1448 tracker all weld mod v modified from start to finish

[ndthwacker]

well this is how it all started a 9 hour drive from north dakota to iowa for a 2005 tracker grizzley 1448 all weld mod v jon boat.

This was right after i purchesed it. I was happ y with the shape of the boat looks hardly used.

As soon as i got home of course my black lab koda had to find her spot in the new boat.


Here is where the seats, rod holders, the rope lights, depth finder, My home made switch box that you can see better in the next two picters, the gas tank, my 1992 25 hp suzuki motor, and the start of the wireing is finished. This took us maybe 4 hours.


This is when i started the floor i put down 1.5 in foam inbetween the ribs for support.


This is the pre cut 48by65in piece of aluminum that is .063 in thinck i believe thats a sixteenth.


2 shots of the front and back in dimmer lights


This is the start of the deck adjustable deck that is not attached to the boat in any way the deck is also removable from the railings so you can just have the railings up if you wanted to in anyone is wants more detailed pictures of anything i can do that just let me know.



This is where the middle platform is getting made to be attached to the railings


Front view with adjustable front is deck attached


The rest of the picture are just the finishing touches and finished boat there are still a few odds and ends i have to do to completly finish is me and my buddy who is in some of those pictures finished this project in about a total of 24 hours. now its a waiting game from the snow melt. Let me know whwat you think and if you have anny suggestions or questons please let me know maybe you have a way for me to improve something yet.

 

[FishingBuds]

What the crap man :evil:


your not allowed to start off doing that good so soon :lol:


seriously killer job, thats gonna be a beast of a boat, so your front platform is it for bow shooting?


still killer job so far =D>

 

[Decatur]

=D>

 

[bobberboy]

I have the same boat and really love it. I liked your first photo. It's good to have perspective about a project. Maybe you should name the boat "A Fistful of Dollars"! Really nice work so far. By the looks of your shop you may be a farmer - nice to have a big shop and some skills to go with it.

 

[ndthwacker]

The platform is for a few things i guess i wanted it for bowfishing what i do not do a lot of,,,, yet but plan to start doing more of that another thing i do is alot of beaver hunting in the spring, ill post a picture of my old boat that will explain some of it. and another reason i really wanted it is when i am going down one of the rivers by my house for bowhuning the banks are steep and now it will just be 3 steps up to the bank instead of crawling up it, which is pretty difficult with a stand and bow and backpack on and whatever else i have just makes everything much more simple, and also the other thing i wanted it for storage kinda i can slide stuff under the deck and still be able to get out the front easy.

 

[ndthwacker]

Bobberboy the funny thing is i already was looking at your boat before i went to pick this one up i like what you did with your back bench and the 3 piece floor i kinda copied your design or used it as guidelines as your setup was much more detailed. also i was wondering i see you have a power trim on your boat. do you like it? i am thinking about getting a cmc powertrim for mine but cant decide it its worth 500 bucks or it its something i should just wait for till i get a new motor.

 

[ndthwacker]

here are some pictures of my last rig before the upgrade haha, yes it turned alot of heads.

 

[pepperrocks]

I miss big beavers.. When I was growing up I got to spend alot of time at my grandpa's place outside deadwood, S.D. I live in georgia now not alot of beavers to trap here, awesome build brings back great memorys.
THANKS.

 

[ndthwacker]

here is the finishing touches to the boat the only thing left is trolling motor i as i am not sure what i want yet kinda looking for a newer used one and have some trailer worrk yet want bigger tires and redo the back guideons and rewire the tralier. and stil thinking about a trim or jack plate.

 

[basstender10.6]

check this out --------> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVG-_PWApIQ
The guy said he did 43mph in a 15' mod v welded. its the same motor as yours

 

[ndthwacker]

well i know that its a beefy 25 horse motor but on that old 14 foot i have pitures on here of i went 35 with 2 guys in it thats the only time i ever had gps with and its only a 15 intransom on that boat so had alot of dragso maybe it is posible, itlooks like he has his motor jackedup a ways. i have never had this bot outyet so ihve no idea i will let everyone know what it is able to do when i get it outfor the first time. if i can do 45with it i will sh#t myself and be 1 happy camper..

 

[basstender10.6]

well i know that its a beefy 25 horse motor but on that old 14 foot i have pitures on here of i went 35 with 2 guys in it thats the only time i ever had gps with and its only a 15 intransom on that boat so had alot of dragso maybe it is posible, itlooks like he has his motor jackedup a ways. i have never had this bot outyet so ihve no idea i will let everyone know what it is able to do when i get it outfor the first time. if i can do 45with it i will sh#t myself and be 1 happy camper..

Well, he had some modifications done to the motor. But it shows the power that you can get out of a 3 cylinder motor

 

[ndthwacker]

do you know what the cost would be to do these mods port and polished, shaved head, and boysen reeds? nd if done can your turn your motor into a jet? or would it be better to get ike a 40 hp and just turn that into a jet motor?