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If my life were a book, this chapter would be titled "The Grind" I'm so happy to be finished with the old glue. I thought it would never end. Ready for carpet. I decided to knock out a few things while I'm waiting for all the stuff I've ordered to arrive. What started as a core sample to...

You've made a ton of progress - great job! I've been following this build all along and may pull some ideas for my PT165 build on another thread. What material did you use on the bow panel where the trolling motor is mounted? On my boat, the vinyl that came from the factory was cracked and...

OTW, thanks for the link to that project. Those folding seats are a really good idea, especially with limited real estate on the back deck. I've actually considered connecting the front and back decks altogether with one long "catwalk" and basins for people to sit in while underway. I've decided...

Made a little progress this weekend. I got the motor back together for the most part. It's back on the boat, but I still need to get it wired back up and reinstall the fuel lines. I decided to leave the broken bolt off and used a bead of copper RTV sealant to help keep everything sealed up...

I had a few quick hours to spend working on the boat this afternoon. I'm waiting on one more gasket to ship in from boats.net, should be here tomorrow. So I decided to begin working on stripping the old glue off the deck/panels. I tried a spray can of aircraft stripper and scraping, but I don't...

It's been 3 weeks...I suppose it's time for an update here. I've been travelling for work a lot, so I haven't been able to get as much done as I'd like. I've spent what little free time I've had cleaning up the boat. The splash well area was coated with 2-cycle mix and grime, so all of that is...

Specs: 2000 Tracker Pro Team 165 1996 Force 40ELPT 2 Stroke Motor Guide Pro Series 43# Thrust I got this boat about a year ago and have been mostly reading up here before I really dive into the project. My father-in-law kept this outdoors/uncovered on Toledo Bend for the last 10 years. He...