Recent content by HMS Chilcotin

Forgot to take pics before getting it up on my truck, so these are taken with the boat upside down. This is the front floor between deck and centre bench. Loaded it on to my truck by hand...probably for the last time ever...those extra pounds on the bow make a big difference. Whew...

Floors are in! I forgot to take pics along the way but will post some of the final result. I masked around the foam with painters tape, then applied the adhesive right to the foam. With that in place I put the carpet down on the foam, adjusted and let dry. Once dry, I pulled out the carpet...

Hi, I'm 210 lbs...after dinner tonight mabe 215 :D I'll post an update on the carpet at a later date. Ben

Ok...nobody says I am crazy...that's a first. I've cut the foam and have a plan to glue the carpet down. Will post pics when I have them. I also mounted a carpeted board down the port side to hold rods and probably place some bungees or netting to hold loose items underneath. Coming...

Flooring... I need super lightweight and secured, (my boat travels on my truck rack...upside down). I'm thinking of just putting carpet right over top of foam (no plywood). I've got a piece like this under my deck and it seems good. I tried some of my adhesive on a scrap piece to see if it...

Time for seats... Someone recently posted the question "why are seat accessories so expensive". ( can't recall who or I'd give credit). I have to agree. I've been looking for removable, sliding seat mounts and (all mount options really) and it adds up to mount three seats. Price isn't really...

Time for another update... Deck and bench tops are cut, carpeted and attached. Also got my bow mounted TM installed ( can't wait to try it out...this weekend? [-o< ) Why is it, that no matter how many runs to the hardware store you make, you never have the right size of bolt or nut you...

That is a terrific set of videos on the build. Personally, I appreciated the few times you changed directions or redid some things and positioned them as lessons learned. Great stuff. Ben

Nice work Scott. I'm gonna have to do that too. Any tips or challenges or or was it pretty straight forward as you outlined? Ben

Got some more done this weekend. I framed up my deck with 1" tube aluminum. I ended up adding an additional bar down the middle. It is off center a bit in case I want to use a seat mount in the middle of the deck that would get in the way. And cut out a template for my deck. I've cut...

Well I wasn't going to let the rain slow me down so I tarped up a work area and got to it. First thing was to get some foam into the front bench. Since I am putting a deck in I didn't mind cutting a hole to stuff some closed cell foam. Though it did feel weird making the first cut. I added...

Good advice. On it. Thanks.

Well I was all excited on Sunday night, got my boat out of storage, started taking measurements when the raindrops started to fall. (Sigh) I don't have a covered garage so it was "tools down". Now it is Thursday evening and it hasn't really stopped. That's what you get when you live on the "...

Great photos. Thanks for sharing them. I was thinking of a similar approach for the look of my 1436. Mine is a cartopper so lightweight is key for me. I think foamboard and carpet should be just fine but wasn't sure how to secure it (so it wouldn't fall out when upside down). You might be on to...

Well, I guess it's time to stop talkin' and get workin on it! I just picked up some 1" aluminum square tube and angle and 5/8 plywood for the deck and seat tops. Plus a whole bunch of related hardware (and a rivet gun...looking forward to playing with a new tool). Some quick measurements make...