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The whole idea of a separate green/red light on each corner was to compensate for the fact the trolling motor blocks the starboard view of the one mounted in the center. A viewer to the L will see two red lights, the edge mounted one and the original center light. A viewer on the R will still...

LED lights are available here in case anyone is interested: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732Z8J9C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When I bought a new trolling motor for my big boat I decided to move the old one to my Jon, which entailed building up a wood mounting surface on the front flat. This meant my old bow light was blocked on the starboard side, so I ordered a pair of LED lights from Amazon. Once they arrived I...

I have the same boat from 1967. It hasn't been on the water in 20 years but I still pay the property tax on it every year. The transom needs to be replaced on mine as well. I love the mods you have done and look forward to seeing some photos when you have it finished. I'm fascinated to find out...

I have read it is unwise to use treated lumber in an aluminum boat because of corrosion issues. I added a front deck to my Lowe 1648 this week and I used regular SPF 2X4, mostly because most of the wood I used was scrap from another project. The only real new expense was the plywood and a box of...

If you don’t like the idea of selling both boats then you might think about rigging them side by side to make a pontoon or barge. Not sure how easy it would be to trailer, but it would be stable for sure.

I inherited my grandfather’s 14’ Sears Jon. It was on a tilting trailer that has integral wheels and hubs. There is no separate hub: the wheel contains the bearings and races. I was never quite sure what I was supposed to do if I ever had a flat :) I found the tilting feature quite useful when...