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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
MMF'S-1990 Tracker TX-17 Alum Build (FINAL PIX 10/22/11)
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<blockquote data-quote="mmf" data-source="post: 172665" data-attributes="member: 4379"><p>I will also be making a bench seat that flips up on hinges instead of the two seat original version withe the live well banging against your elbows too. I have a scrap metal business not far from here that sells the 3/16" diamond plate for $170 new for a 4 X 8 sheet, a little steep for me since I pinch pennies as much as I can but they have much "scrap" (cut pieces) that they sell for $1.25 a pound. The pieces you see in the picture cost me $109 and I still have the back deck to do but considering the price of marine plywood then sealing it, the trade-off is about equal except that the aluminum will be there long after any kind of wood. Also note, tracker failed to drill holes on the very center section on the hull bottom valleys and you must drill these out to have proper drainage..........................<img src="https://lh6.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfNDRb8ZI/AAAAAAAAAmg/oeC-dSzYAC4/s800/TX-17%20Project%20031.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://lh5.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfQyfzfkI/AAAAAAAAAmk/VH8R5_yhDPU/s800/TX-17%20Project%20032.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://lh3.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfTrlmcOI/AAAAAAAAAmo/TO3QaIv9yPY/s800/TX-17%20Project%20033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmf, post: 172665, member: 4379"] I will also be making a bench seat that flips up on hinges instead of the two seat original version withe the live well banging against your elbows too. I have a scrap metal business not far from here that sells the 3/16" diamond plate for $170 new for a 4 X 8 sheet, a little steep for me since I pinch pennies as much as I can but they have much "scrap" (cut pieces) that they sell for $1.25 a pound. The pieces you see in the picture cost me $109 and I still have the back deck to do but considering the price of marine plywood then sealing it, the trade-off is about equal except that the aluminum will be there long after any kind of wood. Also note, tracker failed to drill holes on the very center section on the hull bottom valleys and you must drill these out to have proper drainage..........................[img]https://lh6.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfNDRb8ZI/AAAAAAAAAmg/oeC-dSzYAC4/s800/TX-17%20Project%20031.jpg[/img][img]https://lh5.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfQyfzfkI/AAAAAAAAAmk/VH8R5_yhDPU/s800/TX-17%20Project%20032.jpg[/img][img]https://lh3.ggpht.com/_iIXV7a0pnI4/TRZfTrlmcOI/AAAAAAAAAmo/TO3QaIv9yPY/s800/TX-17%20Project%20033.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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