Recent content by Heynow

After the front and rear decks were installed (screwed down), I attached two carpeted wall pieces to cover the exposed 2x2s and aluminum seats. I also attached pieces of stairway treads to help prevent wear and tear on the edges:

Here's the front deck going in: And here's the rear:

Here I am in the process of carpeting the front and rear decks: In the meantime, I began running and organizing my wires for my TM, onboard charger and fish finder. Installing my battery up front made this process a whole lot easier:

Next, it was time to work on the rear “deck”, which will essentially provide a storage space for my gas tank and some other odds and ends. Much like my front deck, I decided to use 2x2’s that will sit on top of the rear seat and will run into the face of the transom. Also like my front deck, I...

When I finished the front deck structure, including installing the vertical 2x2 supports, I started on the deck itself. My first order of business was making a template for the deck. I used two pieces of cardboard taped together to get the right size, and then kept trimming it until I got...

Hey man, I'm working on the rear deck now and should have some photos later. But I'm essentially doing the same thing that I did up front, including mounting that plastic to the transom to hang my 2x2's on. Good luck with yours.

I have a newer 9.9 Nissan. Don't need to win any races, just hoping it will push all of this lumber!

One of the big debates was figuring out how I should attach my front deck structure to the front seat. If you recall, the 2x2’s will be sitting on top of the center seat and will run into the face of the front seat. At first I was going to cut a hole into the top of the front seat and remove...

I attached my front "floor" to the ribs with some self-tapping screws. Then, I finished my front deck structure. I still have to attach the structure to the face of the front seat (still debating how to best accomplish that). Once that's complete I will add some vertical supports.

This led me to my next debate: how to tie-in my vertical supports for the front deck structure. My concern was that I only have 2 ribs in the front, and they are small/narrow. The ribs in my boat are not square in shape and they are less than 1” on the sides and top, so I thought I might have...

After deciding that I would use wood for the structure of the front deck, I had to get a plan for its layout. I debated a long time over how I should run my horizontal supports, figuring I had 3 options: Option 1- run the 2x2's from the top of the front seat to the top of the center seat. The...

My boat has been sitting in my garage for the past few weeks and I have been debating how to execute the biggest part of my project: the front deck. First, I had to decide what material(s) to use for the structure. I decided to go with a wooden structure for two main reasons: Aluminum is a bit...

Hi all, I’m starting my very first project. I have a 1436 Alumacraft. It is the "light" version weighing around 135 lbs. It has a 55" beam, 19" sidewalls and a 15" transom. I got a decent deal on the boat at Cabela's in West Virginia -- it was on clearance for having a few scrapes and dings...