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  1. jblood13

    BigTerp's Tracker Sportsman 16' O/B Jet build

    I really like the asper grit, but I was wondering if your floor and deck still get hot. I am in Florida and my buddy and I both have problems with our boats getting too hot to touch with bare skin and have been looking at different ideas such as hydroturf and grip products. I think your boat...
  2. jblood13

    Redo: From Bass to Duck Alumacraft 1454

    Sorry not much progress except stripping the rest of the transom out and grinding down old rivets. Hopefully tomorrow I will make some good progress and get some more pictures put up.
  3. jblood13

    Redo: From Bass to Duck Alumacraft 1454

    Got started on the front deck. This was definitely an eye opener, it took a lot longer to get this far than I had expected but so far I am happy with the progress. I did discover something though that I was not so happy about...The previous owner had just slapped another layer of plywood over...
  4. jblood13

    Redo: From Bass to Duck Alumacraft 1454

    So after I finished my boat last year, which I never finished posting on my thread...fail on my part, I know. I have decided to redo my boat. The reasons for the rebuild is several; I found that I could not have more than two people on my boat (not good since I'm married and have two kids), I...
  5. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    No work on the boat due to rain and my son's 1st birthday today. I did get a little fishing in over the weekend at a local pond with my brother. Our smallest catch was a 1lb bass, we got 8 in total here is a few pics of our catch. Here is me with a nice 4 lb Here is one of my brother's catch...
  6. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    Got a little update, been bustin my tail on the trailer trying to get it fixed up and I have started on the rear deck on the boat. I made a cutout for the gas tank under the rear seat and have started framing the deck....forgot to take pics of that but will get them tomorrow. I think I may have...
  7. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    So no progress as of right now due to rain. Instead I'm debating whether I want to build the front deck all the way back to the middle seat or to the second or third rib back. Any ideas or suggestions? I only plan on extending the rear deck a couple of inches to the first rib. Open to ideas...
  8. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    As promised here is some new photos and there will be more tomorrow...I forgot to take pictures tonight of my work. I have mostly been focusing on the trailer trying to get it road worthy. I started to sand the trailer by hand and didn't make it very far so I said screw this and got an angle...
  9. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    Tim I'm definitely a fan of the colors but I don't think I am going to do mine the same, I am thinking more of a navy blue. Got the boat clean today and stripped everything out so I can start fresh. I won't be able to get anything done this weekend due to I'm in the National Guard and it's drill...
  10. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    I don't know what year the motor is but what should I be concerned with about it? What should I go ahead and change out? What usually needs to be done to these motors to get them up and running?
  11. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    Not sure if the motor runs or not, my neighbor said it ran last time he used it which was a year ago but I just brought the boat home today, which consisted of my brother in law and I just pulling the trailer by hand. My neighbor is pretty cool and said he would give a hand to get it running if...
  12. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    The plan is to build a front deck with a couple storage areas, a small rear deck, and a floor.Probably paint the boat to and definitely going to fix up the trailer. Sticking with the johnson 9.9 for now, it came with a trolling motor but it was an older one and i have no clue if it works or...
  13. jblood13

    My first boat build Alumacraft 1457

    I will start this off by saying WOW! you guys do some amazing things with these boats. After stumbling across this website I really wanted a jon boat to start modding. I looked around for a while but no luck finding anything with my budget, then I happen to be talking to my neighbor, who has a...
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