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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Buckethead's 1974 Duracraft 1720
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<blockquote data-quote="Carolina" data-source="post: 376560" data-attributes="member: 9182"><p>Great mod, Buckethead. I just got a similar Duracraft myself. I'm wondering the exact length of yours. Mine is about 14.5' long and 40" wide. Not sure if this classifies as a 1540 or what. I got a 25hp Mariner that I went through and refurbished. Runs great now. I get about 29mph according to GPS. I already removed the live well and welded up the holes. I don't have a real need for it. I want to remove the front bench seat and extend the bow seat out to make a deck just like yours. I was wondering if you noticed any side flex from the removal of that bench? I'd imagine the new front deck helps some. I'm going to fab the framing up from aluminum angle and rivet it in so it's structural. Then I'm going to add a layer of foam to the bottom and cover with aluminum like you did. Finally, the plan is to strip the whole thing down to bare metal with a wire wheel on my grinder, shoot it with Kem400, stencil it with bottomland camo, and cover the horizontal surfaces with hydroturf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carolina, post: 376560, member: 9182"] Great mod, Buckethead. I just got a similar Duracraft myself. I'm wondering the exact length of yours. Mine is about 14.5' long and 40" wide. Not sure if this classifies as a 1540 or what. I got a 25hp Mariner that I went through and refurbished. Runs great now. I get about 29mph according to GPS. I already removed the live well and welded up the holes. I don't have a real need for it. I want to remove the front bench seat and extend the bow seat out to make a deck just like yours. I was wondering if you noticed any side flex from the removal of that bench? I'd imagine the new front deck helps some. I'm going to fab the framing up from aluminum angle and rivet it in so it's structural. Then I'm going to add a layer of foam to the bottom and cover with aluminum like you did. Finally, the plan is to strip the whole thing down to bare metal with a wire wheel on my grinder, shoot it with Kem400, stencil it with bottomland camo, and cover the horizontal surfaces with hydroturf. [/QUOTE]
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