Tracker Tournament TX-17 Duck Boat Build

hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 27 Mar 2017, 08:41

Well the boats been sitting under a tarp waiting for warmer weather when i can hit it with paint but my friend did complete my ice blaster. When i bought this boat it had an old trolling motor on it where the foot pedal didn't work but it still worked when i took it apart and hooked it up to power. Now it'll be a great duck hunting tool to keep water moving and ice from freezing during late season hunting.

derekdiruz · Post by **derekdiruz** » 27 Mar 2017, 10:58

That's a phenomenal idea for an ice blaster. I'm likely gonna steal that lol

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hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 09 Jul 2017, 17:33

Haven't stopped on the boat it's just been slow going. Today myself and a few buddies flipped the boat and painted the bottom with super slick 2000. I bought a gallon but only used 1/2 a gallon.

Made a couple easles

Sanded with 80 grit

Steel flex super slick 2000

hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 11 Jul 2017, 08:54

styx river shadow grass stencils and paint ordered. Hopefully it'll be here by the weekend and i can at least get the self etching primer down on the sides. I think i'm going to try and scuff up the steelflex on the sides a little bit so i can camo the entire side, should have thought more about this when i applied the steelflex. I also still have half a gallon of steelflex left and although it seems adequate on the bottom of the boat i may mix up another quart and roll it out just for good measure. I need to get this painted so i can mount the motor and start working on the blind.

Also ordered led trailer lights.

hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 15 Jul 2017, 20:50

Got some LED lights hooked up on the trailer while the boat is still off it.

gatorglenn · Post by **gatorglenn** » 18 Jul 2017, 02:51

Question, where did you get the tiller handle? Well more then one

. Where is the trim tilt switch location on the handle? Last, would a Big Tiller handle work on that motor, mine is a 06 4s. Thanks and great work

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hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 18 Jul 2017, 09:02

gatorglenn wrote:Question, where did you get the tiller handle? Well more then one. Where is the trim tilt switch location on the handle? Last, would a Big Tiller handle work on that motor, mine is a 06 4s. Thanks and great work

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pretty sure i got the tiler handle from marineengine.com

you can get a tiller handle for most models, i've seen tillers on 200hp engines. some tiller handles have tilt/trim built in and some do not. mine requires a separate switch

gatorglenn · Post by **gatorglenn** » 18 Jul 2017, 15:33

I really want the trim on the end of the handle. And my 06 has a different cowling setup then 07 and above that I've seen the big tiller on. Wish me luck

I not needing a new motor but really want the trim on the handle

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hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 23 Jul 2017, 20:45

Spend a good three hours this morning removing decals. Heat gun, torch, a scraper and brake clean did the job.

Spend another 2.5 tonight sanding the sides to prep for paint. I shouldn't have steelflexed the sides, but that was an afterthought, so now it's all sanded and ready for a day with no rain.

gatorglenn · Post by **gatorglenn** » 24 Jul 2017, 14:46

Looks good! I know all about waiting mines been like this for a month now

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hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 25 Jul 2017, 18:25

Nice boat! That's a sweet hull

hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 28 Jul 2017, 22:29

Got the boat in primer today

gatorglenn · Post by **gatorglenn** » 29 Jul 2017, 00:50

Wow that primer looks as good as paint

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hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 29 Jul 2017, 07:41

It's Styx River self etching primer, I bought a quart and rolled it on.

hookedontronics · Post by **hookedontronics** » 30 Jul 2017, 08:02

Started with a khaki base, then dark brown on the first stencil and black on the "tree bark" stencil. Still need to do the reed stencil in a sand color to finish it off.