Hello forum,
Didn't want to cross-post so I deleted my post in the boat house to post here properly.
First off I need to thank everyone here I have been lurking the forums for awhile now and have gotten many great ideas from all your projects.
A few months ago i purchased this little boat ( My first boat in nearly 15 years ) and have done some patching on it as well as making some additions till
winter comes so I can take it to the shop and start a complete rebuild of the boat.
Notice the decking previous owner put in is plain plywood. I've since started ripping the front deck out this weekend. Will post pics of
that tomorrow. I also added the generic indoor/outdoor carpet ( pulled from my patio hehe ) for some foot comfort, its not permanent
but we took the boat out a week ago after I patched up a few leaks to see if it would hold water and to get a bit of fishing in.
The boat came with this little motor. Too bad you can't find parts for it.. Only thing wrong is I need a new water pump impeller and a
new starter ring, the teeth are shaved off.
So I picked up this 40lb thrust minn from cabelas on sale for 138 bucks. BTW it pushes the boat nicely in the water and according to my
cellphone gps, with 2 adults in the boat and all our gear were were doing about 6mph in 5th gear. It trolls at about 1/2mph in 1st gear.
BTW I fixed the leaks in the boat using a epoxy called COAT-IT. I've used steelflex before and this seemed to be abit easier to apply
and is sandable and paintable as well. We will see how it stands up to time and abuse. Ohh and good ole 5200 as well.
However I have a few questions to ask.
1. This boat has no tag. And I haven't gone in to get it registered yet. Previous owner tells me the State guys figured the details out for him
but he can't remember the details.
Anyone know what brand and year it might be?
2. The previous owners put that decking in and underneath the decking is a mix of foam sheet and spray foam.
When we had it on the water it tends to ride high and drift pretty badly. Would you take the foam out? if so would you build flotation boxes
in the boat to compensate?
3. What is the max motor you would put on this guy? Its a 14foot boat and I have the opertunity to trade for a 35hp johnson to put on it,
but I think that may be overkill.
4. Anyone on the forum besides myself in Colorado? Even better Northeastern Colorado. hehe.
Thanks for the forums and all this is a great community.
Didn't want to cross-post so I deleted my post in the boat house to post here properly.
First off I need to thank everyone here I have been lurking the forums for awhile now and have gotten many great ideas from all your projects.
A few months ago i purchased this little boat ( My first boat in nearly 15 years ) and have done some patching on it as well as making some additions till
winter comes so I can take it to the shop and start a complete rebuild of the boat.
Notice the decking previous owner put in is plain plywood. I've since started ripping the front deck out this weekend. Will post pics of
that tomorrow. I also added the generic indoor/outdoor carpet ( pulled from my patio hehe ) for some foot comfort, its not permanent
but we took the boat out a week ago after I patched up a few leaks to see if it would hold water and to get a bit of fishing in.
The boat came with this little motor. Too bad you can't find parts for it.. Only thing wrong is I need a new water pump impeller and a
new starter ring, the teeth are shaved off.
So I picked up this 40lb thrust minn from cabelas on sale for 138 bucks. BTW it pushes the boat nicely in the water and according to my
cellphone gps, with 2 adults in the boat and all our gear were were doing about 6mph in 5th gear. It trolls at about 1/2mph in 1st gear.
BTW I fixed the leaks in the boat using a epoxy called COAT-IT. I've used steelflex before and this seemed to be abit easier to apply
and is sandable and paintable as well. We will see how it stands up to time and abuse. Ohh and good ole 5200 as well.
However I have a few questions to ask.
1. This boat has no tag. And I haven't gone in to get it registered yet. Previous owner tells me the State guys figured the details out for him
but he can't remember the details.
Anyone know what brand and year it might be?
2. The previous owners put that decking in and underneath the decking is a mix of foam sheet and spray foam.
When we had it on the water it tends to ride high and drift pretty badly. Would you take the foam out? if so would you build flotation boxes
in the boat to compensate?
3. What is the max motor you would put on this guy? Its a 14foot boat and I have the opertunity to trade for a 35hp johnson to put on it,
but I think that may be overkill.
4. Anyone on the forum besides myself in Colorado? Even better Northeastern Colorado. hehe.
Thanks for the forums and all this is a great community.