My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Just because I like looking at before and afters of this thing!

Earlier this year:

Yesterday!!!:

Will look even better when the trailer is painted flat black or something light that, even gloss black!

 

[ezmobee]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Boat looks sharp. What's going to power it?

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Boat looks sharp. What's going to power it?

as of the moment, a 55 lb thrust Minn Kota trolling motor. But I am buying a 25 HP Mercury from my boss next year (after me wedding...lol) for $500

 

[emoney]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Maybe somebody needs to tell your Boss how nice of a wedding present that
would be?

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

worked on the boat some more today, nothing major. just installed the front anchor point. After that I was itching to do something else when it hit me. I needed to make some backing plates for the trolling motor when I mount it on the back so im not scratching the mess out of some paint. I used some leftover aluminum I had to make them. Made a trip to lowes to get some stainless bolts; some 1/4 20 X 2 1/2 hex bolts and washers with some lock nuts. I was working in the dark...lol

inside the boat backing plate:

Front anchor point tie off:

Also yesterday, I installed the other set of rod holders on the left side!

Cant wait till saturday for the wiring and possible test run

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Tease until this afternoon:

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

ttt

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

Boat is DONE!:

 

[westexasrepublic]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

nice job and good splash, but I still dont get that "BASSAWKWARDS" decal, can you explain?

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

lol instead of saying *** Backwards, its Bass Ackwards (i spelt min Akwards cause it looked cooler). Its just a catchy phrase. It also kind of describes the boat as it looks total "Bass Ackwards" from what it did. it did a 180 and looks like a new boat

 

[westexasrepublic]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

OHHHHHH nice truck too, ever consider paint matching your boat with the truck? or is that bass akwards?

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

OHHHHHH nice truck too, ever consider paint matching your boat with the truck? or is that bass akwards?

Lol, i considered it one time, but Im not going to have a Red truck forever. I like red but it is wayyyyy to hard to keep clean. so this is the last red one I own I love my truck though!!!!!!!!! it looks better when its clean:

but i do get her dirty:

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/cleaning-detailing/13685-how-you-get-obx-mud-off-truck-56k-warning.html

Im on like 6 ranger forums, so i guess you can tell I love it..lol

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

back to the top here!

 

[ezmobee]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

back to the top here!

Why?

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

I'll send it back to the top so others can see it. On all of the forums I am on (ranger forums, fishing forums, boating forums) i have NEVER seen a forum with as much activity as this one. Threads can get lost pretty easily or overlooked in all of the new posts. So everyonce in a while I bring it back up to people's "New Posts".

not to mention, I'm pretty proud of it and would like for more people to look at her

 

[dixie_boysles]

Re: My 1985 PolarKraft 1440 Restore

I just got a foot controlled trolling motor from my dad for free. Its an oler style but Ill tell you what, it looks like a stout beast. all metal design so I dont have to worry about breaking anything lol.

Its a Mariner trolling motor and the only thing I know about it is what I found on iboats:

Well, after playing with it a bit last night, I think I have it figured out. It's a scissor mount, but it isn't nearly as easy as pulling a cord and dropping it into position.

Stowed position:

Operational postion:

Switching between the two, while on the water, may be interesting to put it mildly.

Step 1: Climb out on bow

Step 2: Release catch (marked by yellow arrow)

Step 3: release second catch (marked by yellow arrow)

Step 4: rotate various pieces into operational positions

I can definitely see myself going overboard trying to stow/un-stow this beast.

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aborgman