richg99
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Right about the first of the year, I scrapped my old Lowe 1648 and bought a 1652 G3 VBW hull. Like many similar jons, it was wide open and bare-boned.
I've added decking; moved my old console over; and done some mods to both the boat and the trailer. Even with some added coolers, she still lacked "small-stuff" storage.
I deliberated about covering the side braces up. That sure would look fancy if I did. However, the more I thought about it, those side braces expose some valuable unused space!
I bought two pieces of 1/2 x 3-inch moulding at Lowes. The material was designed to be used as moulding around garage doors. It has a rubber "flap" that made a nice transition piece between the vertical side braces and the level decking.
I glued the moulding on both sides of my deck. That location formed small "pockets" between each brace. As you can see from the pictures, Plastic worm bags and scent bottles fit in there nicely. Incidentally, I glued them on, rather than rivet or screw them, since the area where they contacted the side braces was exactly where the side braces were bent. That bend, IMHO, was a major strength factor, and I didn't want to screw into the strongest part of the boat framing.
PL ??? construction glue from Lowes worked great. After taking the picture, I painted the white glue so that it blends in.
regards, richg99
I've added decking; moved my old console over; and done some mods to both the boat and the trailer. Even with some added coolers, she still lacked "small-stuff" storage.
I deliberated about covering the side braces up. That sure would look fancy if I did. However, the more I thought about it, those side braces expose some valuable unused space!
I bought two pieces of 1/2 x 3-inch moulding at Lowes. The material was designed to be used as moulding around garage doors. It has a rubber "flap" that made a nice transition piece between the vertical side braces and the level decking.
I glued the moulding on both sides of my deck. That location formed small "pockets" between each brace. As you can see from the pictures, Plastic worm bags and scent bottles fit in there nicely. Incidentally, I glued them on, rather than rivet or screw them, since the area where they contacted the side braces was exactly where the side braces were bent. That bend, IMHO, was a major strength factor, and I didn't want to screw into the strongest part of the boat framing.
PL ??? construction glue from Lowes worked great. After taking the picture, I painted the white glue so that it blends in.
regards, richg99
