14ft DuraCraft 1517 Fisherman "Make Over"Project

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NugHunter

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Scored a great deal last nite on craigslist for a 1983 14ft duracraft model 1517 Fisheman..trailer..one seat with t-lock mount for $300 :D

Will be re-doing the floor and bow deck,paint,lights etc over the next few week and will post updates along the way.

here is how she looked the day we met
 

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Nice. Looking forward to pics of your progress. My favorite thing about this site is setting the different ways and setups that people come up with.
 
Removed the old wood floor and deck that was wrapped in 80s astro turff :mrgreen:
 

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Pweisbrod said:
Sweet! Lucky for you there was no foam under the floor! :mrgreen:
yeh no doubt...only problem i ad was acorns and 10 years of dirt. :lol:
 
This morning i got right to work on the new sled.

applied bedliner spray sealer on all the ribs and rivets.
cut new wood floors and deck
primed boat white.
 

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boat painted sand color.. wood stained and poly
 

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Camo paint and newduracraft decals
 

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I know this is a old thread but is there any way you can post some pics of the transom I'm in the process of a make over on my dc 15/18


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