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    Default Latest Project: Second Edition

    Picked up this rig a little over a year ago. Started work on it, but progress has been slow.













    I have a pretty extensive list of things that I would like to do to this boat, but time to work on it has been scarce at best. I started with the trailer. The trailer that came with the boat was a Wesco in fairly good shape that was more than adequately sized for this rig. Upgraded to taller tires, rebuilt hubs, new tongue jack, new winch, new trailer bunks, LED lights, and safety chains. All of the stuff that no one really cares about seeing.
    Next, I started on the actual boat itself. First I spent some time scraping all the peeling factory clear coat from the gunnels.







    I wanted to open up the boat’s layout so I removed the rod/ gun box as well as the live-well.







    Also, found a soft spot that had to be taken care of in the floor. This was due to the installation of the front swivel seat base and had not penetrated the main floor, luckily. Had to cut out all of the bad wood, and replaced it with an aluminum plate that was drilled and tapped for the new seat base.















    While glassing this in I went ahead and repaired the spots left by the removal of the gun box, live-well, and numerous other accessories from previous owners.










    Next, I sprayed all of the bare fiberglass with gelcoat in order to protect it.







    Also, added shark eye LED navigation lights. I started the rewiring process using marine grade tinned wire.










    One issue that has arisen so far is a bracket on the tiller that has been stressed over the years of trailering. My thoughts are that the addition of a trim/tilt unit and transom saver will help to eliminate this. Repaired, and beefed up the bracket the best that I could.




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    Cool project

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    Quality welding.
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    Your welding skills are top notch. Good looking rig, I love threads like this.
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    Where did you find those led nav lights. The ones I bought have clear lenses and look kinda odd. Mine came in a marpac package. Wish I could have found those.

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    I noticed that too wd. By the looks of it, those are by marpac but they're the incandescent bulbs. I have the led ones on my boat and they have a clear lens also.
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    I will check next time I get a chance. I may have lied to you
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    Quote Originally Posted by wdhigh View Post
    The ones I bought have clear lenses and look kinda odd.
    They have clear lenses because all you have to do is put a different resistor in line with the led to change the color of the light it produces. So instead of a colored lens with a clear bulb, now it's the other way around.
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    Nice project! Any updates or pictures of your progress?

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    Finally found some time to get back on this project. My old post was wrong and the moisture had ruined more than I thought back then. Got started with the itchy stuff Saturday afternoon.

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    A lot of work to get to that point and a few flap disks. Is that wood original?

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    Everything you see there is original.
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    Mine is in a similar point...plus a falls worth of leaves!
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    Rebuilt the splash well last week.

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    Laid up the stringers Saturday.

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    Cut and installed the new flooring.

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    Also, built a new casting deck.

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    Looks real nice, smart little rig on keeping the flooring down while the glass dried.

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    Finished up the glass work Friday and Saturday.

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    Gelcoated the interior

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    Painted the exterior late Saturday

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    Gelcoat work looks great!

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    All dressed up with no landings to put in at.

    Are you leaving it solid color or are you going to stencil it?
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    I may get you to help me repaint mine when its all said and done. A little disappointed with how my paint turned out. Yours is looking great.

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    Floor lookin like a truck stop shitter brother Bill...
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    Literally translated to, "I smell like Scotch and Kodiak".
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