DBrooke
Well-known member
After selling my 1962 14' V I bought this one later that same day. Originally it is a Terry Bass Boss, had console steer and a 40hp on it. After changing a few owners I picked it up with the Bass Tracker trailer it's on for under $1K.
1st thing I did the next day was pull it out of the barn and start inspecting the wood and tracing wires. With the console steer gone, I have quite a few wires to look at.
The front deck as you can see had had quite a few "add ons" over the years.
After I got all the mounted items off I removed it for further inspection. That and the old indoor'outdoor plastic carpet had to go! The support board was completely broken so that was 1st on the replace list.
This picture won't post for some odd reason?
Next was the front deck, it had a little bounce that I didn't like at all, pulled it up and found out why.
I forgot to take pictures over the next couple steps, but I tore off all the old carpet, re-enforced the deck, and added a mount for the hand controlled trolling motor.
The mount for the trolling motor I originally made for the front of my old V bottom. I flipped it over, recessed part of it and bolted it in.
The original foot control motor was removed for a couple reasons. First being it was only 33#'s of thrust and the 55# was really nice on the front of my 14', second it has a broken piece of plastic that holds the bearings on the shaft. Gonna fix it and sell it for money towards another bow mount.
Right now plans are:
Working on a storage compartment now to go behind the deck to keep all my tackle and such in.
Run all the wiring for 3 batteries
Install a 2nd aerator for a spare livewell
Install the portable bildge
Rod tie downs
Seats
and more i'm not thinking of right now.
1st thing I did the next day was pull it out of the barn and start inspecting the wood and tracing wires. With the console steer gone, I have quite a few wires to look at.
The front deck as you can see had had quite a few "add ons" over the years.
After I got all the mounted items off I removed it for further inspection. That and the old indoor'outdoor plastic carpet had to go! The support board was completely broken so that was 1st on the replace list.
This picture won't post for some odd reason?
Next was the front deck, it had a little bounce that I didn't like at all, pulled it up and found out why.
I forgot to take pictures over the next couple steps, but I tore off all the old carpet, re-enforced the deck, and added a mount for the hand controlled trolling motor.
The mount for the trolling motor I originally made for the front of my old V bottom. I flipped it over, recessed part of it and bolted it in.
The original foot control motor was removed for a couple reasons. First being it was only 33#'s of thrust and the 55# was really nice on the front of my 14', second it has a broken piece of plastic that holds the bearings on the shaft. Gonna fix it and sell it for money towards another bow mount.
Right now plans are:
Working on a storage compartment now to go behind the deck to keep all my tackle and such in.
Run all the wiring for 3 batteries
Install a 2nd aerator for a spare livewell
Install the portable bildge
Rod tie downs
Seats
and more i'm not thinking of right now.