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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Alumacraft 1236 Makeover- livewell pg 11 - update front deck
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 44212" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>EDIT Argh. Waterwings and dedawg beat me. Oh well.</p><p></p><p>I haven't seen any of that sort sold anywhere. What are the dimensions of the material? Looks to be what, 1 inch or 1 1/4, with an eighth inch thickness. Get you a piece of that from Home Depot or Lowes, clamp it in a vice, and bend it. May need a hammer to help, but it should work alright, and usually the alloy of steel that the big box stores sell are usually one that will cold bend fairly readily (I play with aluminum more, so I couldn't tell you the alloy). </p><p></p><p>Now, seeing a picture of what you were describing on Saturday, I still stand by my idea of just bolting the bunks straight to the trailer. Lay them flat, and bolt down with a countersunk carriage bolt directly to the crossbar. With a flat bottom boat, it can't hit the crossbar, so you don't really need standoffs, and they just add more height which requires you to back in farther. </p><p></p><p>Is a compressor that small capable of keeping up with a paint sprayer, or did you have to stop and let it fill up every now and then?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 44212, member: 55"] EDIT Argh. Waterwings and dedawg beat me. Oh well. I haven't seen any of that sort sold anywhere. What are the dimensions of the material? Looks to be what, 1 inch or 1 1/4, with an eighth inch thickness. Get you a piece of that from Home Depot or Lowes, clamp it in a vice, and bend it. May need a hammer to help, but it should work alright, and usually the alloy of steel that the big box stores sell are usually one that will cold bend fairly readily (I play with aluminum more, so I couldn't tell you the alloy). Now, seeing a picture of what you were describing on Saturday, I still stand by my idea of just bolting the bunks straight to the trailer. Lay them flat, and bolt down with a countersunk carriage bolt directly to the crossbar. With a flat bottom boat, it can't hit the crossbar, so you don't really need standoffs, and they just add more height which requires you to back in farther. Is a compressor that small capable of keeping up with a paint sprayer, or did you have to stop and let it fill up every now and then? [/QUOTE]
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