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.
![Image]()
1648 to a 1660 slick bottom build (pic heavy) come along.
1 reading
whiteriverrambo
21 - 40 of 205 Posts
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
at the very least i would check with your BMV to find out all the steps required to get legal. i was goin to go from scratch but it required more paper work. in Indiana to modifiy a hull it requires you take exsisting registration and a complete materials list along with all recipts to have a local sherrifs office do a vin check. then take all of that to the bmv and send to indy to quallify for a title that will now say "modified hull" or "Homemade". after that i will have to go to the bmv one more time to send off for a new registration and get new "IN #'s" it will take atleast a month to get all paperwork done.
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
hahaha. . . yea she drives the boat down the road foward and back but she aint much help on the grinder.
Joined
·
1,982 Posts
Yeah my buddy works at a fabricating shop so he can get alum at cost so when he comes up with the first big sheet of it then i'll start doing some checking into it but for now i'm pretty skeptical on if it'll really come together or not...
I did contemplate taring the boat we have now apart but it really doesn't have that tall of sides on it so i'm thinking either buying a whole new one or building one from scratch... maybe..
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
not alot to post this week.
not a lot of progress this week. food plots ,then rain. notice in the 4th pic there is 1.5" of water in the bottom of the boat from the rain 2 days ago. must not be to many leaks on the bottom seams.
finally got my 2" tap in the mail. that was 60bux i didnt plan on having to spend. other than than i got it onto my 20ft flatbed so i can start on the floor beams. its the only way to keep the bottom flat so it hopefully doesnt warp while attatching the beams. and so everybody knows how i roll. . . i finally got my 24" bfc's on my powerstroke!
![Image]()
![Image]()
![Image]()
just lookin to see how big the deck will actually be. . 84"long and 64" across the front and 84" across the rear. it will be 10" off the rail and 30" off the floor. hope one 15" step will work.
![Image]()
![Image]()
not a lot of progress this week. food plots ,then rain. notice in the 4th pic there is 1.5" of water in the bottom of the boat from the rain 2 days ago. must not be to many leaks on the bottom seams.
finally got my 2" tap in the mail. that was 60bux i didnt plan on having to spend. other than than i got it onto my 20ft flatbed so i can start on the floor beams. its the only way to keep the bottom flat so it hopefully doesnt warp while attatching the beams. and so everybody knows how i roll. . . i finally got my 24" bfc's on my powerstroke!just lookin to see how big the deck will actually be. . 84"long and 64" across the front and 84" across the rear. it will be 10" off the rail and 30" off the floor. hope one 15" step will work.
Attachments
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
no, it was 3 sheets of .125x60"x 120" and 100ft of 1x1 tube and 100ft of 1x2 tube. and that turns out it wont be enough.
Joined
·
2 Posts
Where did you get your lights. New to the LED set up lookin for some good lights.
Joined
·
689 Posts
Wow! I thought I had every tap size I'd ever need...I sure don't have one that big! My biggest is probably an inch. So the bottom is still skip welded and holding water or did ya seam it up? I'm curious on your LED's too, they look different than the others I have seen on here.
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
chad: CUSTOMFITZ! PM him thru this site or make direct purchases thru customfitzled.webs.com and mention BFC! the ones i have on the little boat are 27's they will make the transfer when i get that far and hopfully chad will let me showcase his new secret 50's to my project 1st.
Joined
·
47 Posts
Awesome build . Me and my buddy "Bowfish Naked" Turned my 1648 into a 1660 also. Pretty scary when you start to make that first cut but its all worth it when you finally get on the water. The difference is amazing.I've had four on the front since the change and could easily shoot five. Keep the pics coming and hope you enjoy it.
Joined
·
8 Posts
Thats awesome! Well done brother!
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
new pics tomorrow. . . . .teaser. . . . floor ribs are in!!!
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
the ribs are almost complete
![Image]()
![Image]()
![Image]()
![Image]()
as you can see its not all the way welded yet, but you get the idea. i will now go back with 1x1 cross ways across the top to reduce flex. cutting the ribs every 8" to create a bend worked very well. i will go back and weld the sides of each cut to make it strong again. a good tip for anybody wanting to bend square tube. alot of work but worth it in the end.
as you can see its not all the way welded yet, but you get the idea. i will now go back with 1x1 cross ways across the top to reduce flex. cutting the ribs every 8" to create a bend worked very well. i will go back and weld the sides of each cut to make it strong again. a good tip for anybody wanting to bend square tube. alot of work but worth it in the end.
Attachments
Joined
·
6,054 Posts
sweet!!!! we got big head fever now! after bringn a 47 to the rail. we want more!!! how did you all do at canelton?
21 - 40 of 205 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
