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Wow you've really gotten a lot done in only 4-weeks time - keep up the good work! I started to disassemble the rear deck when I was tearing out foam, but I opted out after I drilled out the deck rivets on side and could not get the deck panel to separate from the foam for the life of me. When...

Thanks guys - I appreciate the kind words, but I'm definitely not one who deserves the attaboys! I had very little to with any of it and would have been sidelined without a whole lot of divine intervention. I was happy to have the opportunity to just be the hands and feet of something far bigger...

At the end of April, I promised my wife I'd take the month of May off from working on the boat. Next thing I know, it's August and the boat became just another shelf in the garage. I finally got back to work recently and have a lot of updates to show, but first... Story Time: I live in an...

It floats! Ignore the junky seat, bare wood/aluminum hatch lids, and the mess under the trolling motor. Between being stuck waiting for carpet and generally being tired of working on the boat but not fishing, I decided to pull a late-night blitz on Saturday to get this thing on the water...

I made these on recommendation from a few guys on here. There's a guy on here that talks about how to do it, Richg99. You take a heat gun or propane torch and heat up the ends of a PVC pipe until it's pliable. Then you'll push the PVC down onto some kind of mold. I've heard a lot of people say...

Well, it finally happened. I ran out of carpet tonight Looks like I'll be placing an order to finish the job. What's surprising is just how short I was. I've carpeted the floor, front & rear deck, bench, and two large gunwale panels. I also covered two small pieces of plywood for the tackle...

It's almost time to mount the deck, so I spent some time this evening working on a few things that need to be completed prior to fastening it in place. Since I have the new recessed TM tray now, I had to remove the cross brace and move it back quite a bit. It's at the back end of the TM tray...

Oh sorry, I guess I didn't understand what you were asking about. Here's a pic to reference as I explain the layout: The red lines indicate where the expanded foam was prior to removal. The black box in the middle (just above the white lines, which indicate the PVC rod guides) will be the...

Your take on wood is fair considering you know it will be exposed to the elements. I'd probably do the same if I didn't have space in the garage for my boat. My opinion on an aluminum channel like the one in your link is that it's probably overkill. I'm sure it would do the job, but I agree...

So you have a vertical support that runs from the bottom of this crossmember/panel down to the floor of the splashwell? I agree that would be a pain and really limit the possible configurations of the tank and batteries. When you say channels, are you referring to something like the aluminum...

The Easter Bunny was good to me This was handmade by a friend of mine that I go to church with. Turns out, he's also a member here. Thanks, Adam (aka super_dork)! Profile view with the pedal in the flat position I cut the deck with a circular saw and then test fit for these pics...

I had a fairly productive day. I was able to get a number of pieces carpeted, including the floor and the panels that run along the gunwales. Also carpeted the control box panel. Basically, I want to get the pieces covered that need to go in before I can begin building the new deck section...

I actually was looking for the thin walled PVC first, but they were out of it at Lowe's when I was purchasing materials last weekend. I looked up the post from Richg99 and found what you're talking about. Here's the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2uYj_qUqzc. The guy in that video...

I exchanged the treated plywood for untreated and got the floor and part of the deck cut and sealed with epoxy resin today: All the black spots are those little love bugs that are swarming this time of year. Guess they like the scent of resin because they flocked to it. I decided to wrapp the...

This is the 20oz. I figured I'd see something like that in 16oz, but not the thicker stuff. I did the other bench panel today and it did the same thing around the right bends, even if I was really loose with it. The closer I look at it, the more I think it's purely cosmetic. The woven part and...

Ya, so the carpet is going to take forever. I did the driver's seat bench last night and it took me an hour and a half. I feel like it looks pretty good for the first piece I've ever carpeted, but it takes so long. A brand new razor only made 2 cuts before it started shredding the edges. On...

According to the plate on the boat, it's only rated up to 50. I heard about the USCG formula and looked up the Code of Federal Regulations and read it for myself. I took the measurements and the formula says it could go up to 87.## HP, and you round up to the nearest increment of 5. So legally...

Thanks VABassin. I've never been that interested in labels/name brands, but I will surely disown a brand after giving it a fair chance and seeing avoidable problems like I ran into with the plastic clamp on the water tube. I think the motor will get me by for a while - at least I hope so after...

Glenn it's a great looking color on our PTs. I've seen your boat around here and on BBC and you've got a newer model than me with the wider rails, so you'll have more surface area to show off than me. I've been looking at pads just like that. Is that foam or rubber? I really like the material...

This giant roll of carpet showed up yesterday But before I start carpeting, I needed to get the rails painted. I went with Duplicolor Gunmetal Metallic These pictures don't really do it much justice, and these were taken before applying the clear coat. I sprayed the rails, gunwales...