I'm new to this and the boating world. Thanks to the kids taking a liking to the world of fishing we recently bought a boat to build. Its a 1648M Lowe with a 25hp Johnson. Pretty rough shape when I got it. I have started building a deck and rebuilt the bottom end of the engine. might be a little late on getting this on here. but, maybe this will help some guys out there or some guys out there could willingly point out what I'm doing wrong. I will get some pics up today. Also despite the rain in Ks I'm going to mount a 45 / 45 HC Minn Kota trolling motor swivel ez seat mount and budget seat all from BASS PRO. I hope to have a boat for both the river and lake that will be convenient for bass, crappie, and catfishing. Also safe and clean for the kids.