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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
16ft Mirrocraft V-hull build!!**Finished!!!**
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<blockquote data-quote="Kago5938" data-source="post: 209388" data-attributes="member: 6281"><p>That looks like my 1979 Mirrocraft before the company changed hands. I spent a lot of time on the phone with them giving them exact measurements and weighed it on the truck scale at work to get the empty weight. Mine is now BIA plated for a 75hp like the Mr.Musky. I gutted and repainted the outside silver. It was 3 different shades of yellow when I got it. It had a 40hp Mercury on it now with a CMC power tilt with a 1967 65hp inline 4 Mercury. At only 3200rpms it handles well 26mph with 6oo lbs between 3 of us. That counsol attaches to the right side of the middle seat. It was a 13ft single cable, I had to replace mine. I removed the riveted bow cover,built decking to connect the bow back to the middle seat. That gives 10ft length of deck which 48"X30" is a hinged door for a 14 gallon livewell tank bought from Greatlakes skipper in Racine Wi. and storage below. There is a second smaller door cut into the larger for dropping fish in the livewell. I fabricated a box out of the same 3/4 pressure treated ply used for the decking Its mounted off to the left side of the bow with a Minnkota puck mount on it and the socket for the 24volt motor mounted on it. I was worried I might not of built it beefy enough. Fishing on Lake Shabbona the wind pushing the motor shaft got into a fork of a sunken tree busted the shaft did not hurt the mount at all. I painted the floor and sides inside with Evercoat Skid No More from Ace hardware. To wire it the electronics check out plastic track for surface wiring. Menards sells it 5ft. Length $6.00 comes with stickey tape but use a bead of Amazing goop aka E6000. you can open and close the track to add wire as often as needed-Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kago5938, post: 209388, member: 6281"] That looks like my 1979 Mirrocraft before the company changed hands. I spent a lot of time on the phone with them giving them exact measurements and weighed it on the truck scale at work to get the empty weight. Mine is now BIA plated for a 75hp like the Mr.Musky. I gutted and repainted the outside silver. It was 3 different shades of yellow when I got it. It had a 40hp Mercury on it now with a CMC power tilt with a 1967 65hp inline 4 Mercury. At only 3200rpms it handles well 26mph with 6oo lbs between 3 of us. That counsol attaches to the right side of the middle seat. It was a 13ft single cable, I had to replace mine. I removed the riveted bow cover,built decking to connect the bow back to the middle seat. That gives 10ft length of deck which 48"X30" is a hinged door for a 14 gallon livewell tank bought from Greatlakes skipper in Racine Wi. and storage below. There is a second smaller door cut into the larger for dropping fish in the livewell. I fabricated a box out of the same 3/4 pressure treated ply used for the decking Its mounted off to the left side of the bow with a Minnkota puck mount on it and the socket for the 24volt motor mounted on it. I was worried I might not of built it beefy enough. Fishing on Lake Shabbona the wind pushing the motor shaft got into a fork of a sunken tree busted the shaft did not hurt the mount at all. I painted the floor and sides inside with Evercoat Skid No More from Ace hardware. To wire it the electronics check out plastic track for surface wiring. Menards sells it 5ft. Length $6.00 comes with stickey tape but use a bead of Amazing goop aka E6000. you can open and close the track to add wire as often as needed-Jeff [/QUOTE]
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