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Title: Bringing back an old recon dlx
Post by: ont_angler on Oct 19, 2019, 09:57 PM

Got a cheap recon dlx at the end of last year. Here are a few of the things I’ve done to improve on the old design.

First thing I did was remove the jump seat.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tsYPzHGG/504-A9-ABA-AE23-48-D9-B9-D7-05-DD93395355.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tsYPzHGG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/2VJJGrL4/55-B6-B906-E31-B-4-E16-8-C2-C-6-F096-CCEB933.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2VJJGrL4)

I thought about using a plano trunk. But decided against it since it had no back rest and the frabill seat was hard as a rock.

2nd thing I did, I noticed newer sentinel shacks had a new pole configuration, resulting in the bottom bar being closer to the ice and a bit more head room. So, I drilled a new hole in the baseplate and move the bars around.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zHzHbsFM/8724428-F-5-EAE-456-A-BADA-F28-E9328619-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zHzHbsFM)

(https://i.postimg.cc/PLM2gjJV/518-B28-CB-E85-E-47-DF-A086-14-F1-DA91-D593.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PLM2gjJV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/FfvTCRrJ/657-D8-F8-C-79-C1-4-A96-8-F06-741-DD14-CCACE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FfvTCRrJ)

A Cabela’s folding ice chair keeps things light, saves on space and is far more comfortable than the original plywood jump seat.
(https://i.postimg.cc/LYBZs9LL/C80-BF0-E5-4268-4899-9113-8-E6478915-FD8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYBZs9LL)


I also noticed in newer sentinel shacks they added more Velcro points on the bottom skirt. So I did just that, little bit of 20lbs test power pro and a sewing needle secured the skirt farther up the bottom rail
(https://i.postimg.cc/z38gchYj/508-BFE15-ACDC-4-C02-839-D-E2-A74-FE9-B2-D9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z38gchYj)

(https://i.postimg.cc/jDb6tFGp/E373-D7-CD-A3-C4-4-DD0-B7-F4-B705103-DB8-ED.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jDb6tFGp)

Next I’m looking to do either a shelf that locks into the bars or a console in one of the corners. Will post up if I end up doing it. I have this laying around so we will see.
(https://i.postimg.cc/676dGG6z/77-A34-A2-A-5-F3-F-4-FAE-AEFD-42-A5-D8-ACC8-BA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/676dGG6z)

Hopefully this will help others who have this simple light shacks laying around and will breath some new life into them.

If you run one of these or something similar I would love to see your tips or tricks for your 1 man flip overs.

Tight lines.

Title: Re: Bringing back an old recon dlx
Post by: Warren_G on Dec 04, 2019, 08:41 AM

Have a look at the post in my sig, I did a fairly extensive mod of an Eskimo Wide 1 a couple years ago. Very comfortable one man set up. I found lots of great idea on this forum and tried to roll everything I learned into one shack.