1985 Bass Tracker refurb

[chadc]

I'm looking at a similar boat for a s/w skiff conversion. Any idea of the draft of this hull?

After looking up how to calculate draft and some rough measurements, it came out to 1.052 ft. I used two people each weighing 180 lbs.

Thanks for the info. Not sure this style will suit my needs. Heck I'm 260 by myself and my main fishing partner (13 yr old son, who is a man child in his own right) is already close to 170 so we wouldn't be fishing skinny TX gulf coast water. Thanks again, btw great work so far cannot wait for the finished product.

 

[Duke62]

Completed the vinyl on some of the parts today. Finished trimming the rest. Six more parts need vinyl install. Installed more rivets in the rear structure. I'm really impressed with the vinyl. Glad I went vinyl rather than carpet.

 

[water bouy]

Looks good. Glad I went with vinyl too.

 

[ckhenshaw4]

Everything looks great. Nice work.

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[Duke62]

Building wire harness.

 

[Duke62]

Ran all of the wire for the front accessories. Strung and clamped the conduit. Installed the forward panel and two flush mount rod holders. Painted the side panel and some of the metal supports in the aft portion of the boat. Still working to get the right look for the Bass Tracker panel.

 

[Bowlershop]

Looks like the panel cleaned up nicely.

 

[dirty dave]

What size hole did you still for rod holders

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[Duke62]

What size hole did you still for rod holders

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2-3/8 forstner bit

 

[Duke62]

Boat seats showed up today.

 

[gatorglenn]

Boat seats showed up today.

That’s just the style and size Iam looks for. Where can I get them thanks


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[Duke62]

Boat seats showed up today.

That’s just the style and size Iam looks for. Where can I get them thanks


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Cabelas

 

[gatorglenn]

Boat seats showed up today.

That’s just the style and size Iam looks for. Where can I get them thanks


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Cabelas

thanks I was just there last weekend. But didn’t see those. I’ll check online web thanks


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[Duke62]

Screwed the floor down. Installed the drain cover and the Duragrid floor mat. Installed bilge pump and livewell pump. installed hoses and ran wires. Painted and installed more structure around the bilge area and livewell.

 

[Duke62]

Made more progress. Mounted the seats, installed more vinyl on some hatch covers and in the rod locker.

 

[thomasdgs]

Progress looks great. You're doing some good work. I have two questions for you.

1) Is that mow mount for the TM for a tiller controller or pedal/remote controlled? I want to move my Tiller Traxxis TM to the bow, and would love to convert to that style of mount if possible.

2) What did you use for the final paint on the interior? I would really like to repaint the interior of my boat before completing the build (the factory Lund Rhino-Liner is pretty much a chalk coating now), but I am leary that the new paint will be very sucsceptible to scratches and end up looking crumby in a year or two. Can you speak to this at all?

 

[Duke62]

Tiller type TM. Paint adheres well, but I'm sure after a year or two it will need touch up.

Progress looks great. You're doing some good work. I have two questions for you.

1) Is that mow mount for the TM for a tiller controller or pedal/remote controlled? I want to move my Tiller Traxxis TM to the bow, and would love to convert to that style of mount if possible.

2) What did you use for the final paint on the interior? I would really like to repaint the interior of my boat before completing the build (the factory Lund Rhino-Liner is pretty much a chalk coating now), but I am leary that the new paint will be very sucsceptible to scratches and end up looking crumby in a year or two. Can you speak to this at all?

 

[Duke62]

Painted the hinges and attached the rod locker door. Continued working on the console. I'm building from scratch. The one in the picture is version 4. I wasn't satisfied with the other 3 versions. Hopefully I will stay happy with this one.

 

[Duke62]

Worked on the boat today in between grass cutting. Finished the wiring in the front. Hooked up to the battery to test all my conections and ops check the nav and interior lights, 12V, and trolling motor, all worked good. I was looking for a unique finish for my instrument panel and came across a youtube video on using spray paint to make parts look like carbon fiber. I started experimenting and did some of the boat parts. I like the look!

 

[gatorglenn]

Worked on the boat today in between grass cutting. Finished the wiring in the front. Hooked up to the battery to test all my conections and ops check the nav and interior lights, 12V, and trolling motor, all worked good. I was looking for a unique finish for my instrument panel and came across a youtube video on using spray paint to make parts look like carbon fiber. I started experimenting and did some of the boat parts. I like the look!

wow that’s awesome. Come on tell all. What is this method.


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