Hey everyone, ive been reading on here for quite some time now and learning quite a bit. I have been looking for a 1648 or similar boat for about a year now but havent found any for the right price so if you cant get what you want, work with what you have. So I will be doing a few things to my 1978 mirrocraft 1448. It isnt quite 14' (i measured 13'9") but it is a whole 48 inches across and is very stable. I bought it about a year and a half ago and ended up getting a new 25 horse mercury soon after. the main things i need to accomplish are:
-get rid of the middle seat, I absolutely hate having to climb over it to get from one end to the other
-add more support after getting rid of the middle seat
-have more support added to the transom (there were no original transom supports in the boat except for the caps)
-get rid of all the leaks, it leaks at a few rivets and at the seams of the rivets, maybe end up with steelflex
-fix up trailer
As of now, i have some steel angle bars bolted on connecting the sides of the boat to the transom. I am trying to get ahold of a local custom alum boat builder to see about getting some support welded in the back, and also maybe some sponsoons for extra flotation in the back?
Right now it runs about 25-30 which i am completely happy with but I am in need of storage and just open space so thats why the middle seat needs to come out
It will be a somewhat slow progress of getting this boat completed since im in college away from home but i should have a decent amount of updates with all the breaks coming up
Any comments/suggestions are very welcome, i will post pictures as soon as i figure out how
-get rid of the middle seat, I absolutely hate having to climb over it to get from one end to the other
-add more support after getting rid of the middle seat
-have more support added to the transom (there were no original transom supports in the boat except for the caps)
-get rid of all the leaks, it leaks at a few rivets and at the seams of the rivets, maybe end up with steelflex
-fix up trailer
As of now, i have some steel angle bars bolted on connecting the sides of the boat to the transom. I am trying to get ahold of a local custom alum boat builder to see about getting some support welded in the back, and also maybe some sponsoons for extra flotation in the back?
Right now it runs about 25-30 which i am completely happy with but I am in need of storage and just open space so thats why the middle seat needs to come out
It will be a somewhat slow progress of getting this boat completed since im in college away from home but i should have a decent amount of updates with all the breaks coming up
Any comments/suggestions are very welcome, i will post pictures as soon as i figure out how
