Cody W

At the close of the 24 Duck Season I got a wild hair and decided to buy a 1979 Tracker Model II with a 83 Mercury 40 on it. It ran but it didn’t run well, the compression was good, the transom was rotted. Yet for some reason I decided to go forth with it anyway. Fortunately it became a project for my dad and I… he generally doesn’t let me fall into fun rabbit hole projects on my own. Part 1 - Breakdown To start it off We had to break it down And that was a ton of work! The amount of foam dust...

When I first started this conversion, I was genuinely on the fence, mainly because I’m a huge fan of backlights. But after some serious windshield time (and even some water time on the boat) with the Baja Designs kit, I have to say I’m fully committed to this setup now. I’m going to break down my findings into four key categories: Form, Function, Ruggedness, and Price. Form (The Look) Diode Dynamics certainly makes a good-looking light, but in my opinion, the Baja Designs aesthetic really...