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Those look great! Sorry I've been off the grid for a little while. Starting to get the itch to get out on the water, just need the weather to cooperate, as in hoping spring and summer would hurry up and get here!

Sure rub it in! :lol: Wish I could say the same! Building the boat was fun but I would have liked to get more fishing time in too!

So far no, the sides seem fairly rigid. I haven't really had her out on the water since the build but moving the boat around and working on it, there doesn't seem to be any undue flex. Some of the structure I put in also helps with the rigidity. The cross braces are attached where the old seat...

Thanks! And there is always room for a couple of P40 looking Lone Stars, heck we might start a new trend, lol

Thanks again Kismet! Now as for the questions, all good ones by the way, and stuff that I hope I've gotten right, lol. I am still planning on putting a storage locker on the port side that will accommodate oars, life jackets, maybe a rod or two and the other stuff that needs to be on board...

Hey Kismet, figured I'd drop by and take a look at your rig, nice work, looks great, I do like these older boats. I also like the old Johnson, I don't know that it really matters but there is something cool about having an old boat and old motor from the same year. I'm sure you've had a lot of...

Thanks! As for the old seats, they were so rotted and ripped they literally fell apart when I removed them from the boat :( If that were not the case, I'd be happy to hook you up!

Thanks Kismet! I went through a few design ideas but opted for the lower, more stable configuration for seats and floor, especially on the front. I would have liked a casting deck but I just think it would have been too high and unstable in this little 14 footer.

Well here it is! Its about 95% done, just a few odds and ends left to complete the build. Got the support rails finished and ran two electrical circuits to the front. Got the foam in and the floor board ready to mount. Floor installed along with the middle seat! Its starting to come...

Well got quite a lot more done on the boat! Also scored some good deals on some build items at the Bass Pro outlet store in Springfield, MO! Managed to get two 3/4 pin seat mounts, 12" pedestal and 3/4 pin base mount units for $20.00 each! A new in the box boat cover for $25, normally $70 and...

Great looking build! Awesome job. Thanks for posting.

Had a similar concern and I've decided to go with stainless steel bolts. My Lone Star has a thin bow cap and I'm am planning on using a thick aluminum back plate with about a 50% bigger footprint than the trolling motor mounting plate on the underside and bolting it all together. I think it will...

Welcome and I'll be looking forward to seeing your mod as it progresses. BTW, the trailer came out great, I'm starting on refurbishing mine as well. Wanted to get it in good shape with new bunks, paint and lights before continuing with a new paint job on my project boat. Have fun and good luck!

Well, got a lot done this weekend. Finished the sanding on the outside of the boat, finished sanding the repaired spots, (the JB Weld worked great) and the biggest accomplishment is I got the substructure for the center deck installed! I had all kinds of cool plans using tube aluminum, bar...

I agree with the Captain, if you can go the welding route, its probably best. I will caution you on the using JB water weld as opposed to regular JB weld. I tried using the JB water weld and had really mixed results. I had a number of bolt and screw holes in my boat and tried patching them...

Looks like you got a pretty good deal! As for an ID on the boat, can't help much there, I'm still pretty new to these little aluminum boats but I'm sure there are plenty of other folks who can help. Good luck on your build.

Sounds like you'll have a lot of fun with the boat there in the gulf, hopefully, like mine it will come together soon. I don't think I'll be anywhere near done with it in time to hit the water this year, but I should have her ready by next spring. I have Smithville lake nearby and I've been...

Wow that is a pretty big hole! Looks like its a good solid fix though, I haven't worked on or with these old aluminum boats long enough to really know what works the best, I am still depending a lot on the collective knowledge here on the forums. Anyway, I'd say that between the bolt, 5200 and...

I hear you spider! - The JB water weld didn't work out so well. Over half of the repair spots either didn't hold or for some reason the WW didn't harden correctly. I am pretty sure it was mixed properly but none the less a large percentage of the repairs failed. I ended up re-cleaning the...

Got the last of the old rusty nuts and bolts out of the boat and patched the holes with JB Water-Weld. I did a test run on one of the bolt holes a couple of days ago and it seemed to work well enough. Guess we'll see. I also replaced some of the transom hardware with new stainless steel bolts...