Kennys Mirrocraft redecking

[knnymain]

Here is my 92 or 93 Mirrocraft crappie jon that I added a front deck to in about 94.It had a box live well.that i ran the front deck to. This winter I plan on redoing the front deck and adding a rod locker.

 

[JonBoatfever]

Looks like a good project...good luck

 

[knnymain]

Got all old carpet and decking up. This is how boat was set up when I bought it. As always you find more stuff to work on the deeper you go.I found rot under back deck .

 

[fool4fish1226]

Good start! Good luck, you have a good canvas there. What are your ultimate plans for the boat.

 

[knnymain]

the deeper I get into this build the deeper I realize I need to go. I was looking through other builds for ideas,which I ve gotten plent of thanks to this awesome site.I pulled up my flooring after reading about waterlogged foam and found waterlogged foam of my own not to mention rotted plywood under the rear deck.Ive used the pvc board in the past on another project and it worked well. Im gonna use it on the back deck,every thing else will be decked in aluminum. I now have every thing stripped out down to the basic hull so now i am only limited by my imagination and my wallet. pics coming soon

 

[bguy]

im glad i ran across your teardown/rebuild .. looking foward to the rest of your rebuild. i actually have been planning for my boat , to do what you now. take care..

 

[knnymain]

Was bored this am. and sketched up a tentative deck lay out on the paint prog. I have or have ordered hatches of 1-10x12, 2-12x24, and a 12x30. I have a 48qt. cooler that i plan on removing the lid and decking to the top and it fits snugly between the ribs so this will be my starting deck height in the front.I am also going to re configure the rear hatch access so that it opens from the motor side instead of the front. I think this will give me more access to fuel tank and batteries.Like I said these are all tentative and will probably change. Blame it on my ADD lol

 

[knnymain]

Work has been slowed due to a broken ankle. Although some progress has been made.my boat is completely gutted now and i think im going to paint the boat and do repairs/maintenance on the trailer.

 

[knnymain]

1st coat gloss grey1

 

[knnymain]

Framing on front deck has finally started. I used my 48 qt. cooler as a starting point and plumbed it in using a livewwll kit ffom BPS

 

[knnymain]

Heres a few more pics

 

[knnymain]

Pics of front and rear deck

 

[knnymain]

More pics...got every thing riveted down e,,cept for a few small filler pieces. I found some wire races at Lowes that fit nicely in the strake on the side of my boat. I.ll take pics when I install them.

 

[sixgun86]

If you go to Mircosoft paint and load the picture. Go to Flip/Rotate under images, or hit Ctrl+R and it will turn the picture upright for you. Also Ctrl+W resizes too.

 

[WaterbedWarrior]

where did you get the connectors and tubing for your cooler livewell?
What sizes did you use, anything you'd change?
I'm looking to do a similar setup, any additional info would be great.

 

[knnymain]

My computer took a crap so I'm doing everything from my phone so I'm still trying to figure out pic prpperties.

 

[knnymain]

I ordered the livewell kit from Bass Pro Shops. It came complete with switch,wiring etc. I installed it in a 48 qt. Cooler which fit perfectly between the ribs in my boat. I had to work the placement of the cooler with exhisting holes for drains on factory "livewell"

 

[knnymain]

Here are the wire mold channels that I used to hide wiring

 

[Jdholmes]

Nice wire hiding solution.

 

[fool4fish1226]

Great idea looks good tooooooo