u/Decent_Fuel9804

Hey all, I just picked up an old bass tracker v-16 that used to be in our family a long while back and plan to spice her up a bit.

A few years back it had the transom rebuilt, all new marine grade plywood wrapped in vinyl, and all new wiring. It currently has a 25hp mercury two stroke that I plan to replace with something bigger down the line.

I just stripped all the paint off the exterior and plan on painting the top half olive drab this weekend, then the bottom black (once I figured out what to do with these old epoxy patches). and then the trailer black. I want to take out the "rod locker" that's on the left since it's practically useless since its not long enough to fit any of my rods,

My questions are

1. Can I remove the rod locker on the left or is it a structural necessity? I eventually want to take out the first storage box on the right, move it to the left side, and install a side mounted console on the right.

2. Any advice on what I should do with these old patches? If they should be redone or the best way to go about these since I want to eventually paint the bottom

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Hey all, I just picked up an old bass tracker v-16 that used to be in our family a long while back and plan to spice her up a bit.

A few years back it had the transom rebuilt, all new marine grade plywood wrapped in vinyl, and all new wiring. It currently has a 25hp mercury two stroke that I plan to replace with something bigger down the line.

I just stripped all the paint off the exterior and plan on painting the top half olive drab this weekend, then the bottom black (once I figure out what to do with these old epoxy patches). and then the trailer black. I want to take out the "rod locker" that's on the left since it's practically useless since its not long enough to fit any of my rods,

My questions are

1. Can I remove the rod locker on the left or is it a structural necessity? I eventually want to take out the first storage box on the right, move it to the left side, and install a side mounted console on the right.

2. Any advice on what I should do with these old patches and sealed seams? If they should be redone or the best way to go about these since I want to eventually paint the bottom

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks