My 2012 tracker 1542 build

Well i picked up my tracker 1542 Thursday night and spent the entire day modding it. Cant figure out how to post pgotos. Hope to get it figured out soon though so i can showe her off. Bought the boat new picked up a traler for 50 bucks and used Johnson 25hp tiller soon to be remote steer for 750

Hey, Zach. Congrats on the new boat and welcome to tinboats. There is a tutorial on posting pics near the top of the Watering Hole section. If you still have questions, just ask cuz we love pics and would love to see your ride.
Rick

Get your pics up, I have the same boat and I'm always looking for new ideas! :WELCOME:

well here are a few will try to resize and post the rest

I am definently no carpenter by all means but I am an automotive technican any suggestions to improve on this would be appreciated.

Im like a kid in the candy store i couldnt resist so despite it being 30 degrees here in omaha nebraska. I had to take it to the lake and put her in the water to see how it sat. Also the gravity feed livewell on this how....I know that it is just gonna fill but it only had 3" of water how do i keep fish alive in 3' of water lol :roll:

My plans for the future will include a stern mounted foot controlled trolling motor, radio between the 2 seats with 2 speakers. two batteries under the seat under each seat for a total of 2 batteries. and convert tiller to remote with a console

well got a little more work done got my batteries installed in the front. got the inside completely carped front deck is hinged and installed my bow mount trolling motor. steering console fish finders and lights are soon to come

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In my opinion it turned out really good. It has been alot of wotk but all in all it took about 14 hrs to get it where it is at now.

Hello ; I just bought the same boat and love to see ideas ! Did you add a bench in front of the existing bench ? I also want to add the radio in front of the rear bench as well but was thinking of just cutting the metal and installing from top after foam is cut out ( any thoughts )?

Like the layout. Did you treat the wood with anything?

I havent actually used the boat yet but i think i will like the layout i need to get rid of the bench seat i made and use use the aluminum bench. The wood extension is great but takes up 2' of room from front to back. I did not treat the wood just bought pressure treated

Here we go. opcorn:

23mako probably knows pressure treated wood isn't good for aluminium... it'll eat it up. I like the extra deck space at the back with your design, but we spend most of our time trolling and I need the floor space too... can't have it all I guess. Another builder made similar mods, you might get some ideas. He decided after a bench/deck design like yours was too heavy once he went out, here's the link https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17299&start=0

This was my first build.....do i need to take the pressure treated wood out? i dont like seeing popcorn eating as a reply lol. Im open to any and all constructive critiscism

I'm no expert... unless you count the hours of boat porn I look at on this site :lol: . Based on what I've read, the pt wood shouldn't be touching the aluminum- at the least. Most go with spar urethane to seal raw wood, it's amazing how long a couple coats makes the wood last. I can't tell, how much of your build is pt?

Really the only wood is the front deck and the plywood on the floor between the 2 benches

Maybe some thin 1/16 sheet plastic, aluminum or something may help make a barrier between the treated wood and aluminum and salvage your work. Its true, that aluminum would be trashed in no time if it is touching treated wood. It would be a shame for your build to corrode the aluminum.

That looks like OSB (Oriented Strand Board) to me... aka wood chips and glue. If it is you should be fine with that, I've had a sheet of that in the back of my pickup fo ten years. The stuff to watchout for is often a green tint around here, here's a link I found about pt. https://www.oaa.on.ca/professional+...tects+&+practices/pressure+treated+wood+alert

One guy on here put window tape wherever the wood was touching the aluminum. I believe he then put some roll on bed liner over the wood to seal it. Only time will tell if it has an adverse effect. I really like your mod though man. Good work.