Rookie's first project- 1648 jon

Thanks for the advice Scott- and the heads up on this forum. I did scrap all the old wire and found tinned wire at Fleet Farm for much cheaper than anywhere else, they also have the connectors with the heat shrink.

Yeah I know my dog collars charge lasts quite some time, just hypothetical- sometimes things seem to happen at the worse time.

I am just about ready to paint, just a bit more prepping and should be painting tomorrow. I have not decided 100% yet on the console, once I get the decking attached I want to see how it feels for room.

I would like to get (or more likely build) a blind, but it will probably be a winter project. Definitely will keep the dog's reentry in mind.

Here is my progress as of today. Everything has been stripped out/off/down. The stickers are off, wiring is gone, and the aluminum is etched and ready to paint. A friend is going to spray it for me while I am out of town, it should be ready when I get back and I can start reassembling everything.

Hopefully it goes well and I can use it for the late duck season.






I left the carpet on for now, figure it will be an off season project to remove it. I am a bit concerned about weight distribution- I plan on using the right live well box as a battery area (one battery). The left livewell is useable as is (the right did not have aerator hooked up). The console (and hence my 250#) is on the right. I guess I will see how it goes and change if need be.

Nice work, and looking fwd to the finished product! 8)

Coming along nicely.

Looking good! Kind of reminds me of the layout of an old 'glass Hustler boat I had.

ST

looking good =D>

Looks great.
Once it's painted,it's going to look factory.
Looks kinda cool aluminum color.

I was out of town for a couple of weeks but made some progress the last week. I still plan on ripping out the rest of the carpet during winter but I wanted to use the boat this season yet.

Some of what I learned as far as wiring:

1. Not as difficult as I made it out to be;
2. Using a fuse with too high of an amp rating will not work (assuming too much resistance?);
3. I should not, will not, and cannot ever be an electrician.

Everything seems to work. I hope to get it on water later this week and start noting what I will change during the off season.

Thanks for everyone's help.

Although it is very bad to use a fuse with a higher rating then what it is suppose to have,I'm not sure why it wouldn't have worked.
Just think of a fuse as a peice of wire,a small thin one at that.Not to much resistance,maybe the higher fuses were bad?

Keep up the good work,your boat is looking good.