Otter Ice Lodge Modification 2009

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July 24, 2009 at 12:10 am #22483
LOWFisherman
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Here are the pics I have so far on my modification.

I first started out by bolting the 2 side supports to the sled.

After I had those tightened down I placed my Big Buddy and 5lb propane tank in the back of the sled and measured for the cross peice.

Next: I measured for the front cross peice. The front and the back will not have covers on them. I’m going to place my foot mat in this area while in transport.

Finally I cut a center cross peice to go from the front and rear cross peices to seperate my sled in 2. The rear is where my 5 gallon bucket will go which will also hold my minnow bucket while in transport.

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July 24, 2009 at 12:22 am #304547
LOWFisherman
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That is all the further I was able to get on it tonight. It will probably be a couple week journey before she’s all said and done.

Should I varnish or stain the wood i’m using at all? I used treated lumber for everything so far. Will that be enough to keep moisture from hurting it? The plywood I will be using will be covered in a marine type carpet when finished.

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July 24, 2009 at 12:42 am #304546
thinice
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Any non treated wood needs to be protected with some sort of sealer.
July 24, 2009 at 12:45 am #304545
LOWFisherman
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its all been treated 2 x 2 so far.

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July 24, 2009 at 1:11 am #304544
Travp
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Lookin good so far. Just a heads up, If your gonna put led lights in do not order through best hong kong. they have great lights but if you have any problems they have some of the worst customer service I have ever seen.

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July 24, 2009 at 1:49 am #304558
LOWFisherman
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thanks for the heads up, but no lights will be needed in this house. No night action on LOW and i rarely get out before the sun comes up. I’m mostly concerned about stopping my gear from sliding around and having storage compartments etc.

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July 24, 2009 at 1:54 am #304557
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Honestly you dont need treated lumber or to stain or varnish it. Save yourself some money.
July 24, 2009 at 1:59 am #304556
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That a good start.LOW
I would use a little shorter bolts.you’ll snag stuff on them.

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July 24, 2009 at 2:00 am #304555
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the lumber I have is leftover from a deck project I just finished with so i was just being resourceful. Other than the two side pieces that were bolted to the sled everything else has been scraps from the deck project! I’m kinda impressing myself.

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July 24, 2009 at 2:01 am #304554
chet_long
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Good work LOW.

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July 24, 2009 at 2:16 am #304559
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I’m toying with the idea of mounting the seats to the decking itself. In the “front” compartment (front meaning front of sled while fishing), I was going to have 2 separate compartments and wanted to mount a seat on each cover. What is your guys’ opinion on that?

The reasoning behind it is I feel like i’m sitting too high up with otters new seating design and my back aches like the dickens from bending over to reach my far hole. I realize I lose alot of left to right mobility but i’m not sure how much left to right action I need.

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July 26, 2009 at 12:51 am #304561
LOWFisherman
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jbonice007 wrote:
That a good start.LOW
I would use a little shorter bolts.you’ll snag stuff on them.

I’ll be cutting them down with a hack saw when I get a little further along. Thanks for the heads up though!

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July 26, 2009 at 12:57 am #304560
LOWFisherman
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These are the hardware peices that I used to tie all the braces together at the joints.

David Pederson
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July 26, 2009 at 2:10 am #304553
CrappieSniffer
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I think your already thinking of ice LOW! Nice work and you gave me some ideas………..thanks!

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July 26, 2009 at 2:23 am #304543
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Thanks buddy!

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