basebdude333
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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 the back bench seat. Leaving just a low floor in between.
My first question is about the purchasing of the jon boat, trailer, and outboard. The package that I found on Craigslist consists of a 14 foot jon boat with a 60 inch beam and 42 inch floor width. The trailer is in decent shape, but has some severe rust on the leaf springs and axle, the frame seems to be solid. Finally, the motor is an 1984 Yamaha 8 HP, that needs the seals replaced in the lower unit after the water pump was installed improperly. We did a compression test and the cylinders came out with 120 and 140. My question is what is a rough estimate of how much the package would be worth? I am worried that the lower unit will need a complete rebuild after getting water inside and sitting for who knows how long, and don't want to spend too much on a beat up boat and trailer that may need replacement leaf springs and an axle in the near future.
Next, if I did purchase the boat I was hoping to paint it inside and out. This brings us to the issue of the multiple dents. I know jon boats take a beating and are meant to get beat up, but this boat has tons of dents, and some holes where rivets used to be towards the top. My question, is there any solution to these dents, or should I just live with them and paint over it?
Thanks for bearing with me in this long post. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
My first question is about the purchasing of the jon boat, trailer, and outboard. The package that I found on Craigslist consists of a 14 foot jon boat with a 60 inch beam and 42 inch floor width. The trailer is in decent shape, but has some severe rust on the leaf springs and axle, the frame seems to be solid. Finally, the motor is an 1984 Yamaha 8 HP, that needs the seals replaced in the lower unit after the water pump was installed improperly. We did a compression test and the cylinders came out with 120 and 140. My question is what is a rough estimate of how much the package would be worth? I am worried that the lower unit will need a complete rebuild after getting water inside and sitting for who knows how long, and don't want to spend too much on a beat up boat and trailer that may need replacement leaf springs and an axle in the near future.
Next, if I did purchase the boat I was hoping to paint it inside and out. This brings us to the issue of the multiple dents. I know jon boats take a beating and are meant to get beat up, but this boat has tons of dents, and some holes where rivets used to be towards the top. My question, is there any solution to these dents, or should I just live with them and paint over it?
Thanks for bearing with me in this long post. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.