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18x46 1/8 5086 never built a boat before just had to modify some for mud motors but got my hands on a hull so i went ahead and going to try it. Any input would be great.


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last pic this is all i got done so far


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Looks good what motor ya putting on it?

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NOT SURE YET TRYING TO FIND A GOOD DEAL ON A MOTOR SO MY TRANSOM HEIGHT AND ANGLE WILL BE LAST PART OF BUILD


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last night put front deck on


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few more pics


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Interesting transom design.


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wearlon wetlander bottom and paint on sides


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Did mine like that too. Don't really like it as much as a hunt deck but had to do it that way so the front of my motor wouldn't hit.


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Looks like ya need a tubing roller? Maybe my eyes are going bad but those look like welded cuts on the runners? Boat looks good though!


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They aren't on my boat. Can't be any worse that Gatortail running flat bar from the start of the rake to the front.


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Wanted a huntdeck on it but i am putting a backwater 35 longtail on it so i was afraid motor would hit on this one also if i would have put hunt deck on it.
And tubing roller would be nice but hate to fork cash on something i wouldnt use much this is first complete build i have done and learned lots and am happy with it i just have to put sub floor down and paint interior and it will pretty much be down.


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There's no one around you that has a set of rolls? Doesn't take a lot but its nice to weld all the braces together and roll them all at the same time.


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added rails down the side last night


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Almost finished just have to bolt a box in it and get my motor


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Is that uni strut in the bottom on either side? I'm guessing that's what your bolting your boxes to?


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That's a good looking boat! Looks like you got ahold of some gator trax prints

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yes aluminum unistrut to bolt box to between horizontal braces so once i start running boat i can slide box forward or back to adjust load weight because it will hold tools and stuff and it will also be the seat for passengers and no gatortrax prints i wanted it to kinda look like one but being first boat i have built start to finish i never figured it would turn out as nice as it did thanks for the comments


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What size tubing did you use for the gunnel? 2x2?


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1.5x1.5 x.125 put a metal blade on table saw and cut it down the side to slide it over the hull side


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I used extruded gunnel on my last one and it turned out alot cleaner looking than the ones in the past.


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riverrambler, i like your boat. good work!!


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BACKWATERSS 35 SHOULD BE DELIVERED ANY DAY THAN IT WILL BE READY


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Lookin good!! Put up some speeds when you get it running!!


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Good looking boat.

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got motor mounted, building grab, bar and then i will be ready for the water.


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That is awesome! Can't wait to hear the review!!

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Boat looks great man . What angle are your sides at and how much did you cut off the bottom to pull in for the narrow front?


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hopefully i can run it this weekend and then i can post a review


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how did it run with the 35 backh20?

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sorry guys havent checked in in awhile runs great still some fine tuning to do 22 to 24 mph and will get some pics when i get a chance of it on the water


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guy musta dropped of the planet.......long term report on the motor please lol


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I'll have my 35 in a few weeks. I'll give a detailed review on it.

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I retract that statement and issue you an apology.

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Putting it on my 1648 War Eagle. Should scoot pretty good!

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Is that the 648LVD 16x48 War Eagle you are talking about? That rig has an 8 degree dead rise hull on it I will be curious to see how it runs. Did you get the short or the tall transom for this and did you get the 59 or 71 tail.

I am looking for a good boat to put either a 27 or 35 on but it is hard as hell to find any that don't have any dead rise that is over 16 feet with a V rake. I found one that was a 15X48 flat bottom man I bet that would scoot with a 35 on it, even a 27.

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I've got a 648LDV. It has a 16" transom and I'm going with the shorter SS frame. I have a 23hp Back Water on it now and it moves along very well!

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