Gerritt Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Well Today was a nice day so I figured I better get the boat going... May 24 is fast approaching! I made sure when I first purchased the boat that I got the front floor done... as it on such an incline I could see an ankle being snapped.... I left it at that... knowing full well I would be starting the rear Floor this spring... This is to give the guys out there looking at doing their floor a bit of insight Main Brackets Cross members The small rear section... I also got my new GPS Chartplotter installed today... Works like a champ! Now to cut the Marine Plywood and put in the decking... Add the new FishFinder and the Stereo... Now... please let weather stay nice!!!!! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Awesome stuff Gerritt! I hope this means you are starting to feel better now! I'll be taking the boat out of the garage next weekend....start the motor, mount some rod holders, lighting check etc... Ahhh....I can almost taste open water fishing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Its lookin good Bud now would you mind cleaning the boat next time you send us pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Its lookin good Bud now would you mind cleaning the boat next time you send us pics Ahhh Yes... I need to vacuum and wash her down before the floor goes in... She is sleeping amoungst the trees... and this is the first time I have had her open since last fall.... some crap got in there... She says she is sorry she showed her dirty dirty Diiiiiiiiirty behind G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Nice going Gerritt glad to see you're getting it fixed up nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey123 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looks good, Hope you will post some more as you progress. Is that Aluminum stock bar and Aluminum Angle Brackets, or is it SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 tone z71 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 awesome job Gerritt gonna be nice,where did ya mount the plotter,Ice here on the bay is going fast thankfully its been a long winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskymike Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Lookin Good G, but yes, Clean it before you show it hahaha. I too got some stuff going. Put some new Submersible LED's on the small Trailer today along with New Wiring. Lets see if these buggers last like they should. $80 for the set, they better be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickNblock Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Gerrit, Lookin' great Bud! Even with your raised decking she still looks nice an deep. Looking forward to seeing the next steps completed. Be good. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looks good, Hope you will post some more as you progress. Is that Aluminum stock bar and Aluminum Angle Brackets, or is it SS. 1/8" Aluminium Stock kinda heavy duty... but I only plan on doing this once! LOL... the GPS unit is located on a RAM mount... and the FF is located beside it.... I will be sure to post some more pics as I progress... G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Geez....Seeing everyone working on their boats or out fishing is driving me crazy. Soon.....Soon ......Soon ..........................Aaarrrrrrrggggggggg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 It'll be at least a month before I get to that chore Gerritt. In fact we had a snow storm move in last night after several 12 and 13C days. Back to winter for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Bernie, Dan.... Trust me you will all have time to open your wallets LOL... better to delay the inevitable! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonietoon Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 GEEZ if I'd have known you were working on the boat I would have stopped over as I was out running around today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradosheriff Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hey Gerritt - did you pick up a marine radio yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I was there @ Angling Outfitters yesterday... Jos almost had me grabbing one.... Expect I already had my budget in my hands... I will probably pick up the Lowrance unit next month.. then add the 8' Antenna.... will it ever end? LOL Did you pick it up yet??? and what about your experiment?? conclusion? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medmart Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Nice job Gerritt look forward to seeing it finished Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Looks good, Gerritt. Smart move using the aluminum bracing. I did the same thing to my ride last year. Its expensive, sure. But you'll never have to touch it again. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradosheriff Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Good down next weekend to pick up a few more Catalinas and most likely a radio. Experiment remains a work in progress.... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) Geeeesh...Crappieperchhunter has his boat all ready to roll...you guys are working on yours... The "Tin" is still buried in two feet of snow... Ain't that a sad lookin' sight ? Edited April 7, 2008 by Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 you've put alot of hours and labour G...it's really showing nicely...you're doing a great start to finish job. Can't wait to see it complete....keep the pics and progress coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrest Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hey Gerritt, Looks good so far, keeping track of the budget for the rest of us? What type of boat is that? Are you making a front deck? forrest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hey Gerritt, Looks good so far, keeping track of the budget for the rest of us? What type of boat is that? Are you making a front deck? forrest So far I have about 300.00 into the floor (aluminium is not cheap).... I did the front last year forrest, now I just need to plywood and vinyl the rear w00t! Thanks Vatordude... I hope to have i finished next weekend! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Looking very good Gerritt. Keep us posted on the progress. Hope to get mine out of storage today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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