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neckband4
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Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2015 1:36 pm Posts: 7
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2054 boat build
My buddy and I are contemplating getting a stamped hull from Pierce Aluminum and building our own boat. He's the welder and I've built plenty of things that were probably more complicated than figuring out how to create a functional bow out of the basic hull we get.
Has anyone done this and have any input on whether we're nuts to do it? Any pro's or con's on pretty much using the entire 20' hull length so we end up with a 2054, rather than cutting 2' off of it and making an 18'? I guess what I'm saying is we hunt 4 guys consistently and we could use the room of a 20. The plan is to put a surface drive on it. Not sure which one at this point. Thanks for any feedback.
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Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:52 pm |
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Russ
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: 2054 boat build
Plenty of lessons learned on this forum. Get to searching. Expecting all the answers from your post would be doing yourself a disservice. There are some really experienced people that no longer visit this site so they won't answer you and some good images posted by those and other people.
#CFFITR #GhostBoat #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:12 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: 2054 boat build
Anthonyaarnold just did a post on a 20x50 he just built that came out real nice. Go check out his thread and reach out to him as well. I’m sure he could provide you with some very good information.
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:18 am |
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brycecheramie
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 4323 Location: Cut Off, La.
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Re: 2054 boat build
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:36 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: 2054 boat build
Ooooo ok, that’s my bad. I didn’t realize a company had built it for him
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:50 am |
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Buckmark311
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:50 am Posts: 284
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Re: 2054 boat build
I run a 2060. used to run a 1754. When I was in the 1754 I always said I wanted a bigger boat. Now that i'm in the 2060 I've never said I wanted a smaller boat.
go big, power it correctly and you will be more than happy.
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:28 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: 2054 boat build
Yeah that’s true, I have an 18x48 and wish it was a 20x54 or 20x60
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:40 pm |
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Russ
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: 2054 boat build
I have a 1748, have spent a good bit of time in a 1954 (+ hunt deck) the last couple years, and am completely happy with my 1748. It's all about use case and perspective. For my hunting needs (3 people mostly with 4 sometimes), its plenty of space and power isn't a problem (fully built Briggs on a long tail frame right now, used to be on a surface drive). If you arent certain what you want, go bigger. If you know without a doubt what size you need, then smaller boats can fill those niches perfectly.
#CFFITR #GhostBoat #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor
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Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:46 pm |
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neckband4
MMT Member
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2015 1:36 pm Posts: 7
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Re: 2054 boat build
Appreciate the feedback
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Sun Apr 14, 2019 1:25 pm |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:40 am |
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Will
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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Re: 2054 boat build
_________________ Before the internet, the majority of the village idiots stayed in their villages.
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Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:51 am |
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Frog
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Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:49 am Posts: 3260
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Re: 2054 boat build
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Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:21 am |
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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Re: 2054 boat build
_________________ Before the internet, the majority of the village idiots stayed in their villages.
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Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:30 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: 2054 boat build
Gatorglide got me out of a bind today in some extremely thick stuff lol just sayin
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Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:56 pm |
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Permabanned
MMT Member
Joined: Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:51 pm Posts: 7
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Re: 2054 boat build
I'd have a builder weld up the form of the hull and you finish it. The hull form is the critical part. If you screw that up then you have to start over.
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:29 pm |
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