1970 Cherokee V-Hull project

[wwcenturion]

Great catches there. Didn't waste anytime growing out the beard did you? I did the same thing as soon as I hung up my badge and gun belt!

Build is going great, keep it up.

 

[SCARNG2011]

@wwcenturian haha that's the truth!! i'm South Carolina Army National Guard and after a year of shaving in A-Stan I said the heck with it when I got home. so I still have to shave once a month for drill, but those other 29 days it's allllll beard!!

Took my boat out after work today to do some fishing...it's probably about 1/3 complete but I was just dying to get out on the water again. also, I thought it was a great idea after the fact because it gave me a better picture of how I want the completed project to look, rod holder placement, seat mounting, ect. I would recommend anyone in the middle of a build to take their ride out for a day of fishing so that before anything is built permanent you can still tweak a bit.

 

[SCARNG2011]

OH! forgot to mention, I tried out the new Rapala Scatter Rap crank bait today....and buddy!! caught some beauties with that little guy! i'd still have to say that the Alabama rig (umbrella rig) is still my first weapon of choice because it is so versatile in any lake that I frequent, but this rapala pulls a close second after today!

 

[wwcenturion]

SCARNG2011 » 14 Jun 2013, 19:33[/url]"]OH! forgot to mention, I tried out the new Rapala Scatter Rap crank bait today....and buddy!! caught some beauties with that little guy! i'd still have to say that the Alabama rig (umbrella rig) is still my first weapon of choice because it is so versatile in any lake that I frequent, but this rapala pulls a close second after today!

Which color did you use and what was the water visibility? I am thinking about ordering a few of these today. They are expensive but if they are worth it, I don't mind paying for them.

Thanks.

 

[SCARNG2011]

@wwcenturian man I can't remember the exact color scheme name (I threw the box away). but here is a picture of it. yellow belly with orange at the mouth. the water visibility was low when I fished with this lure. I saw the listed price on bass pro, but I got it because it was on sale at BP for fathers day here in Atlanta store.

 

[wwcenturion]

Thanks, it looks like the Old School or Hot Mustard. The water visibility here is about 10" so I may have to go with something a little more subtle like the Smash or Penguin. Thanks again for the tip.

Finished up my boat this evening. Got the pinion gear for the throttle control on, installed the bus bar, wired in two 50 amp manual reset breakers (one for the main line and the other for the troller) and painted the gunnels. If all goes well with the weather tomorrow I plan on taking her out for our maiden voyage! I will get some pics uploaded on my project page within the next two days.

Make anymore progress on yours?

 

[SCARNG2011]

I can't wait to see the finished result, man it looks great so far!

Haven't had any time these past couple of days to do anything to mine. But I should have all the carpet down by Friday. Will post pics as soon as I get any more work done

 

[hercdrvrwo]

I am liking this project a lot brother--keep the pictures and lessons learned coming!

Cheers
Herc

 

[SCARNG2011]

OH MY GOD!!!! I had no idea how hard carpet was to install!! It took me an hour and a half to lay down just the rear bench... This has got to be by far the most tedious and precise portion of my build so far... Wish me luck gents, I think I've met my match lol

 

[wwcenturion]

So your having to install the carpet on an already installed floor/deck? Not sure how many people had to do this with their projects. It looks like most people laid the flooring/decking down on top of the carpet, cut, glued, and then stapled like in this example:https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=29992&p=309251&hilit=carpet+install#p309251. The way you are having to do it looks like a lot of work brother.

 

[SCARNG2011]

ok. that's what i'm going to do. I don't know what I was thinking. i'll just disassemble the side box and carpet everything individually.

...i'm so glad you follow my build @wwcenturian!!

 

[wwcenturion]

Don't forget to glue.

Oh yeah, one issue I had when I got careless was I accidentally carpeted the wrong side of the board a couple times. Pain in the arse removing all those staples and ripping the carpet off the boards! Eventually, I started writing "Carpet This Side!" on the boards before moving them over to the carpet cutting/mounting staging area.

 

[wwcenturion]

I used this example for cutting my corners and they turned out pretty good:

https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8704

Scroll down about midway through this page to see examples.

 

[SCARNG2011]

MAD PROPS TO "WWCENTURIAN" for saving me from what would have been a nightmare trying to carpet my boat. I had originally tried carpeting the wood as it sat installed in the boat. but after his advice I disassembled everything and carpeted each individual piece and everything went together like clockwork!!

attached are the pictures as it sits now. tomorrow and Thursday I travel but Friday I plan on having the remainder of the boat carpeted.

 

[wwcenturion]

That thing is looking great. I really like your layout. Glad I could help, but I can't take all the credit; most of it should go to the nice folks here on TB.

 

[SCARNG2011]

Top deck compartment cut out and carpeting...

 

[SCARNG2011]

Sorry it's been so long since my last update, life went apesh*t on me out here.

The project is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! compartment doors complete, seat mounted on rear bench, and I picked up an old Johnson 9.5HP outboard.

enjoy!

 

[wwcenturion]

Great job brother. How does that front casting deck feel? After fishing mine a couple times with my wife, I am thinking about covering the small floor area between the front bench and the deck I built. My only problem with doing this is she needs a place to put her feet while underway. I guess I could install a hatch over it that can be left open while riding.

Good luck to whatever is going on at home.

 

[SCARNG2011]

It is surprisingly stable man. of course the closer you get to one side at the front of the boat, the more it leans. but I have maneuvered that entire casting deck with comfort and ease, very happy with how it came out.

on yours it looks like it would be easy to just build a lid to drop in and pull out, maybe integrate some cup holders into it??

 

[SCARNG2011]

the sides of the deck are done... now all that's left is front seat mounting, paint job, and touch up.

thanks for bearing with the poor construction work... first boat, I've learned a lot... I will definitely being doing another project boat within the next two years!

more pictures to come as the summer progresses and I really finalize everything on my tin.