River Rider
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I am starting to re-work my jon boat. I have been searching for inspiration and set up and came across alot of you talented guys. I bought this boat a couple months back for $650 with a 6 horse and trailer. Of course the 6 horse would not meet my expectations so I took it off and put my ol faithfull 15 horse on. After few few runs I came across an old 30 horse evinrude and fell in love with the power. The down side is teh boat is old and the transom is gone. Not to mention I am 220 plus the weight of the motor. Thus the ideas came rolling in my head. Here is what I have planned. I want to remove the rotten wood floor and replace it with aluminum. I would like to extend the front deck out a little more for running lines and then maybe remove the middle seat. I was thinking a removeable ice chest or something. Some way to open up the boat and add a a chest. Along with the comfort mods I am also looking to add some pods to the rear of teh boat for the added boyancy. This way I can plane out by myself easier. I have some pictures of the before, and hopefully after this week I will be able to get some work done to show my progress. Any pointers along the wya are greatly appreciated as well as any concerns.