Recent content by wis bang

Money to burn and no time to waste getting there!

Few years back I atended an NJ Fish and Wildlife expo where the kyack people had one with a rudder and the TM head mounted in a well between the paddler's knees. One model even had twin float chambers as a stern that could fin outward for fishing stability. There has to be one out there

I used crimp connections and cover with shrink tubing long enough to provide sufficient protection. Same on the trailer LED re-wire including individual ground wires for each lamp.

While not a speed demon, the 3.5 Tohatsu moves my 14' at close to 6 mph, even against the wind. I'd love to see what a 9.8 would do on that hull

Big and high for a tiny tin. Think about HOW you will get back in when you fall. Some sort of access ladder might just be in order and almost as important as a good PFD.

I have on old [NIB] Hummingbird I bought off someone who had it sitting on a shelf for years 'cause his son bought him a better one' so I gladly paid $15.00 and mounted it on the bottom of my trolling motor. A year later I found a Tohatsu and realized I couldn't use the old [monchrome screen]...

Make a ridge pole suported from your wood with upright pieces making a triangle for extra ridge support.

I'm still using the strap that came on the trailer though there are two points on the transom where it used to use stwo stern straps. I'll consider changing over once this strap goes bad.

It is physics, you are over powering the hull. As advised above, make sure you wear the tether as a full power run WILL toss you out. Keep to the moderate speeds and start looking for a smaller engine. I use an older Tohatsu 3.5 on my 14/48 to get along at 5mph and is enough to buck a headwind...

NJ used to give 'homemade' titles and issue a new VIN when there was a 'dealer's window'. Not sure about the current MVC

I found a moss and mold covered alumacraft 'Crappie Jon' in a driveway. The interior ribs and sides were covered with aluminum sheet and the two seats are on storage pedistal boxes. Cleaned, sanded, primed, and painted then re-carpet without any thoughts of decking. Shallow draft but able to...

Since it has LED lighting, check the polarity. wiring error crossing + and - will not light LED's... otherwise it is a ground issue

Went thru this with Pappy's old tackle. Most wasn't worth much though anything with the box was purchased along with anything old, wooden and in good shape. There was a good half dozen Heddon 'flatfish' in boxes with two guys price tags that were snapped up. I still have most of the old ruby...

Late 60's we rented a cottage in Ontario. Choice of either a starcraft or mirocraft 14' 3 seat boats and Pappy always took the starcraft though it was a little squirrly on the larger lakes if the wind got up VRS the deeper mirocraft

My '69 Alumacraft Crappie Jon with the seats removed is flat aluminum over the ribs. I bought a indoor/outdoor remnant and a quart can of the adhesive they recommended but for insurance I added a bead of construction adhesive along the edges. I had removed the chia pet carpet [boat sat so long...