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1436 Alumacraft Cartopper Mod - advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="HMS Chilcotin" data-source="post: 304308" data-attributes="member: 10754"><p>Well, I guess it's time to stop talkin' and get workin on it!</p><p></p><p>I just picked up some 1" aluminum square tube and angle and 5/8 plywood for the deck and seat tops. Plus a whole bunch of related hardware (and a rivet gun...looking forward to playing with a new tool). </p><p></p><p>Some quick measurements make it out to be a 32" deck (34" wide at the bow flaring out to 44"). So that's not too big by my estimation. I plan on 4 aluminum horizontal supports connected to angle aluminum and 4 vertical supports (hoping to keep them closer to the edges to leave a large access space to under the deck...but need to look at this). </p><p></p><p>Early measurements indicate that I may end up with 12-13" of vertical clearance under the deck at the front. If so, then I'll keep a battery under it...otherwise I'll have to place both at the </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]48930[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I just realized my bow bench has no foam core...so it is really loud (wave noise). I need to find some sort of closed cell spray foam. </p><p></p><p>My local HD only has green indoor/outdoor carpet (I want a black or dark grey). But I did see a deck covering material that looked pretty promising. Lightweight, designed for the elements and applied similarly as carpet (called Dek-Master I think...anyone tried this?) </p><p></p><p>I picked up a Minnkota bow mount motor with foot controls and need the deck so I can take it for a test run on some local water. Can't wait!</p><p></p><p>I'll keep posting updates as I progress.</p><p></p><p>Ben</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMS Chilcotin, post: 304308, member: 10754"] Well, I guess it's time to stop talkin' and get workin on it! I just picked up some 1" aluminum square tube and angle and 5/8 plywood for the deck and seat tops. Plus a whole bunch of related hardware (and a rivet gun...looking forward to playing with a new tool). Some quick measurements make it out to be a 32" deck (34" wide at the bow flaring out to 44"). So that's not too big by my estimation. I plan on 4 aluminum horizontal supports connected to angle aluminum and 4 vertical supports (hoping to keep them closer to the edges to leave a large access space to under the deck...but need to look at this). Early measurements indicate that I may end up with 12-13" of vertical clearance under the deck at the front. If so, then I'll keep a battery under it...otherwise I'll have to place both at the [ATTACH type="full" alt="image.jpg"]48930._xfImport[/ATTACH] I just realized my bow bench has no foam core...so it is really loud (wave noise). I need to find some sort of closed cell spray foam. My local HD only has green indoor/outdoor carpet (I want a black or dark grey). But I did see a deck covering material that looked pretty promising. Lightweight, designed for the elements and applied similarly as carpet (called Dek-Master I think...anyone tried this?) I picked up a Minnkota bow mount motor with foot controls and need the deck so I can take it for a test run on some local water. Can't wait! I'll keep posting updates as I progress. Ben [/QUOTE]
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