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Reed's 1542 Alumacraft Swamp Sled.
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<blockquote data-quote="reedjj" data-source="post: 188749" data-attributes="member: 4585"><p>So I picked up my boat today and I am very happy with the job and the items I got for the money. I still have a few things to do before I am finished with it (if I ever will be lol). I need to prime and paint the console, and a few other little things.</p><p></p><p>The only major thing left to do is to mount the batt permenantly. Right now its just sitting aft of the center bench. I ordered a hatch and have decided cut a hole in the left side of the center bench and drop the battery in there. It will be perfect and still allow me to mount another trolling motor battery up front under the deck and have room left over for storage. When the hatch comes in I will talk myself into cutting into the bench and removing some floatation foam.</p><p></p><p>I won't have time to take it out till Fri but Jason the owner of NFL Marine Serv. test drove it and set the trim on the motor for me and suggested I go with putting the batt. in the center seat instead of up front. I trust him! He said the boat was running in the mid 30 mph range and that it was too fast to be going in a boat like that LOL. This is from a guy that builds boats that go close to 100mph! So I am very pleased with that news. He said if Im crazy enough we can still go with a different prop and it will get me close to 40mph. I will see for myself on Fri. Here are some pics I took.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reedjj, post: 188749, member: 4585"] So I picked up my boat today and I am very happy with the job and the items I got for the money. I still have a few things to do before I am finished with it (if I ever will be lol). I need to prime and paint the console, and a few other little things. The only major thing left to do is to mount the batt permenantly. Right now its just sitting aft of the center bench. I ordered a hatch and have decided cut a hole in the left side of the center bench and drop the battery in there. It will be perfect and still allow me to mount another trolling motor battery up front under the deck and have room left over for storage. When the hatch comes in I will talk myself into cutting into the bench and removing some floatation foam. I won't have time to take it out till Fri but Jason the owner of NFL Marine Serv. test drove it and set the trim on the motor for me and suggested I go with putting the batt. in the center seat instead of up front. I trust him! He said the boat was running in the mid 30 mph range and that it was too fast to be going in a boat like that LOL. This is from a guy that builds boats that go close to 100mph! So I am very pleased with that news. He said if Im crazy enough we can still go with a different prop and it will get me close to 40mph. I will see for myself on Fri. Here are some pics I took. [/QUOTE]
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