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Post by reelman19 on Feb 28, 2022 16:58:31 GMT -6
2008 2400 Bay; i want to install a recessed trolling pedal pan. It will mean I will need to notch out one of the stringers; funny thing is that the deck doesn't even lay on the stringer (there is a gap of about 1/2" between the top of the stringer and the underside of the deck] in addition only one end of the stringer is glassed into the inside of the gunwale. Looking for input; OK idea or not; see pics   |
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Post by Juan on Feb 28, 2022 18:07:54 GMT -6
I like the idea. I'm not a big fan of foot pedals and prefer to use a handheld remote but a recessed pan should look good. I can't tell from the picture exactly where the deck is cut out. Is it in the center or to one side? The pan on my last bass boat was dead center and I'm assuming it was there so the foot pedal would be the same distance from a trolling motor mounted either on the left or right side of the bow. Personally, considering the thickness of the deck, I wouldn't worry about notching a few inches out of a stringer BUT that pan looks to be 6 or 8" deep and I wouldn't remove more than a third the height of a stringer. I'd buy a shallower pan.
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Post by reelman19 on Feb 28, 2022 18:46:26 GMT -6
Juan
Thanks so much I wasn't sure you would see this in this section of the group; I was just about to to PM you. Tray is 4" deep and will be dead center of the casting deck.; stringer is approx 8" from top to bottom.; notch would be approx 3" into the stringer.
PS Love this Forum; I was a devoted fan of Verado Owners group; sad to see it go.
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Post by Juan on Mar 1, 2022 5:17:41 GMT -6
Since that stringer is at the bow and probably provides less support than the other stringers any way, I wouldn't worry about notching 3" out of the top of it to install the foot pan but I'm a perfectionist so I would probably add a 1/2" strip of starboard or marine plywood to the top of the stringer and glass it in place the best I could to fill that 1/2" gap between the deck and stringer.
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Post by reelman19 on Mar 1, 2022 5:34:07 GMT -6
My thoughts exactly on fixing the gap between the stringer the underside o the deck. FYI: where i can i have been using PVC board from Home Depot for many projects 4X8X1/2' $65.00 last I looked. I'm sure it is higher now.
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