Miller Time
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Several months back I acquired a 1984 Starcraft 16' aluminum bass boat. It came with a 46 thrust motorguide, a hummingbird 525 and a Johnson 25hp motor. From the day I got her I had planned on giving her some TLC, but decided to fish out of it for awhile first. It floats and everything seems to work fine. The only problem I have is the front deck is to short. I have alot of trouble mainting my balance trying to dance around the foot controll and the depth finder. So I really need to extend this baby out. I also have no rod or tackle storage compartment. My boat is almost the exact same size as a Tracker Pro 16 so I want to see how close I can get her just like that. Unless of course I come up with a few other crazy idea's along the way.
My main question or concern is what type of plywood would you recommend. Ive heard treated and non-treated. I have a buddy who fishes alot out of a 16' Lowe and he use's treated and has replaced it twice in the 5 years I know him. Reason I mention this is another guy told me he use'd untreated and just carpeted it and has been using the same stuff since 1996. So Im a bit confused, on which route to go. Also Id be interested on any framing work that someone can suggest to me. And do you drill directly into the boat? I figure the easiest route for rod storage will be how the Pro 16 is set up especially figuring I use almost nothing shorter than a 7' rod, but I can still add straps for when Im out by myself to secure more rods down. Normally I take no less than 5 rods and average 7 per trip.
Any information someone can provide me will be greatly appreciated and I hope to be as active on this forum as I am at KVD's.
My main question or concern is what type of plywood would you recommend. Ive heard treated and non-treated. I have a buddy who fishes alot out of a 16' Lowe and he use's treated and has replaced it twice in the 5 years I know him. Reason I mention this is another guy told me he use'd untreated and just carpeted it and has been using the same stuff since 1996. So Im a bit confused, on which route to go. Also Id be interested on any framing work that someone can suggest to me. And do you drill directly into the boat? I figure the easiest route for rod storage will be how the Pro 16 is set up especially figuring I use almost nothing shorter than a 7' rod, but I can still add straps for when Im out by myself to secure more rods down. Normally I take no less than 5 rods and average 7 per trip.
Any information someone can provide me will be greatly appreciated and I hope to be as active on this forum as I am at KVD's.