14 foot flatbottom work in progress

[indiana fish]

So. Got a boat. Wanted to make it something to the way my family and I fish.
The side says it's a Sea Sprite made in Monmouth, Illinois. Its a 1977.
I can't find much info on the manufacturer tho. So if anyone has some info on them that would be good. Anyway... It has 3 bench seats I pulled the center one today.
There's another guy tadpole 86 I think, I swear his boat is the same as mine....
Anyhow, I've kinda got this blank canvas, but I would like to know what to plug the rivit holes with, as I ground them down and knocked them out. I will add pics soon.

 

[indiana fish]

heres pictures of what has been done so far...

 

[Ictalurus]

Looks like you've got your hands full with that one. Bolts/nuts, rivets, JB Weld can all be used to plug the old rivet holes.

 

[indiana fish]

yeah,it will take some work, but thats part of it. everyone has an opinion on jb weld...i got something called quick steel. I think it works the same, to keep weight down I am building a floor frame from pvc pipe.

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

With the limited number of rib and that they don't go very high up the sides be careful how much support you remove.

 

[maximus34]

That's almost exactly like mine... https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=25384

 

[steadyt]

I think mine is similar as well. I can't find any info either.

 

[Doubles]

Looks pretty close to mine when I picked it up... keep up the vision. I look forward to seeing where you can take her.

Doubles