87 Bass Tracker MV 16 rebuild and upgrade.

[LDUBS]

Now we wait. Haha.

Looks like you are gluing up two pieces of plywood to achieve a desired thickness. Looks like you put FG cloth between the two plywood pieces. I was wondering why sandwich the cloth between the two pieces of ply?

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Now we wait. Haha.

Looks like you are gluing up two pieces of plywood to achieve a desired thickness. Looks like you put FG cloth between the two plywood pieces. I was wondering why sandwich the cloth between the two pieces of ply?

It is called a laminate. The cloth gives the resin more bite substatially increasing strength. Makes a much stronger panel overall. I will also be glassing the outside of it.

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Got the livewell plumbing sorted today. Need to go get some clamps in the morning but otherwise thats done.
Got the flotation in on the wet side of the boat. Then laid out the wiring and built a basic harness for it. Now we will see more rapid progress. Pics tomorrow.

 

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Progress

 

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Found a deal on a 12 volt trolling motor for the boat. Had to replace the pedal woth one I had off another broken trolling motor of the same make but it works perfectly and cost me a whopping $25 lol. And yes the shop os a mess. I am getting ready to start moving so see no need in cleaning up just yet haha.

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Got the new fuse panel installed and the wiring tiddied up. Need to pick up some grommets to go in the holes to prevent chaffing of the wires as well as the livewell tubing but those are easy little details to button up.

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Tried to reinstall the old console. It is warped from the sun. When gently pushing it back ino shape it started to crack again. So the old sun baked glass is too brittle. Will be building a simple replacement out of fiberglass using the foam core method. Will use plywood in needed areas for mounting strength.

 

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Plan to work on glassing the pontoon transom today. Crappy weather so no outside work for a while. Forcast shows crap through Wed. May try to go clean out the new shop some and get the power on in it and some lights working in there.

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Got the pontoon transom done yesterday. Motor back on. Yay.

 

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Pontoon transom. For those interested.

 

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Steering cable, helm, and engine controls are in. Not hooked up to engine yet but I have other work to do there. Cleaned up these seats out of another boat. Got the bases made but paint is taking forever in this humidity to dry.

 

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Basic console os together and ready for fiberglassing and finishing. This should be way more comfy to drive.

 

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Painting and glassing and waiting. In that order lol. Hope to have the seats mounted and the livewell chiller insulated by dark. However working on the console as well so it may be tomorrow lol.

 

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Decided not to ise the foam core fiberglass method to make the console due to materials on hand and the ammount of time it takes. A week or more of evenings that I just dont have in the budget. So the simple plywood method will be good enough for this season. If the boat dont sell by winter I will make a better console then.

 

[rcaircraftnut]

Ok. Got the seats permanantly mounted. Still need to insulate the chiller but I'm not sure yet how I want to do it. Got a few options I'm mullin over. Console is almost ready for filler. However the mosquitos are killin tonite haha.

 

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Started to wire up the bow electrical in preperation for decking and foam. Ran into a snag. No ring terminals large enough to go ovrr the gauge of cable I used. So I need to get some terminals and some junction blocks. Doing an ac compressor on Moms Honda tomorrow so may not get back on the boat till Monday. If I dont say screw it and go fishing. Got a new Ugly Stick cat rod with an Abu Garcia baitcaster for $40 made in sweden. 6501 I believe. Gonna clean grease and oil it today so will check on that.

 

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It is a 6501 CL3. Left handed goodness for a right handed guy.
Finally got to the point that I jusr cant stand it anymore so I am using the hot part of the day to be in the ac cleaning the shop. Taking to long to get anything done with all the mess.

 

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Got more materials and some new tools. Had to work today so not much progress. Plan to get with it tomorrow after I go get some conduit so I can complete the rod holders. Hope to get the front deck ready for finishing by dark and all the bow wiring done.

 

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Foredeck ready for carpet save for a coat of paint on the bottom. Did a recessed trolling motor tray however it wont work with my current trolly. Will be getting a newer one this summer so no biggie. All bow wiring is buttoned up. Will try to get carpet on by mid week.

 

[LDUBS]

If that recessed box is what I think it is, that is some real ingenuity! =D> =D>

If it is what I think, then hopefully you can fake it out when your wife asks if you've seen the baking dish! :LOL2: