 seat bases, one to run engine ,it was offset to right side, and one in the center, i spanned the rear area w plywood to make a bigger fishing deck.i have had all kinds of seats on my jons, what iam looking at now are millenium seats, they look like they would be cooler in the GA heat. flooring is another thing to think about. presently i have eve foam mats, the puzzle type, under some carpeting, you can look at hydroturf, if u have a big budget. the possibilities are endless. let me know if i can help. where r u located?good luck

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I am going to have to check if there is actually wood underneath the bow, if so that would be great to just screw in the trolling motor. For whatever reason I just don't have a sense there is though. It has the floor kit installed already which isn't bad, its aluminum covered with a vinyl spray. Seating I was thinking about those ez-swivel pin seats, unsure how people like them though. Going to try and get her in the water in a couple weeks to feel it all out and go from there, I am sure that will determine alot of things.

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hipster dufus said:

i previously owned a g3 1444. i belieave the bow has wood under the aluminum. you can screw right to it. i used ss screws w a dab of silicon to hold em.. try to place your tm batteries up front.your rear tm use a rope,string, cable to tie down to your transom brace, you could also put a screw in t. ihave had one come off undre way. it had ring terminals though and didnt go far.you are gonna have to put seat bases in, use some kind of backer boars under the deck up front if there is no wood under it, bolt it if you can. on the rear seat i put 2 seat bases, one to run engine ,it was offset to right side, and one in the center, i spanned the rear area w plywood to make a bigger fishing deck.i have had all kinds of seats on my jons, what iam looking at now are millenium seats, they look like they would be cooler in the GA heat. flooring is another thing to think about. presently i have eve foam mats, the puzzle type, under some carpeting, you can look at hydroturf, if u have a big budget. the possibilities are endless. let me know if i can help. where r u located?good luck

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