Jon boat deck build Saga a continuation ......

[Horizongfx]

16X48 92 Tracker, tell me what you think ?

 

[Horizongfx]

Finished Mod for Now... wanna add hydroturf to all the exposed aluminum decking, for gripage and heat avoidance, but for now its fishing time

 

[Horizongfx]

There are only 2 pieces of wood in this entire build, the Transom and the Small Pieces sandwiched between the Home made Jackplate, I found a good deal on a cherry 88' Model 20Hp Mariner, only catch is it was a long shaft motor so I fabricated a 4.5" jackplate to the transom to mount it on. :LOL2:
I really wanted a build that was gonna last many years without worrying about wood rotting away.

 

[Fishfreek]

That looks like awesome work on the boat and your little helper.... getem started young they will thank you or it later \/

 

[Horizongfx]

That looks like awesome work on the boat and your little helper.... getem started young they will thank you or it later \/

Thats my Build buddy and Main fishing partner, she just turned 8 Thanks.

 

[Horizongfx]

By the way, the re-purposed milk crates make awesome seat bases they fit perfectly between the support ribs and the back thwart seat ! The red cooler in the middle serves as a dry stowage area for things I don't want to get wet.

 

[derekdiruz]

I just posted in my build that I have no idea what to do in order to add the rear seat to the boat. I love the milk crate idea!! I may be stealing that haha

 

[Horizongfx]

I just posted in my build that I have no idea what to do in order to add the rear seat to the boat. I love the milk crate idea!! I may be stealing that haha

Crate was Free, and you can store things like Anchor lines, spare prop etc.underneath, just so happens that the crates were a perfect size to fit snug behind the last support beam and in front of the rear bench seat. I ran a stainless steel sheet metal screw through the back of the crate into the bench to keep it from pitching forward.
It works great. :wink: