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| Author: | vertical_edge_800 [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
I’ve been out of the mud boat game the last few years. Recently, I picked up a wrecked HDR. The motion base was broken in half from being rear ended. I made a jig to hold it all together- welded it back into one piece, put a new belt on and went looking for a boat! Originally I had planned on building my own- but with moose season just around the corner I decided to find an old crappy jon boat to use in the meantime. I first removed all the crap that came with the purchase... cut out the seats, front deck, transom, removed the rear stringer and put it between where the front seat used to be, added stringers in the back, built a heavy 20” transom (was 16”), built heavier corner braces, stiffened the gunnels with 1x2” c channel, added flush front deck, added float pods, added hand rails, added recessed light bar... wire wheeled the crap out of it, sprayed with polyurethane paint outside and green bed liner inside. Took a couple days to get it all together but I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out for a temporary rig! |
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| Author: | vertical_edge_800 [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Wish I could figure out how to do more than 3 pics at a time.. |
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| Author: | Buzz Killington [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
That boat got an upgrade lol Great work Support your troops. We support you. B. |
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| Author: | vertical_edge_800 [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
I still need to add a floor, non skid coating on floor, winch, fuel tank, and wiring. I don’t get home for another 2 weeks- I’m itching to get back at this |
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| Author: | Will C [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Wow! U go boy |
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| Author: | ted b [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Nice work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | JBsuperG [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Nice |
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| Author: | jc [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Looking good and great looking welds. |
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| Author: | DmaxHunter [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Very nice work, but why add the pods? From the look of it you could have made a hunt deck. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | vertical_edge_800 [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
Thanks! It was a fun project putting it all together. I’ve worked with boats for years now and the short answer for pods vs hunt deck really came down to the time I had available to put this together. It only takes me a few hours to do a set of pods and I only had a couple days total to work on this- I’ll be selling it at the end of August and building a true mud hull with a hunt deck then. I’ve built a ton of jet boats but never a mud hull- I’m really looking forward to it! |
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| Author: | dwbiggs [ Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
How'd the boat do with that heavy motor on there? |
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| Author: | vertical_edge_800 [ Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ‘78 Lowe 1448 with MB HDR35 build |
It did fine once I put the pods on. It runs 35mph empty with a fresh hammer prop. Handles like crap when empty. Needs weight to ride nice |
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