Recent content by Quacker Jacker

I have a G3 1860 center console, great all around boat for what I do (hunting, freshwater, saltwater fishing). But, it has absolutely no storage. I'm thinking of cutting a couple storage areas out on the front deck and putting some heavy duty hatches on it. The thing I'm worried about is cutting...

I have a G3 1860CC jon boat. I'd like to make a leaning post similar to the ones that xpress puts on there aluminum bay boats. The one in the picture is what I'd like to make, except I want to weld some tube to the back deck and let the lean post slide down into it. It would be removeable. I can...

TrackerTom, I definitely like the quality of it. I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered it, but its really an impressive piece of hardware. Very beefy. I was originally thinking I might go ahead and get it welded just for backup, but after installing it I really have no worries about it.

Finally got mine put on. Thought I'd share the pics. Its a good project that anyone can install themselves and now I can fit my boat in the garage.

Have you considered hydroturf? Its basically the best of both carpet and bedliner. Its extremely durable and won't absorb or hold any water (unlike carpet), but its very light and keeps the surfaces soft and cool (unlike bedliner). Its basically become the standard in custom made aluminum duck...

Ok, now I think I see. So the piano hinges are attached to the "width" of the plywood lids. ie: they are not attached to the top or to the underside...rather, they are folded in half and attached on one side to the deck and on the other side to the width (bow side) of the plywood lids. Is there...

yea I figured it had piano hinges, just wondering if you connected them directly from the deck to the lid, or did you attach the hinges to a brace that you put on the deck first? Similarly, if your deck extension is made from plywood, did you attach the hinges to the top, bottom, or side...

Great looking rig, and great work on the modifications. I'm looking to add a similar storage extension to the deck on my 18 ft. G3. It is very similar to the tracker front deck. How did you attach your deck extension to the front deck? It looks very smooth and I don't see any hinges, I'm trying...

Looks great man. Where did you get those rubber gasket things to run wire through your aluminum deck. In other words, when you cut a hole in the aluminum to run wire through, where did you get those little things you put in the hole?

Yea, I think as far as a wood frame goes, I was thinking one plywood vertical support, one 2x4 attached horizontally across the front deck support, and a piece of plywood for top (roughly). I've built several other decks on other boats out of wood that worked fine. This is my first "nice" boat...

Also, I contacted G3 about possibly ordering a deck extension like the current models and they do not offer this as an add on feature. However, they do offer this (image) deck extension for $300. Its a pretty good deal, especially since it will be factory consistent with my boat. The only...

I've got a 1860 G3 center console boat and I'm looking to extend the deck and make some storage. The storage in these boats is virtually non existent, except for the cutout in the vertical support for the front deck that lets you stuff things under the deck. There is basically only room for life...