My boat Pics; Tracker Grizzly

clarker2000 · December 04, 2010, 09:11:42 AM

Posting some pics of my all electric powered tracker grizzly, hopefully to win a Dobbins Rod!!! I made this boat from scratch seven years ago and I just decided to give her a little refresh. I am adding two large storage compartments, by removing the floatation in the rear of the boat, getting new 20 OZ. carpet, mini jack plate, stick steer and the list goes on. She might look pretty messed up right now but the finished product will look super nice. Its a 1648 Tracker Grizzly, powered by a 48 Volt Torqeedo electric motor, 70lb thrust motorguide on the bow, lowrance hds 7 on the bow and hds 5 on the stern, 40 gallon livewell, lighted compartments, rod box that holds as many rods as you could possibly have and tons of storage. Basically its on giant deck with a huge tackle store underneath. I will post pics as I go. Should be too long till its back on the water again!!!

Here is a picture before I started ripping her in pieces. Dont worry you will be back and better then ever.

Donald Garner · December 04, 2010, 11:13:42 AM

Sounds as if you got a winter project schedule there.
I look forward to seeing the boat pictures as you get things back together and ready for the lake.

Buzbait88 · December 05, 2010, 08:19:33 AM

looks awesome so far, can't wait to see the finished product.

clarker2000 · January 23, 2012, 10:14:53 AM

Boat has been finished, I just forgot to post pictures. So here

new built in cooler compartments

I fabricated an aluminum stick steer box with electronics controls

HDS 5 on the rear

HDS 7 on the front

The finished product!!

brian_w_watson · January 23, 2012, 10:20:23 AM

Nice -- what's the rolling pin for?

clarker2000 · January 23, 2012, 10:32:46 AM

Smoothing out the carpet, air bubbles. And making pizza!!!

bassn1 · January 23, 2012, 11:17:18 AM

Great Job

A whole new boat. And I'll bet it's paid for

Shiloh · January 23, 2012, 03:15:18 PM

wow thats a great job! oh and I like pizza

Bigwrench · January 23, 2012, 04:39:08 PM

I really like that setup ! Fantastic work ! Thanks for sharing

Banjer Pickin and Bass Fishing !

unchained186 · January 26, 2012, 06:24:48 AM

Nice thats some quality work
With that 48 volt doing youre normal amount of travel how often do you have to charge your Batteries
it seems like they would last a while I know 36 volt doesnt draw many amps so 48 must be under that

clarker2000 · January 26, 2012, 08:04:03 AM

Quote from: unchained186 on January 26, 2012, 06:24:48 AM
Nice thats some quality work
With that 48 volt doing youre normal amount of travel how often do you have to charge your Batteries
it seems like they would last a while I know 36 volt doesnt draw many amps so 48 must be under that

It depends on how much throttle I use. We have some huge electric only reservoirs here in Maryland. Liberty Reservoir is by far the biggest. I can go from the top to the bottom, which is about 8 miles. So going up and back is 16 miles and that is a hike for sure. Boat does just a hair under 7mph which is moving for an electric boat. I would say on a normal day Im probably running about 6 to 8 miles. I place on charge for about 6 hours and she is all ready for the next day. Batteries get charges ever trip. Im running 8 - 6 volt golf cart batteries.

scbassfanatic · January 26, 2012, 10:11:11 AM

How did you get those logos on the carpet? I have a small project in mind for my tracker and would like to get the tracker logo in the carpet.

clarker2000 · January 26, 2012, 10:34:32 AM

Quote from: scbassfanatic on January 26, 2012, 10:11:11 AM
How did you get those logos on the carpet? I have a small project in mind for my tracker and would like to get the tracker logo in the carpet.

http://g2gemini.com/floor-graphics/
They do great work. You will need to tell them you have authorization from Tracker to use their logo. They wont ask any other questions but they will ask.

I wasnt going to place the logos on the boat but I messed up a small piece of carpet that I couldnt fix. So instead of redoing the whole thing I decided a nice LOWRANCE vinyl floor sticker would work well. It blossomed into my fishing club logo etc.... It does look nice if I may say so myself.

Top-Water · February 06, 2012, 03:39:01 PM

Real Nice Job!! where did you get your carpet from? I'm in the middle of some restorations and can't decide on which carpet to go with.

Tigers12 · February 06, 2012, 07:26:51 PM

You did a great job on your boat. I have a friend that is working on his boat i'm going to let him see your pictures so he can get some good ideas. thanks for posting the pictures.

Donald Garner · February 06, 2012, 09:16:53 PM

Your boat looks Great.............

Thanks for sharing the pictures (Before & After)

Reservoir Runner · February 12, 2012, 06:30:44 PM

Nice job putting the rig together. Good luck in the upcoming season!

clarker2000 · February 13, 2012, 02:52:28 PM

Quote from: Top-Water on February 06, 2012, 03:39:01 PM
Real Nice Job!! where did you get your carpet from? I'm in the middle of some restorations and can't decide on which carpet to go with.

Check out Capri Carpets. They supply most major top name bass boat companies with carpet. Its the real deal. Great prices and great service. I have ordered several times from them and they are awesome. http://www.capricarpet.com/p-115-ship-and-shore-16-oz-20-oz-or-24-oz-face-weights.aspx

BassMaster8787 · February 13, 2012, 03:44:49 PM

Look nice! Where did you get the logos on your carpet at? And how did you put them on.

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clarker2000 · February 13, 2012, 05:29:59 PM

Quote from: BassMaster8787 on February 13, 2012, 03:44:49 PM
Look nice! Where did you get the logos on your carpet at? And how did you put them on.

See previous post above for where to buy. They are just big vinyl stickers for carpet. Peel and stick.