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Skeeter Carpet Finally Finished
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Here are a couple of pictures of how the carpet job came out under the console. I need to trim the vertical edge in the second picture but I'm having a bit of trouble getting in the tight spot to do it.
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After stripping the front and livewell hatches of their old carpet I realized the aluminum looked sad. It had some kind of finish on it that was 1/2 gone. I decided to prep and paint both frames with black rattle can epoxy just to clean them up.
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They turned out much better than how they arrived. In one of the last pictures you can see how the livewell hatch looked originally.
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A couple more pictures of the job, really freshened up the look inside.
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Always Something to Work Out
Well I chuckled inside when Bon Temps told me he had to tilt the sidescan transducer on his Ranger boat because it listed to stbd when he was in it. Well I have the same problem with the Skeeter but I have no room to correct it without other issues. After looking hard at the problem I came up with a Jackplate bracket for the transducer.
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Using some 2x2x3/16in Aluminum angle I clamped the transducer bracket where I thought it should go.
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I laid out where I wanted the screws to attach the mounting bracket. Drilled & Tapped the holes to 10-24 then cut to length on the miter saw.
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Sizing up where to put the mounting hole for the Jackplate bracket I drill a miss. The bracket came in contact just enough to be necessary to drill another mounting hole. If this works as expected I will have to make another bracket because the extra hole will drive me nuts.
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After the test assembly and finding I needed to drill another hole in the bracket I determined where, drilled the hole, and mounted everything up.
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Time for another test run.
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Long Handle Net / Umbrella Holder is in the House!
I made this Umbrella holder 10-12 years ago for my old Blazer VL100. Well it got stripped out from the boat along with everything else so I could install it on the Skeeter.
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First thing first, I didn't weld the pipe exactly straight on the backing plate so to ensure it is square with the deck I first leveled the boat.
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After drilling one hole and tightening the fastener enough to hold the Holder in place I squared up the pipe with the deck before finishing mounting. I thru bolted with 1/4-20 SS screws, backed with thick SS fender washers, & used lock nuts so it won't come loose. I plan on using the net handle or umbrella handle to help me stand up from the helm.
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My shortest long handle net wouldn't quite clear the ceiling to put in the holder for a picture but you get the idea with this one.
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Picked up this umbrella from Amazon it has a solar reflective topside and non-reflective underside. The pole tilts with a metal tilt fixture instead of plastic, the fabric is vented to help prevent inversions, the pole height has 3 adjustments, and it comes in a storage bag. All for $51.
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