Lonestar 14' Mods

I bought an old 14 foot Lonestar boat about 2 months ago and since then i have been in stripping paint, building the decks and floors, designing a livewell as well as alot of other small jobs. It has been good so far, the longest part of the job was stripping off the layers of paint (there was about 10 different layers). Now I have the boat in primer and should be done with it before the end of March. Keep in mind that im not even 15 yet so its not the best work you have probably ever seen.

Any questions just ask

Here are some before pictures


this one is after removing the middle bench, oddly enough it had no flotation foam in it and was only attached by 4 rivets each side so it was not providing much structual support

Heres a picture after primer, sorry for the bad pictures




When I was doing the hinges I wanted them flush and not showing at all, so I had to countersink them into the deck using a dremel, I think it came out alright.


thats all for now, thanks for looking.

Looks good so far. Keep up the good work!!

Lookin' good! 8)

:WELCOME:

Nice job.Well done.

Looking good so far. What color are you going to paint it?

its a tan color, the original paint was rustoleum sand beige, but it looks more like yellow, so I went to lowes and they tinted a darker shade and it matches my carpet almost perfect. My seats are dark green and tan, and Im going have a local store make me a green Lonestar decal and a green stripe going down the whole boat, it should come together pretty nice, i should be done with it by this weekend.

Looking forward to the pics! 8)

Great job , weather should be comin around time to put it in the water..........

Finally got it done, took me 4 months about and probably about $600. I think the finished product turned out pretty well for me being only 15.
here are some pics I took I will take more once it stops raining tomorrow.
Start


Finish





Here is how i made the livewell, when I removed the bench seat i noticed there was no flotation foam so I had an idea, I thought why not make it into a livewell, i think it turned out pretty good and with the measurements it is 18 gallons.


Heres the switch



Heres the decal i had made for me that i got from a local trophy store
It matches the seats perfectly


Heres the tempress low back seats i got, they are 120 a piece at bass pro but i got em for 50 a piece off ebay.



Battery compartment


Trolling motor plug


random pics


front deck support



if you have any questions just post em up and ill do my best to awnser em.
Thanks for looking!

Looks great.

Nicely done! I like the countersink on the hinges. Color looks good too and will be comfortable in the sun. Something to be proud of!

Good job that's a sharp lookin boat. Can you tell us more about how you made your livewell?

Dave

Yeah no problem,

First i removed the stardard middle bench seat becuase I was putting down the flooring, i noticed that there was no flotation foam inside so i decided why not make it a livewell instead of using a cooler because it would sit flat below the deck, I cut a 5x20 hole in the top and put a drain plug in and tested for leaks. there was one small leak i fixed with some jb weld. then i bought the basspirator livewell system ( i think thats what its called) from bass pro for about $40. then I just ran my wires and I was done. I can fill it up, aerate it, and get the water out with only one pump, just have to move the aerator itself or the hose. I measured it and then put the measurements into some calculator online and it turned out to be 18 gallons which is plenty I think.

Thanks for the replies,

Any more questions just ask!

I love the carpet, looks like what the pros use

Kansas Angler said:

Yeah no problem,

First i removed the stardard middle bench seat becuase I was putting down the flooring, i noticed that there was no flotation foam inside so i decided why not make it a livewell instead of using a cooler because it would sit flat below the deck, I cut a 5x20 hole in the top and put a drain plug in and tested for leaks. there was one small leak i fixed with some jb weld. then i bought the basspirator livewell system ( i think thats what its called) from bass pro for about $40. then I just ran my wires and I was done. I can fill it up, aerate it, and get the water out with only one pump, just have to move the aerator itself or the hose. I measured it and then put the measurements into some calculator online and it turned out to be 18 gallons which is plenty I think.

Thanks for the replies,

Any more questions just ask!

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Good thinkin man. Wish I had a sealed seat like that, I need to figure out what I will use for my livewell tank.

Dave

bAcKpAiN said:

I love the carpet, looks like what the pros use

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yep its pretty good quality stuff, bought it from bass pro i believe, but it could have been cabelas

If you were to sell this boat what would you list it for? would like to know how much its worth and if I put more money into it than i should have