Recent content by toddster88

Thanks a lot guys! I really appreciate the replies/comments/questions etc, so keep em coming. I love being a help to you guys! Sorry for the slow responses, Ive been extremely busy lately. Im a senior in college and the work has been piling up and now finals are here, plus I work at a local...

I dont have any posts on my seats. Thats just the amount of height you get from from the top an bottom brackets put together. I did measure though and I sit about 7inches above the carpeted bases I made. I had the boat out once to test everything and I was very comfortable in the seats through...

Thanks Luke. I put a couple more 2x2 braces across the top of the deck and for the botoom piece of the deck I just have those 2 - 2x2's and a 2x2 coming off each one of those diagonally. Sorry if you cant picture it in your head, ill try an get some pics of it undeneath there soon. But it is...

Thanks a lot I apprecite it! Ive been putting a lot of time and thought into this. What size motor do you have on your 14 footer? I havent had a chance to get mine in the water yet because of this crappy PA weather, but Im anxious and curious to see how my 7.5 pushes the 1436. And hey, atleast...

Ok, so I got around to mounting my pedestal bases and carpeted pieces. I used 1/4 in toggle bolts and they turned out great and sturdy as can be! I also put some loctite on the bases to make a good tight seal, probably overkill but oh well. For the bases, I bought some 1/4 in stainless bolts...

How big a boat do you have the 7.5 on? Ive just acquired the same motor, just a year older, and they sure are great running little motors. Ive been trying to do some research on them as well with little luck. I think this is because the only made this style 7.5 from 1980 to about 1983. Im pretty...

Heres some pics of the piece I was talking about in an earlier post that I was thinking of making for cup holders, rod holders, etc. I just dont know how to go about mounting it...or if I should just make a piece for the side too to make an enclosed space? Just something Ive been throwing...

Haha thanks RamHemiTX, Im guessing yours is only 32 in wide? Mine measures about 16 in high on the sides, which I think is pretty high for the size of the boat. Just keep searching and Im sure you'll come across something good! Just think, they should only get bigger and better from here on right

Thanks guys! Ive still got some work I wana do to it. I want to add a hinged part in the stern of the boat to hide the gas can n such. I need to get a new pedestal and seat mount for the front if I decide to go that route (I want to take her out on the water and test her first though!). I also...

Thanks for the replies guys. Yea, I plan on putting a seat up there. The pics I have posted are just an outline of the frame. I didn't get around to taking a final picture of the frame in the front before I put the carpeted deck on, but there is more support under there than the pics I posted...

Thanks a lot rmzachar, I appreciate it! Ive got a lot of other things I wana do with it and some ideas Ive been throwing around, so Ill be sure to post it all

Just picked up this bad boy the other day. It's a 1980 Evinrude 7.5 hp and it runs great! Hope it'll push the boat pretty good. The paint on the lower unit is in great shape, I cleaned it up real good the other day. There was some heavy gunk and grease on it but some engine degreaser...

Mounted my all around white light on the back of the boat. Best part about it was that its free! Came with another boat I had and is like brand new.

Built my little door for the front deck. Really like how this came out. Now just have to make another trip to lowes and figure out what I want to do about a latch and a handle.

One problem...I dont know how I want to mount the platforms and pedestals to the boat? :? I hear about everyone using toggle bolts, which is what I used to mount my deck in the front,but I dont know how to go about this on the seats? And I dont want to use screws at all.