Jay415 said:
bigwave said:
Yes it is....and he called about 1/2 hour after it arrived to make sure I got it and it was what I expected. Way cudo's to Lancer Carpets.
Have started carpeting....and Jay....yes...carpeting sucks....I agree.
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Yes it is....and he called about 1/2 hour after it arrived to make sure I got it and it was what I expected. Way cudo's to Lancer Carpets.
Have started carpeting....and Jay....yes...carpeting sucks....I agree.
all done gluing the carpet down...if I never see that glue again, it will be too soon. That stuff sticks to everything.....
Ended up with 2' of spare total. with only one small screw-up. Not bad.
Tip: :idea: cut your carpet in square or rectangle hunks and glue it down first...then worry about trimming to fit angles later.....I trimmed before glue on an angled piece and forgot it needed to be flipped over
....also label the top of every piece so you know which side gets the glue.
Ended up with 2' of spare total. with only one small screw-up. Not bad.
Tip: :idea: cut your carpet in square or rectangle hunks and glue it down first...then worry about trimming to fit angles later.....I trimmed before glue on an angled piece and forgot it needed to be flipped over
....also label the top of every piece so you know which side gets the glue.
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Glad to see it all worked out.
I find myself between a rock and a hard place on this build. I'd love to touch up the paint on the boat before I attach the decking, but the winter is getting in the way. Lots of scratched and worn off paint after 15 years. Not having a heated garage leave me with few options. I could wait for good weather, but would like the boat ready for the spring walleye run which should start in the next couple of weeks.
KevinWI said:
I use one of the burners that attaches to a 20 lb propane tank and use a box fan to circulate. It warms up my garage better than you'd think. Then again, the TN winters aren't near as cold as WI!
Looking good, very neat on the wiring =D>
Finishing up for the night....just have the cover for the side storage area left to install and then work on the electrical system and I'll be complete.
I had difficulty with the piano hinges in the front hatches. I had bought 1 1/16" but with carpet thickness adding 1/2" , I needed 2" or a minimum of 1 1/2"....the screws just didn't have enough board to get a good bite with the screws...so after three tries, I decided to just install surface hinges for now. How I got the rear piano hinges in without much trouble is beyond me.
I had difficulty with the piano hinges in the front hatches. I had bought 1 1/16" but with carpet thickness adding 1/2" , I needed 2" or a minimum of 1 1/2"....the screws just didn't have enough board to get a good bite with the screws...so after three tries, I decided to just install surface hinges for now. How I got the rear piano hinges in without much trouble is beyond me.
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Jay415
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Looks Great Kevin! =D>
UtahBassKicker
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Very nice!
fishingmich
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Kevin, that's bada$$! I really wanted a 16 ft jon, but couldnt pass up my 16 ft Smokercraft v. Its in pretty good shape and was only $300. For some reason my wife just couldn't understand what a great deal it was. And I didn't have to drive forever to pick it up either. Nice job.
jimmy fins
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Awesome job. Excellent detail work =D>
Appreciate it. The middle seat was inspired off your build.Jay415 said:
Thanks.UtahBassKicker said:
For that price, what the heck? Thanks.fishingmich said:
Thanks...carpet hides a few flaws than goodness!jimmy fins said:
Thanks..still have a bit to do on the wiring. Appreciate the help on it too.gillhunter said:
Today was tedious. Finishing up some electrical....running the wire through that black corrogated split conduit is a PITA.....
The day was going great until right at the end. I mounted my transducer and ran the wiring to the humminbird and mounted the bracket....followed the instructions to a T...but that doesn't mean much...instructions are kinda vague in some areas....anyways...I was just cleaning up when I noticed one part in the box...it was a rubber spacer that goes between the bracket and the axle on the transom.....it must have been one of those parts added later after a problem came up and they mailed them to everyone that had a unit and just stuck it in the box without changing the directions....anyways...this part has it's own set of instructions which requires me to remove the bolt/axle pin. I start to loosen the pin when it becomes very difficult...pretty soon the hex shaped plastic mo unt for the nut strips....I'm able to get a wrench on the nut now, but it won't budge..I can't reef on it because the mount is plastic and attached to the transducer.....so i decide the hell with it, I'll just leave the added spacer off...so I try to tighten and the allen socket in the bolt strips....now I'm screwed....trying to figure out how to get the mounting bracket off without destroying the plastic part attached to the transducer. ($155.00).
So I was able to drill out the bolt without damaging the transducer. THANK GOD!!. Placed an order for new mounting hardware $25 from humminbird with shipping and wait a week. Sometimes my luck just sucks. :evil: Good news is that my unit should be back from Humminbird repair tomorrow.
So anyway...my build is 95% complete!
Things I need to finish:
Wire the stern light base (waiting for it to arrive next week)
install and wire the bilge
Figure out what I'm going to do for a trolling motor mount?
and of course finish the transducer mount (next week when it arrives).
After that it will just be tweaking here and there.
The day was going great until right at the end. I mounted my transducer and ran the wiring to the humminbird and mounted the bracket....followed the instructions to a T...but that doesn't mean much...instructions are kinda vague in some areas....anyways...I was just cleaning up when I noticed one part in the box...it was a rubber spacer that goes between the bracket and the axle on the transom.....it must have been one of those parts added later after a problem came up and they mailed them to everyone that had a unit and just stuck it in the box without changing the directions....anyways...this part has it's own set of instructions which requires me to remove the bolt/axle pin. I start to loosen the pin when it becomes very difficult...pretty soon the hex shaped plastic mo unt for the nut strips....I'm able to get a wrench on the nut now, but it won't budge..I can't reef on it because the mount is plastic and attached to the transducer.....so i decide the hell with it, I'll just leave the added spacer off...so I try to tighten and the allen socket in the bolt strips....now I'm screwed....trying to figure out how to get the mounting bracket off without destroying the plastic part attached to the transducer. ($155.00).
So I was able to drill out the bolt without damaging the transducer. THANK GOD!!. Placed an order for new mounting hardware $25 from humminbird with shipping and wait a week. Sometimes my luck just sucks. :evil: Good news is that my unit should be back from Humminbird repair tomorrow.
So anyway...my build is 95% complete!
Things I need to finish:
Wire the stern light base (waiting for it to arrive next week)
install and wire the bilge
Figure out what I'm going to do for a trolling motor mount?
and of course finish the transducer mount (next week when it arrives).
After that it will just be tweaking here and there.
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RBuffordTJ
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What a great build!
Jay415
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Looks great! How'd you end up supporting the stern hatches on the sides?
Thanks. Turns out, I didn't really need to. With the angle of the hull, it sort acts as a support via friction. I'm not going to be walking on mine though. Dog walks on it without issue....which is good because that's his seat when hunting. May add a 2x2 along the edge angled to match the hull for added strength.Jay415 said:
Jay415
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Cool! I'm glad everything is turning out well! Looks great!
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