Recent content by basebdude333

I currently have a Lowe 1448M jon boat, and am hoping to get a bow mount trolling motor for it. In the near future I hope to frame and deck it, but as of right now I am in the process of finding a trolling motor and outboard. My question is, will the stock aluminum front deck on the Lowe 1448M...

I did the compression test myself, and can repeat it this weekend when I go look at it again. As long as the variation in pressure isn't a sign of a major problem in the motor, I would be willing to do some work on it myself or have it serviced. As far as the price goes, I have to agree that...

Thanks for your input. He is currently asking for $1000, but I am going to take the boat out in a local lake to see how the motor runs this weekend, and will find out exactly what he wants for it. As far as the compression goes, I have no idea, all I thought was that the the compression needed...

First off, thanks to everyone, this site is great and has given me a wealth of valuable information. I am thinking about purchasing a 14 foot jon boat and the plan is to frame, deck and carpet the boat. My thoughts were leaning towards a casting deck on the bow and another from the transom to...

Thanks for the info, pictures would be nice. How many HP is your motor? What does the motor look like on the side where the tiller was removed?

All the projects on this site are great, but few have a jon boat conversion to a side console. I'm convinced that I want to put one in unless someone gives me a really good reason not to. Anyway I wanted to know what the minimum horsepower I should use if I were to make a side console on a 14...

thanks for your input, I don't have a motor yet so I can't give you a model or year. I just wanted to get an idea before I started looking for motors.

I was wondering how difficult it would be to convert an electric start tiller to remote control steering?