Bass Tracker V17 TRUE Budget Restoration

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• TI

  @TinyBoatNation · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  <b>Products used in this boat build:</b><br>Dualpro RS4 Battery Charger: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/dual-pro-realpro-series-battery-charger-24a-4-bank">https://tbnation.net/products/dual-pro-realpro-series-battery-charger-24a-4-bank</a><br>Hydroturf Brown Camp: <a href="https://tbnation.net/pages/search-results-page?q=Hydroturf">https://tbnation.net/pages/search-results-page?q=Hydroturf</a> <br>RPD Side console: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/rpd-1422-side-console-kit-for-jon-boat">https://tbnation.net/products/rpd-1422-side-console-kit-for-jon-boat</a> <br>Wiring kit: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/weekend-warrior-electrical-kit">https://tbnation.net/products/weekend-warrior-electrical-kit</a><br>Safety/Nav kit: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/weekend-warrior-safety-kit">https://tbnation.net/products/weekend-warrior-safety-kit</a> 
Framing kits: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/boat-build-aluminum-kit">https://tbnation.net/products/boat-build-aluminum-kit</a><br>Cable sleeves: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/tb-nation-outboard-motor-sock-sleeve">https://tbnation.net/products/tb-nation-outboard-motor-sock-sleeve</a> <br>Trolling motor sleeves: <a href="https://tbnation.net/products/tb-nation-trolling-motor-sleeve-sock">https://tbnation.net/products/tb-nation-trolling-motor-sleeve-sock</a> <br><br><b>Times &amp; Chapters for this video:</b><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=77">1:17</a> - The boat &amp; it’s history.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=137">2:17</a> - Does pour foam ruin the hull?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=347">5:47</a> - Gutting the boat<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=639">10:39</a> - Framing the boat<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=782">13:02</a> - Plywood decks: Standard vs Marine-grade<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=852">14:12</a> - Subfloor, Front deck &amp; dry lid install<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=907">15:07</a> - Resin-coating Plywood<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1109">18:29</a> - wooden boat lids - how to make<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1436">23:56</a> - Installing the new motor.<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1473">24:33</a> - &nbsp;Rod locker lid <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1567">26:07</a> - Offset hinges for wooden lids
<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1811">30:11</a> - prepping the deck for hydroturf
<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1873">31:13</a> - Old carpet glue: How to get it off<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=1992">33:12</a> - Hydroturf install<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=2062">34:22</a> - painting the interior<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=2221">37:01</a> - replacing the gas vents<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=2349">39:09</a> - Hydro-turf install continued<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=2821">47:01</a> - Trolling motor install<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=2945">49:05</a> - Paint job<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3042">50:42</a> - Wiring &amp; rigging<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3060">51:00</a> - Turfing the subfloor<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3078">51:18</a> - Side console install &amp; rigging<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3476">57:56</a> - Other critical items needed <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3169">52:49</a> - Initial water test<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3236">53:56</a> - Nate &amp; Anthony test the boat<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmLCCgm_3M&amp;t=3309">55:09</a> - Final end product of this boat restoration

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• UR

  @urbancolab · 2 years ago

  I definitely don’t mind the raw videos. The candid information about the process is the juice. 😊

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• MI

  @MichaelMarko · 5 months ago (edited)

  I just got one of these with a mercury 50! I have no experience remodeling boats and I’m using this video as my guide!!! Wish me luck!!

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• CY

  @cyrusstanley6316 · 7 months ago

  I used to really like your channel. Then you had your rant that ended somewhere around the 47 minute mark. And now I love this channel! Forget the critics and the haters you guys do awesome work and your channel is extremely informative. Love the work you guys do! Keep flying like the eagle you are

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• JU

  @jurlinquist · 2 years ago (edited)

  Im a foreman for a fairly large construction company, my quiestion is who tf would ever criticize this channel?! Have they not actually watched the videos or seen your boats?!

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• OT

  @OttoTheWeim · 2 years ago

  I just needed to post a comment because there isn’t much of an option for reviews but if anyone is ever looking for boat stuff check these guys first. Their service is top notch, SUPER fast shipping and the best prices around. &nbsp;I bought some bunk carpet and hydro turf from then and it arrived faster than Amazon would have delivered it. TBN prices are cheaper than the actual manufacturer or Amazon prices by a considerable amount and free shipping on the order too. These guys should be your first stop for boat stuff. I’m a customer for life if they sell what I need I’ll buy it from them no doubt.

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• MA

  @markmasters2701 · 2 years ago

  I have the same boat, a 1988 model. I am the 3rd owner. It was and still is kept inside when not in use. I even got the original cover that is still in pretty &nbsp;good shape. I did repower the old Mercury Classic 50 to a 50 HP Suzuki 4 stroke.<br>It is super solid and super reliable.

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• RA

  @radamus210 · 1 year ago

  Oh my goodness! That&apos;s my boat man. I bought this dilapidated, rotted wood V-17 Tourney, crap Merc60. I stripped it down, completely changed the layout, raised the sonsole, changed the front deck, added hatches in front for bow mount batts. Bought a used Johnson 70, all new controles, gauges. rewired completely, everything I couldn&apos;t save was new. Brand new boat. I stripped it bare, aluminum oxide primed, then a Base/clear Imron paint job, all painted up stripes, 4 colors HAHA! I had been posting pics of progress on a boating forum and this vinyl cutter guy messaged me and said &quot;give me your addy, I&apos;ve made all new decals for you on the house because it&apos;s so impressive. Man, did that ever feel so special, I couldn&apos;t believe it. Who does that? I put em on, and it has been a fantastic boat to this day and I did it more than 20 years ago. That Imron paint? expensive as hell? Looks brand new still. ~ So this was very cool, quite the flashback.

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• OL

  @oldguysandtrucks · 5 months ago

  It’s so amazing how you put down the turf

• RA

  @raydiaz140 · 2 years ago

  I love that rant about the haters. &nbsp;I&apos;m a tradesman, &nbsp;but was taught early in my career that nobody knows everything and to keep an open mind to learning. &nbsp;Even from someone with less experience. &nbsp;I have even taught this to my kids . Thanks for sharing your know how. &nbsp;And much respect for being humble through from start to present.

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• JE

  @jeffjones4006 · 2 years ago

  I restored a 16’ 1981 tracker III, the decks are aluminum. And the foam was saturated, but after new foam, new wiring, lights etc.. it’s a great boat for a retired guy

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• SH

  @shawnstevens9765 · 1 year ago

  Sir , I really appreciate your show , to the point that I have a 14ft 1973 sea nymph , and as I go thru your videos over the last few yrs I have ideas floating all around my head . &nbsp;1st a wash then ....