1987 Pro 16 bass tracker rebuild

[Bowlershop]

Some decals came in the mail today!

 

[tracker101]

That is coming along great, I really like to see an old boat brought back to like new again.

 

[Bowlershop]

I put the side decals on today.

 

[LDUBS]

I looked at the pics in your first post then at the current ones. The transformation is fantastic.

BTW, I'm not sure I even believe that is the same console. Haha

 

[Bowlershop]

Yeah I couldn’t believe how well the console came out either!

 

[Bowlershop]

More progress.

 

[High Desert]

Lookin' good!

 

[Bowlershop]

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[Bowlershop]

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[High Desert]

Lookin' good! =D>

 

[Bowlershop]

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[eshaw]

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Not knocking your build but the foam diamond you're using will not hold up at all, I tried it and it will disentigrate over time after UV exposure. Hate to be "Debby Downer" but that's a fact. It won't matter if it's stored inside either.

 

[Bowlershop]

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Not knocking your build but the foam diamond you're using will not hold up at all, I tried it and it will disentigrate over time after UV exposure. Hate to be "Debby Downer" but that's a fact. It won't matter if it's stored inside either.

How will any of it get UV damage if it doesn’t see the sun? Every bit of this will get no exposure as it is all covered. I use this foam on the floor for every boat I have built. It is closed cell foam so it will not take on any moisture . What is diamond foam? This doesn’t say that anywhere on it. I use 2 part marine foam for all the flotation bunkers. I used this same stuff in a boat I built 8 years ago. I pulled the floor board up last year(I used a different glue on floor carpet and didn’t like it) and all the sheet foam looked the same as it did the day I put it in..............I guess if you could give me some more info or maybe I’m not using the foam you are thinking of? They put this stuff in homes exterior , is it degrading there too?

 

[Bowlershop]

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Not knocking your build but the foam diamond you're using will not hold up at all, I tried it and it will disentigrate over time after UV exposure. Hate to be "Debby Downer" but that's a fact. It won't matter if it's stored inside either.

I just got done reading everything on the foam I’m using because at this point I could easily change it. The info sheet says long exposure to sun can cause degradation or dusting. It also says that degradation will stop as soon as covered or removed from the sun. Considering that this foam is all permanently covered and will never see the sun I think it should be fine. I’m curious how this happened to you. Was your foam exposed to sun? What kind of foam were you using? Thanks.

 

[Bowlershop]

This is the stuff I use for all the other floatation. I do not put this on the floor though because it plugs the channels that let the water drain to the back of the boat.

 

[LDUBS]

When I read his note, I didn't think Eshaw was talking about the "floatation foam". Instead I thought he was referring to the foam/rubber pad like that used on the bow of the boat. I haven't used it so can't offer anything beyond how I understood the comment.

Anyway, the build continues to look impressive. Makes me want to go out and wash my boat -- well, almost. Haha

 

[Bowlershop]

When I read his note, I didn't think Eshaw was talking about the "floatation foam". Instead I thought he was referring to the foam/rubber pad like that used on the bow of the boat. I haven't used it so can't offer anything beyond how I understood the comment.

Anyway, the build continues to look impressive. Makes me want to go out and wash my boat -- well, almost. Haha

Yeah I think you are right lol. My bad. I was confused because it said foam diamond. The stuff I have on the front is rubber. I have used it on several boat trailers but never on the front of the boat before.maybe I’ll switch it out with somthing better. I added a photo of what I used. Pieces them together to make the front. It’s made by 3M and it’s rubber.

 

[eshaw]

Sorry if I freaked out man! I saw the stuff on the bow and thought holy crap! I used some diamond foam on a boat I had that I thought would make a nice cushion, boy was I wrong. Next time I'll ask and not go off the picture and make an assumption. Sorry about that. I just didn't want you to have to learn the hard way like I did! The stuff I used said it would have some light dusting too. Their idea of light dusting and mine are NOT the same. I'll go back to my corner now.

 

[Bowlershop]

Sorry if I freaked out man! I saw the stuff on the bow and thought holy crap! I used some diamond foam on a boat I had that I thought would make a nice cushion, boy was I wrong. Next time I'll ask and not go off the picture and make an assumption. Sorry about that. I just didn't want you to have to learn the hard way like I did! The stuff I used said it would have some light dusting too. Their idea of light dusting and mine are NOT the same. I'll go back to my corner now.

No I love advice. I was mistaken and thought you were talking about the foam I was using for floatation