bridge boat build

[rob_g]

More welding from today.

 

[chris patterson]

Awesome project you have there! I "rebuilt" a 1984 CGF1760 Polarkraft last year and it was quite an endeavor. I completely replaced the transom and front deck on it, not a chore I personally care to do again! Keep us posted on your progress

 

[chris patterson]

Awesome project you have there! I "rebuilt" a 1984 CGF1760 Polarkraft last year and it was quite an endeavor. I completely replaced the transom and front deck on it, not a chore I personally care to do again! Keep us posted on your progress

This is what I started with

 

[chris patterson]

This is what I started with

 

[chris patterson]

End result

 

[rob_g]

Very cool buddy!

Moving onto the front deck next. Possibly picking up material tomorrow off marketplace. The price of aluminum is brutal right now.

Hopefully picking up the engine in the next few weeks. Ill finish the gussets to the floor once I get it mounted.

Probably should address the trailer before I put the engine on it. Thinking of converting it to a bunk. The rollers are shot and it really doesnt fit well on them the way it sits now.

 

[rob_g]

Small update. Built a small front deck on the boat. Simple. Storage underneath will have a canvas curtain. Next up will be priming the bare aluminum and the frame for the blind i think

 

[rob_g]

Bare aluminum is primed. Boat will be the same color as the gatortrax green

 

[Eric Patterson]

Bare aluminum is primed. Boat will be the same color as the gatortrax green

Rob

She's going to be in tip top shape when you finish. That is a nice big clean blank slate to build off of. Great project.

 

[rob_g]

Got the blind frame started also. I bought a tubing roller and fit it to the shape of the hull. I really dont like having square sides on a boat blind. Its going to sag alittle. Will probably weld a piece of angle on the long tubing as a strong back. Blind is going to be canvas

 

[rob_g]

I found a company that sells 21oz treated canvas tarps. I can order a 16x10 and if I basically split it in half I can make both sides of the blind. My question is it worth getting it that heavy? Or is it better to get a 16 or 18oz?

Am I just better off going to a canvas shop and have them make it?

 

[RM Anderson]

I found a company that sells 21oz treated canvas tarps. I can order a 16x10 and if I basically split it in half I can make both sides of the blind. My question is it worth getting it that heavy? Or is it better to get a 16 or 18oz?

Am I just better off going to a canvas shop and have them make it?

Rob,
That's a loaded question. My opinion is no one can visualize what you want better than you. I think heaviest is better, but more importantly, strive for a design that permits driving with the blind up and in place. Big time saver at zero dark thirty.
RM
P.S. Sewing is easy to learn if you don't already know how and is more cost effective.