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Thank you, I'm a firm believer in organized wiring. I've seen projects wired with all black or red wires and it made me twitch. I got a used harness out of a 20 something foot I/O for free and just picked out the right size and length of wires and made up my own diagram/legend so everything is...

I used a weather proof plastic pistol box. Removed the handle and added a drop down panel inside that the switches are mounted to, attached a fuse box on the back wall and pulled the hinge pins to allow total lid removal if wanted and if not, just close the lid and its splash proof.

Hello, I used blue ENT electrical conduit from Lowes and painted it to match my project. Still a work in progress. I made my control box from a pistol box and added a hinged panel, fuse box and drilled or cut holes in all the low spots for moisture escape. I have more pictures I can post or PM...

Today's progress isn't much. I got my seals in the mail and I took my lower unit apart to reseal it. Ha! All internals look great, there is a drain in the bottom of the exhaust housing that lets any accumulated water drain out which was filled with silt that became cement. It's deep enough I...

It was a long hot day at work but I managed to put an hour in on my boat tonight. Money was running tight so I decided to reuse the front bulkhead of the center seat. I beat it as flat as I could and put a 2x4 under the hull and jacked it up until the floor was flat and riveted it back in. The...

Thanks for the link, I ended up wrapping the foam in plastic and taping the seams though. Done in one go and I didn't have to wait for it to dry. Not much of an update but I got a lot done this weekend. I spar urethaned most of the wood from the center bench back with 3 coats. It looks good...

Thank you all for the replies, I will order some all aluminum rivets and backing washers. I have some gluvit on order for going over my seams, would this be a better choice to dip the rivets in before setting them? Many thanks.

That sounds a lot easier than wrapping them in plastic, I'll look for the thread. Thanks.

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and to aluminum boats. I am freshening up an old 1648 my build is here, https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34965 I water tested my boat and found around 15 or so weepy rivets and went about bucking them. Several stopped weeping and some didn't. I've...

I forgot to mention the gaps between and around the 2x3's will be filled with more sheet foam that's 1" and .5" to get a solid fill. I might wrap the foam in plastic, might not, either way I will seal the sides of the foam blocks with tape to keep small pieces from breaking off and getting into...

I thought about leaving it an open bow as well. Add a small casting deck to cover the tank with provisions for a removable aft mounted deck extension to have a larger casting area and another seat mount. That will be a project for next weekend though. Yesterday I fit some foam and new wood...

The center seat front panel was in bad shape and will be replaced with 1/8" aluminum, I may replace the rear as well depending on price. The bow cover was very weak and flimsy so I took it off to reinforce it and now I'm planning on installing the fuel tank in the bow and fill the rest of the...

Hello all, this is my first tin boat and as I'm working on it I'm sure I will need advice so feel free to chime in. Is a 16' long, 48" wide at the floor and around 6' at the top. I got it without a motor and found a 71 johnson 40 horse tiller conversion to use on it. All the wood is original, no...