Recent content by Holdemhook56

I used the prop calculator and got a recommendation of exactly what I have now. 9 1/2 x 10. Here is my situation. I have a 1959 14' v hull feather craft boat. 6 gallons of gas 2 batteries 2 10lb anchors, trolling motors 2 small coolers and probably 20 lbs of fishing gear. I myself am about...

Well i decided I didn't want to take any chances on being under powered so I bought a 25 Evinrude off capitalist for $500 and has both electric start and pull start. It had 120 compression in both cylinders and runs great, but sure does needs a paint job. It needs a little tlc but nothing i...

Love the lines on that boat. Very nice looking rig. Awesome having the kids out it the boat. I have 3 grown boys, and a 3 year old and 1 year old. My 3 year old thinks the "pirate boat" is the most awesome thing on the planet. (He watches a little too much "Jake and the never land pirates" on...

I got the transom finished up, mounted a set of rod holders, and made a temporary base to strap my battery boxes and gas tank down to. Basically I just cut a piece of 1/2" ply and fixed straps to it and laid it in the back. With the tank and batteries attached to it it was plenty heavy enough to...

Here are a few pics of my boat.

I have a 1959 feathercraft 14' tinny, that weighs 169 lbs empty. it is mostly flat from about 1/3 of the way back, and the beam is about 48" at it's widest. I have a 5 hp Briggs on it for now, just to have something to use on it, but with 2 batteries, 2 corn fed southern boys, and all our...

Not much of a picture but the mahogany stain turned out pretty nice. Will post a few more pics of the process as soon as I have time to download from my camera.

What would you recommend for sealing the wood to the aluminum? Maybe the 4200?

I don't have pictures yet but I removed all the old transom wood a couple weeks ago and finally have started getting the new wood cut. The old transom was only 1" thick and I decided I wanted it a little beefier. After reading every post I could on wood recommendations I wound up with a hybrid...

Paint color came out nice. Was just in tractor supply today and was looking at that exact paint. I was going to keep mine bare but I think the paint will just look better. Nice work so far tree. Will be keeping tabs! 8)

Made a little progress over the weekend. A little aluminum brightner and a lot of scrubbing and she cleaned up pretty nice. Bought this little Briggs outboard from a friend for $250 and it really runs like new. Should push Crappie Days pretty well with just me, and mostly it will be just me and...

Just a few more pics

After a little research this will be a restoration rather than any modification. The boat is a 1959 FeatherCraft Cisco. It's just in too good a shape to modify so I'm going to keep it all in tact. The picture is from the original brochure in 1959. Now if anybody has a 1959 18 hp Johnson or...

Joined the site about a week ago and intended on restoring a very rough 66 FeatherCraft I've had for years now. It's a 12 footer and I just use it in ponds/creeks/river. Then I decided to look for a more solid boat to work with and keep the old boat just to kick around in. I've driven all over...