Tracker Panfish PF16

[warefishin]

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[Gators5220]

Comin together nicely.

 

[warefishin]

Thanks guys I have hit a small hic up. How do you guys lay the sheats of foam board down in between the ribs if you have a small v in the floor. In other words it isn't flat. How do you guys get it to level up to the top of the ribs.

 

[jonboatboy]

You could trim and cut it to fit flush. Cut angles in the bottom of the foam or lay it down in 2 separate pieces. The foam under the decks in my big boat is just star foam and it's just big blocks that are laid in there. I'd try to cut it to lay flush. Don't have to be pretty as it'll never be seen but will serve it's purpose. Use a sharp knife or a hand saw like you use to cut limbs off trees. Just my 2 cents worth. Looking good.

 

[warefishin]

Just keeping you guys up to date, I dri fit my trolling motor on the boat today and there isn't near enough wire going to the foot pedal. This is because of the extra front deck were the cooler goes. I have looked around online looks like I may can order a new steering control cable and could probably splice the other wires to give them a few extra feet.

 

[will15120]

Sure is coming along well! I have the same switch panel and it works great.

 

[warefishin]

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[warefishin]

I took the boat out for the 1st time yesterday. Since I have updated I finished reattaching all the sidewalls etc. And since i told my son we would go fishing the first day he was off for summer a couple of months ago I rushed the floor a little, I wasn't sold on the carpet idea and after our first couple of times out and the amount of trash I have gotten out of the boat it confirms it, I am going with something else in the floor, I like the carpet on the sides and tops and inside the storage, but i can't have it on the floor. I used just some of the cheap plywood and some of the reinforced fiberglass stuff that people use in bathrooms over the top. It took me about 4 hours including making the cardboard template to get the floors into place and we were off. There are a couple of spots I can tighten up the floor when I replace the cardboard as expected and I know the plywood will not last for ever but we keep the boat under the shelter so I think It will be fine to get some fishing done over the summer or until I find some aluminum or something permanent to go back with

1st trip out we noticed a lot of water in the boat and after filling the boat with water again when I got home, I narrowed it down to either the livewell or the drain hose for the livewell, since when we filled the boat water was coming out of the livewell drain and it should have been a closed system. anyway I plugged the livewell drain and then filled the livewell and it was the hose that was leaking I was pretty excited since that was a cheap fix.

went out today and there was no leaks and the boat ran well, it would start to act like it was struggling to get fuel when I ran it at full throttle to long, I don't know if its a fuel pump issue or just a bad seal in the fuel line somewhere. I would back it down to idle for 30 seconds and then its good to run again for 5 minutes or so. like the tank wasn't venting or something.

Very happy with it so far.

Still need to
- add a livewell pump screen
-finish rod lockers
-mount transducer on transom- probably going to go with the cutting board
-mount a trolling motor.

I also found that with the long front deck the trolling motor I have is too big for the boat, i thought about lengthening the shaft and the footpedal but its too much work when I can probably trade it for one that just fits...

 

[warefishin]

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Hose leak

 

[jonboatboy]

Looks good. Glad to hear your enjoying it. Sorry the carpet didn't work out for you. I like it but if it was for everyone then they wouldn't sell anything else.

 

[warefishin]

Hahahaha. Very true. Thanks for all your help man.

 

[warefishin]

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This how I did the rod lockers. I was going to use aluminum angle but I went with the pvc trim piece I think it will be fine. Just for a little support

 

[jonboatboy]

That's the only thing I wish my boat had was a rod locker. If I decide to keep it the this winter you will see it on here getting redone and a custom rod locker built. Looks good though. Coming right along.

 

[onthewater102]

Try Tuff Coat rubberized paint for your flooring surface. You might need to apply some bondo to the top of the plywood to smooth it out first, but it rolls on and gives you traction even when wet - but it cleans up so much easier than carpet and isn't an opportunity for a hook to get stuck.

 

[warefishin]

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[warefishin]

Those last couple of pics are what I used to keep yhe rod locker doors closed.

 

[warefishin]

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[warefishin]

The throttle cable broke at the threads right by the motor

 

[warefishin]

My repair for the throttle cable. What could go wrong hahah. I want to go fishing tomorrow. Hopefully it will last or I will have to rig the cable with some parachord like I did today and limp home.

 

[onthewater102]

Looks like you could have slipped a threaded tube over it before you, uhm, yeah... that epoxy stuff hardens nasty...