Recent content by jabNE

My son and I couldnt wait to try the 58 blue star out so we hit a farm pond this afternoon. It works great with a little troller and good battery. We had a blast this afternoon. Cant wait to get this boat a little more fixed up!

And drug home a new project for the other son. A 1958 blue star V. This one came with a refurbished trailer, new lights and tires too. We cleaned the boat up, my 13 year old learned to use an angle grinder with cutoff wheel to remove rusted steel bolts used here and there incorrectly on the...

Sometimes you start things, then work anlittle more on them when interests are piqued. Like when your boys get old enough to want their own little fishing boats. Got the transom installed. Cleaning it up for new seats and a paint job.

Ok, been a bit since I revisited this project. Funny how life with two active boys and other aspects of life sort of leads to the boat being pushed into an out of the way place and ends up sitting there untouched except to weedeat a little around it in offseason. I have an end of summer and fall...

How can I find information on the approximate age of my boat, or perhaps some history on the montgomery ward sea king line? I got the old transom out, wow there was not much left of that thing to use as a template for a new one but I managed. I ground the heads off of all of the old rivets...

Nice work! Jim

I plan on just using the stock bench seats on it, not adding any decking, false floors, etc. I do want to build a battery box for trolled, some wiring, lights, and so forth, this will be for fishing and trapping. On quest for a trailer for it now. Welcome any suggestions on paint, other fix ups...

Have no idea on year of this thing, freebie from an in-law. Stripped all the rotted wood, seats, deck, you name off of here, and viola there was a nice little Jon boat under that 500 pounds of crud. Needs a new transom, someone tried to fix the seat cracks with steel strap not aluminum, all...