Well friends ive waited to do this long enough. heres the original boat that i bought new in '05. it was originally a straight jon,3 seats no storage. its .80 sides and floor. 1648 sylvan with 20" transom.
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1648 to a 1660 slick bottom build (pic heavy) come along.
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Well friends ive waited to do this long enough. heres the original boat that i bought new in '05. it was originally a straight jon,3 seats no storage. its .80 sides and floor. 1648 sylvan with 20" transom.
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the tear down!
notice the transom was 7yrs old and nothin but mush.
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no turning back now.
notice the transom was 7yrs old and nothin but mush.
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a trip to the local fabrication shop and 1400bux later.
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man i caint believe i got that much done in one weekend! hope you like the front end CLARK: your my hero.
man i caint believe i got that much done in one weekend! hope you like the front end CLARK: your my hero.
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now to the rear
the pods are 18"x18" and 10" tall.the bottom is angled up 2" and the sides will be tapered in 2" this should keep the turning sharp and still keep alot of floatation.
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the pods are 18"x18" and 10" tall.the bottom is angled up 2" and the sides will be tapered in 2" this should keep the turning sharp and still keep alot of floatation.
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The first flip over.
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if you ever weld in a 2" drain dont leave the magnesium plug in. the threads got hot and weakened, burred up inside and had to be cut out. i have a 2"npt die coming in the mail:rage:
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if you ever weld in a 2" drain dont leave the magnesium plug in. the threads got hot and weakened, burred up inside and had to be cut out. i have a 2"npt die coming in the mail:rage:
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my plans include: a 10"raised deck83"x83". lighting from customfitz. and a new 101 on the front and a new 40 4strk yammerhammer on the rear. and some storage under catwalks. suggestions welcome. thanxs more to come i will try to post new pics every week. im out of gas for the weekend, guess ill just have to get out and shoot a few!
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Nice!
I love it when a guy aint afraid to TOTALLY dissasemble his ride!
Looking good-keep the pics coming.
I love it when a guy aint afraid to TOTALLY dissasemble his ride!
Looking good-keep the pics coming.
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thanx man . . . i can only hope to recreate the gaw droppin wow factor of "the mother ship"
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ttt going phishn
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Only the following faces can explain my re-action to this... :shocked: :jd: 
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Nice Man, I like to see other guys that have to work under the "Blue Sky" Garage like my self!!! Does cut down on productivity when it rains thought!!! LOL
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Even though I about had a heart attack when I saw it tore apart, it looks pretty good now. You got yourself a nice boat there. I saw you had said about lights from Custom Fitz... Are you gonna use a genny and converter or just battery? And if your gonna use a genny are you gonna use a champion? I am trying to get ideas for a 1448 rig I am trying to get and get setup for this summer at some point. Nice boat man! Good job!
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1. Are u putting poly on it.
2. U need to put poly on it. 1/4"
3. So u have a fan planned for the future
2. U need to put poly on it. 1/4"
3. So u have a fan planned for the future
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dont think polys in the plans. could you seriously drill 6-700 holes in that beautifull .125 floor? no fan. no genny. NO NOISE . i hunt rivers and resivors both day and nite. for me it has to be a tiller outboard, hand control TM, and a raised deck. L.E.D.s and lots of batteries!!!just my personal prefrence. i considered a gator tail but given the extra 1000 it would cost, the added noise level, and fuel consumption over a 40 i just dont see the benifit. so no surface drive either. i even ruled out a kicker because i dont want the extra weight, and precise manuverabillity is a must. my goal is to build a solid 3 man deck that rydes level with 600lbs on it. to utilize every square inch of space above and below the deck. and to do it better than anything ive ever seen with a goal budget of 8-9k. . . . . . im sure that will get a few laughs.
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heres my 1448 that i built back in march. its a replica "gatortraxx gatorhyde" that will be my duck hunting boat. but for now it serves as my temporary summer rig. it fishes very well. i can fish 3 from it for 10hrs on a battery cycle. (4- 27series,2@24vlights &2@12v for the TM)
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floor is two pieces of 60"x120" x .125" made the deminsions of the floor 60.5" the transom beam is 83":hb:
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Bad Ass! my buddies and i are contemplating building an entire boat at the moment... we'll see if it turns out or not tho haha
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