After reading about all these modifications on this site I went on my search for the perfect jon boat to perform my own modifications on. After extensive research I decided that the 1648 NCS was the perfect boat for my needs. The hard part was that a used NCS seems to be a thing of legend. I searched for almost a year until I just pulled the trigger on a brand new one from cabela's. My goals for the project were to build a stable casting platform up front with a nice flat carpeted floor and then later on work on a rear casting deck. The picture below is the photo from the night I took it home. A great blank canvas to start!