Looking at that brochure I noticed they omitted the middle bench. I love the idea of removing middle bench but have heard that bench gives needed lateral support. Any idea how they made up for that?
Just curious what material everyone uses when making templates for decking? Assume this is a 1st time build and there is not a previous deck to use.
To me the perfect option would be something that is thin, rigid, light weight, easy to cut, and available in big wide/long pieces?
Cardboard is...
That looks great and thanks for the pics!
In my boat the front deck is not level - slopes down towards back (see my bad drawing 1st page). Is yours that way? It looks like you matched the deck to the slope of the front deck?
Are the seat pedestals going to be attached to just the decking...
One reason I want the elevated deck is for storage underneath. How do you think the material would work if you made cut outs and used removed material as hatches like you would with ply?
Lots of advantages to being higher up when bass fishing (see the way bass boats are designed), in addition for me the advantage is storage space under the deck.
Have not had time to start and still undecided…..
Still haven’t found anyone that has done this make/model boat, and haven’t received much advice. Let me know if you have better luck!
Just went down the used boat rabbit hole. Yes there are 100’s of good used Jon boats out there - problem is maybe 1 out of 100 has a clean title or registration available. In Texas that is a deal killer if you are going to use the boat on any public water. It is a huge PITA to title a boat...
2006 mercury 15hp 4 stroke - Last time out I had a couple of occasions where I thought I smelled rubber burning. The engine was running great and I couldn’t find anything wrong with it but the smell seem to come from the timing belt. What would cause this to happen? Could it just be an old belt...
I finally received the service manual I had ordered. It’s amazing how simple things are when you read the instructions.
Step 1 - verify/adjust throttle linkage.
Step 2 - with motor running turn Idle adjustment screw to set idle - note works best if done with the motor in the water.