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    Deck/hatch layouts

    I'm in the planning stages.... Getting ready to gut my boat out and redo it all... I like it the way it is and been fishing in it for a couple years now but the 1 storage box is hard to keep organized...(I carry a lot of tackle)... And I want a bigger deck with a rod box and a smaller storage...
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    My jackplate/transom riser

    Couldn't find what I wanted... Sooooo... I just built my own... I'm putting a long shaft 30 Yamaha on a short shaft transom.. I was gonna get my transom built up but I didn't want the boat to be permanently changed... The new motor is just temporary, until I get my short shaft 25 Merc back...
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    Jon boat parts?

    A good source for aluminum Jon boat parts? I tore down an old 70s jonboat a few years ago to strip, repaint, and fix up...it's just the hull, nothing else... Had a the parts(handles, angle braces, corner braces, knee brace, misc other pieces) in a plastic bin put away for safe keeping...
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    Mercury parts online?

    Where is a good place online to order mercury parts?? Surely this day and age I can order parts and have them delivered to my house easier than go to a mercury service department twice to have then order then go back and pick it up...
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    rod tubes??

    I want to make rod storage with tubes... am I correct In remembering that there are golf club tubes that work perfect?? or do I just need PVC pipe??
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    boneheaded move of the century

    prepare to laugh.. I pulled 4 wires, all white from battery compartment to bow... I did pair them up... but I didn't mark pos/neg... I've installed side panels... no access to wires now without pulling boat all back apart... need to hook up my bow light and my fish finder ASAP.. I'm ready...
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    painting galvanized?

    has anyone painted over galvanized? came out alright?? opinions?? I'm thinking about painting black...
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    electrical setup

    I'm running a group 29 for my 50lb thrust bow mount trolling motor and a fish finder.. no problems with power..I keep a good charge for a whole day fishing and I run my trolling motor hard.. I fish marshes and tidal rivers.. lots of current.. doing my boat restoration now.. gonna add...
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    1542 weldcraft make over

    had this boat for a while.. been fishing out of it just plain, and wired temporary... tired of tripping over ribs and slipping on slippery wet aluminum... waterlogged foam under the front deck made tge front very heavy and float now heavy... decided to cut out the front deck, remove foam...
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    carpet question..

    can someone suggest how to cut my carpet to wrap/fit in the U shaped notches?? I've got the carpet glued, can't figure out to wrap.. scratching my head, going crazy...
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    charging battery

    had an idea... im pretty familiar/confident with 12v wiring systems...but...my brain is playing a trick on me or something right now... hows this sound?? just making sure im not overlooking/forgetting something.. my trolling motor battery will be dedicated for my trolling motor only...i will...
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    proper safety equipment, long but please read, and comment..

    i know im still kind of new here but reading a few things got me thinking...on another message board this week there was a guy who found a fatigued, ready to break spot on his jackplate on a 300 hp outboard motor on a boat capable of 100 mph!! on this board another post a discussion about...
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    gas tank ventilation??

    how much ventilation do i need for a 6 gallon tank?? i want it in the hole next to the transom, but i want to build a deck across the back... so, it will end up being enclosed...ill slpit the deck with hinges, or build a hatch or something... i know the "below deck" tanks you buy are vented...
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    flush tie downs on floor??

    what are some good tie downs to hold a cooler and storage box... i want them flush for when i dont have the cooler in the boat... i found some that are like a d-ring with a strap made for trailer floors...but they are regular steel(gonna rust) and seem a lil too heavy duty for just tying down...
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    exterior latex on boat??

    just out of curiosity....will exterior latex house paint stick/hold up for any length of time on my aluminum boat?? anyone ever tried?? i only ask because i have some on hand already.... so its free and i love the color... i took a little sample piece from the seat i cut out and painted a...
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    14-40 Lowe jon repair and fix up

    hello there...im new here...been checking out the site for years though...im in south louisiana, been around boats all of my life, mostly jonboats...we call them bateaus around here...around the north shore lake ponchartrain i think most people call them flatboats... i have redone quite a few...
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