First of all I would like to say hey to everyone on here, I have enjoyed reading the forum for quite some time, but never registered myself. Now I have and I look forward to sharing any information that I can and learning from the experienced folks on here. I just purchased a 12 foot flat bottom jon for $100 and also got lucky while looking on craiglist I found a 2004 5hp mercury and bought it for $350. I am going to be using the boat mainly for redfishing and am going to have two people on it, I am also going to be poling the boat on the flats and am looking forward to it. I am trying to figure out a way to build a front deck to where the boat is not too tipsy and maybe also some compartments in the seats. First things first, I have to paint it and am going to start working on that soon. Oh, I took her out yesterday for the first time and she got right on plane with me and a three gallon gas tank. Here are the pics of what she looks like. Any suggestions on how to rig it would be awesome, thanks guys.