A little disappointing, had some motor issues. A funny part of the day was that we got a little too confident in the shallows and ended up beaching the boat in about an inch of water lol. We had to get out and drag the boat backwards about twenty yards!
I've got some photos to upload but...
I think I'm going to run it how it is right now and if it gives me problems I'll have an all aluminum transom welded in!
I have the afternoon off so I plan on finishing it up and getting on the water today before dark!!
I had six holes in the boat that I needed to plug up. 2 on the bow and 4 on the transom. I figure the holes in the transom were from the previous owner bolting on a motor (3/8") and transducer (drilled out to 1/4"), but I have no idea what the holes in the bow were from. You can see I already...
I'm just going to use the rubber mats you see in the photos above. They are from home Depot, 4x8 and 3/8 thick. I wanted aluminum but didn't think the cost was with it for this boat.
I got some more done last night but haven't uploaded photos, cut my thumb pretty good while trimming the...
If you're over 10hp in Iowa you have to have an extinguisher. That one is getting tossed though. ..along with the seats, they are from the previous owner!