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SaltyBuckster
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Nice and very clean looking.
Waterwings
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Great rigs, fellas! 8)
12_tinner,
Agree with fender66, and the first pic of your boat is great.
12_tinner,
Agree with fender66, and the first pic of your boat is great.
nsew45
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Here is my 18' Alumacraft, center console with a Johnson 90HP. I have a 50lb thrust Minn Kota Riptide, DeLorme PN-60w SE GPS with SPOT and a Humminbird 570. Being a flat bottom it is uncomfortable in choppy conditions, but it gets into the flats and shallows really well.
Waterwings
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Nice rig! Just guessing, but your screen name is short for north, south, east, west?
CHPSDLX
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New to site.Wanted to post some pics of my 1999 Western 12' jon boat.Lookin for some feedback and ideas.Has anyone out there put a bimini enclosure on there jon,if so,show me some pics.
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fender66
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WOW....nicely done. What is the covering on the floor/decks. Can't tell if that's carpet or ???
Looks very nice.......and welcome to TB. Happy to have you here.
Looks very nice.......and welcome to TB. Happy to have you here.
bulldog
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fender66
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Hey Bulldog.... I know that park and that ramp. Live about 10 minutes max from there. Hope to hook up with you sometime....and welcome to TinBoats!bulldog said:
bulldog
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fender66 - I work in Fenton near the Stratford and go to George Winter a lot. I'm sure we'll run in to each other.
DBrooke
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Here's the girl I just sold
And here's the new one 1978 Terry Bass Boss bought the same day I sold my old one (justs started the mods on it)
And here's the new one 1978 Terry Bass Boss bought the same day I sold my old one (justs started the mods on it)
Seth
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bulldog said:
Nice jetter. I bet it runs great with that 150 on the back.
bulldog
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It moves pretty well. 38 on GPS but I'm lightening it up as we speak so MAYBE I will be able to push 40. Runs great for a 37 year old motor.
Seth
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bulldog said:
I figured you would get a little more out of it then that actually. I GPS'd my rig at 35/36 on average and my buddy had an 1860 with a 150 Etec and ran right at 39/40.
fender66
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Wonder what mine will run. I don't have GPS to check. I always figured it was in the 40s, but I'm also running heavy with all my gear too.
reedjj
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Well, I picked up my new 2011 Alumacraft 1542 from Academy sports in Orange Park, FL yesterday. It was $997. at Academy Sports. I couldn't find anything similar in size and rated for 25 hp (1440, 1442, 1448, 1546 or 1648) for less or less than $1,400. at a dealer. I would have bought a used boat if I could have found just a hull and trailer but every boat I looked at was either too nice to re-build, or too ragged out to bother with.
My plan is to deck the back out from the bench to the transom, put in a hatch to get to the gas tank and a pedestal seat in the center of the bench.
As for the controls, I am going to install a side console. but I am going to do something a little different than I have seen on other tin-boaters rigs. I am going to deck the middle of the boat with plywood over styrofoam and build a small step just fwd of the rear bench about 6 inches high, 14 inches front to back that will go the width of the boat to mount the drivers seat and passenger seat to. It will be similar in design to a bass boat setup. This will put my center of gravity lower, more toward the center line, and more fwd in the boat than if I were to mount my drivers and passenger seat on the existing bench. It also will allow for the entire rear deck to be used for the pedestal seat and fighting/shooting fish and gators. I mocked it up when I got it home and I have plenty of leg room when seated in the driving position, maybe just enough room to put a small cooler in front of the side console between it and the center bench. The decks will either be carpeted or covered in some sort of non-skid surface. I'm leaning toward the non-skid for ease of cleaning.
The front of the boat will just have the floor plywood decked over styrofoam and covered in the same material I decide on for the rest of the boat. I do plan on extending the front deck about 1 or 2 ribs toward the center bech to make rooom to house 2 batteries. one on each side of the boat. one for the motor and power tilt and trim. The other for lights, trolling motor, or whatever!
The boat is rated for 25hp. but I plan on going about 30 or 35. I looked at the specs on the Merc 4 stroke 25hp and they are the same as the 30hp so I may just go that route and "sup- it up" lol! Original plans were for a Jet and I posted over on the jet thread a week ago. But apparently I am the only guy in Fl that has ever wanted to run a jet outboard and everyone has told me I would be crazy to do it. So short shaft prop it is.
I have been a lurker on here for a while and learned alot form you guys. I look fwd to puttin g some of my newfound knowledge to use. I am also looking fwd to your input as I go fwd on this build. I have never attempted anything like this before!
My plan is to deck the back out from the bench to the transom, put in a hatch to get to the gas tank and a pedestal seat in the center of the bench.
As for the controls, I am going to install a side console. but I am going to do something a little different than I have seen on other tin-boaters rigs. I am going to deck the middle of the boat with plywood over styrofoam and build a small step just fwd of the rear bench about 6 inches high, 14 inches front to back that will go the width of the boat to mount the drivers seat and passenger seat to. It will be similar in design to a bass boat setup. This will put my center of gravity lower, more toward the center line, and more fwd in the boat than if I were to mount my drivers and passenger seat on the existing bench. It also will allow for the entire rear deck to be used for the pedestal seat and fighting/shooting fish and gators. I mocked it up when I got it home and I have plenty of leg room when seated in the driving position, maybe just enough room to put a small cooler in front of the side console between it and the center bench. The decks will either be carpeted or covered in some sort of non-skid surface. I'm leaning toward the non-skid for ease of cleaning.
The front of the boat will just have the floor plywood decked over styrofoam and covered in the same material I decide on for the rest of the boat. I do plan on extending the front deck about 1 or 2 ribs toward the center bech to make rooom to house 2 batteries. one on each side of the boat. one for the motor and power tilt and trim. The other for lights, trolling motor, or whatever!
The boat is rated for 25hp. but I plan on going about 30 or 35. I looked at the specs on the Merc 4 stroke 25hp and they are the same as the 30hp so I may just go that route and "sup- it up" lol! Original plans were for a Jet and I posted over on the jet thread a week ago. But apparently I am the only guy in Fl that has ever wanted to run a jet outboard and everyone has told me I would be crazy to do it. So short shaft prop it is.
I have been a lurker on here for a while and learned alot form you guys. I look fwd to puttin g some of my newfound knowledge to use. I am also looking fwd to your input as I go fwd on this build. I have never attempted anything like this before!
