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Smackdaddy's "Pole Dancer" 1652 Polar Kraft flush deck jet b
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<blockquote data-quote="smackdaddy53" data-source="post: 339422" data-attributes="member: 10154"><p>Yeah I figured you guys would like that better. Thanks for the thumbs up!</p><p></p><p>I got a lot done today and yesterday. Popped 400 rivets and used up about 30 feet of square tubing and 12 feet of 2" angle for mounting clips. </p><p></p><p>Here is the beefed up floor and doubled up gunnels so I don't need and upright braces to get in the way of my under gunnel rod storage. I am also thinking about putting three access hatches on each side under the gunnels between braces just so I maximize space. </p><p>I will be adding plenty of closed cell foam under the floor, in the bow and stern as well to be CG compliant and reduce noise while running and walking around in the boat. I am really stoked about the changes I made. The 25 gallon fuel tank fits perfectly under the bow deck with room to spare. My three optima batteries will go under the console on the floor and one reserve gel cell just to have it. </p><p>This is much more work than it looks! My new Dewalt portable band saw and old trusty pneumatic rivet gun were necessities in this build! Plenty of c clamps and hand clamps were definitely helpful to hold material and get everything square while riveting. The floor joists are about 8" on center and there is a slight valley in the floor for drainage. Also got my bucking bar and modified air hammer out to buck a couple solid rivets to hold the drain plug backer in place. I will be running plenty of polyurethane sealant on everything before adding the Tuffcoat nonskid texture. Loving it!!! Enjoy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59853[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59854[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59855[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59856[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59857[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smackdaddy53, post: 339422, member: 10154"] Yeah I figured you guys would like that better. Thanks for the thumbs up! I got a lot done today and yesterday. Popped 400 rivets and used up about 30 feet of square tubing and 12 feet of 2" angle for mounting clips. Here is the beefed up floor and doubled up gunnels so I don't need and upright braces to get in the way of my under gunnel rod storage. I am also thinking about putting three access hatches on each side under the gunnels between braces just so I maximize space. I will be adding plenty of closed cell foam under the floor, in the bow and stern as well to be CG compliant and reduce noise while running and walking around in the boat. I am really stoked about the changes I made. The 25 gallon fuel tank fits perfectly under the bow deck with room to spare. My three optima batteries will go under the console on the floor and one reserve gel cell just to have it. This is much more work than it looks! My new Dewalt portable band saw and old trusty pneumatic rivet gun were necessities in this build! Plenty of c clamps and hand clamps were definitely helpful to hold material and get everything square while riveting. The floor joists are about 8" on center and there is a slight valley in the floor for drainage. Also got my bucking bar and modified air hammer out to buck a couple solid rivets to hold the drain plug backer in place. I will be running plenty of polyurethane sealant on everything before adding the Tuffcoat nonskid texture. Loving it!!! Enjoy. [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1390446319.035701.jpg"]59853._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1390446333.434907.jpg"]59854._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1390446344.936198.jpg"]59855._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1390446355.418459.jpg"]59856._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1390446369.701956.jpg"]59857._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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