Recent content by nohope

I used the rustoleum brand on the bottom of my lowe 1648 and love it. I flounder gig and gather oysters with my boat and the bedliner protects the bottom from oyster shell rocks,etc. I agree that it could cause drag and slow it down but I used a brush and it turned out slick not like the truck...

got the boat back on the trailer and put new numbers on it...........wont be long now..just gotta put the motor back on it and all the usual accesseries..pole holders,fire exting....etc..going to modify as we enjoy it cause I dont want to waste good fishing time now..lol

I need to put the boat back on the trailer so I want have to bend over so much ( bad back ) but want to replace the skids because they are treated wood covered in carpet. This is what caused the corrosion in the first place. Any Ideas on what to use? I found some of that synthetic deck boards...

I mostly fish in the lockfolly river and shallotte river. We trout fished mostly this past winter in the Lockwood folly. I sold a 14ft sears Gamefisher v bottom to buy this boat. The v-bottom was like being in a barrel cut in half. It was just not stable enough for me. Its cool to have someone...

Thanks guys, Ive already put a carpeted over plywood false bottom in it. This is just temporary until I find a good deal on some aluminum. I plan on building a casting deck and a live well sometime this winter. I need to stay conservative on the weight cause I only have 15 hp yama 4 stroke. I...

Here is some more progress on the big jon. I ruffed the sides and insides down with 120 grit and repainted the same color. Our local walmart carries the rustoleum camo paint and it has a picture of a jon boat on the can so maybe it will last at leat 2-3 years. This is all I have done so far...

yep I thought about that already. If I dont find a good deal on the green I will get some gray and maybe a stripe :D

thanks guys. I come from a commercial fishing family and was raised on homemade wood skiffs. When I got married I lost interest in boats. Now Ive got the bug again only this time this boat is not to earn a living It is just for fishing and maybe gathering a few oysters when I feel the need...

mmmm.....this project must not be unique enough to draw a reponse........... :? .thats ok Im still proud of it............lol =D>

Here is my 1986 1648 Lowe Big Jon. This is my first serious boat project so I thought I would get some advice on paint and some other mods. It will mostly be used in saltwater. I had a sears gamefisher but sold it to buy this. The previous owner had some welding done to fix where it had some...