texxfletch
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Hello from Texas.
I started to use my grandfathers shallow vee more often here recently do to a buddy of mine has a old tin now also(14' feather craft). The boat started as plain as it can get...3 benches and paddels. I used the boat mostly for pond/stock tank fishing.My wife started to want to take it out,so after one trip to the lake with paddles,she said I should upgrade.I knew there were some old outboards on the property,but never seen any of them run in my life time. Out of three I found one that could be a runner.(wizzard wd4s)...A little time and money I had me a boat and outboard.
after a year with that set up I reserected my other grandfathers evinrude6..now I had a outboard with a netural and reverse gear.
then came the time that loading the boat in and out of the truck was getting old,so as I took some scrape metal to the yard,I spied my new trailer....saved it from the crusher.
I did some modding to the boat since I had a trailer now..the seats were mounted to a aluminum base that allows them to slide and be removed, gone are the canoe clamp stye mounts.
I built a little deck for the bow,and added a canopy.
This year I got a craigslist motor for the old girl.It is a 1957 johnson seahorse 18hp. I then got a real fuel tank, trolling motor ,bilge pump, contol panel, and interior lights.
on the water
plans are to add bunks to trailer,then paint it. Nice thing about it all is that it can easily be removed, and be as basic as I want it.Thanks for the insperation I found here on this fourm.-Jay
I started to use my grandfathers shallow vee more often here recently do to a buddy of mine has a old tin now also(14' feather craft). The boat started as plain as it can get...3 benches and paddels. I used the boat mostly for pond/stock tank fishing.My wife started to want to take it out,so after one trip to the lake with paddles,she said I should upgrade.I knew there were some old outboards on the property,but never seen any of them run in my life time. Out of three I found one that could be a runner.(wizzard wd4s)...A little time and money I had me a boat and outboard.
after a year with that set up I reserected my other grandfathers evinrude6..now I had a outboard with a netural and reverse gear.
then came the time that loading the boat in and out of the truck was getting old,so as I took some scrape metal to the yard,I spied my new trailer....saved it from the crusher.
I did some modding to the boat since I had a trailer now..the seats were mounted to a aluminum base that allows them to slide and be removed, gone are the canoe clamp stye mounts.
I built a little deck for the bow,and added a canopy.
This year I got a craigslist motor for the old girl.It is a 1957 johnson seahorse 18hp. I then got a real fuel tank, trolling motor ,bilge pump, contol panel, and interior lights.
on the water
plans are to add bunks to trailer,then paint it. Nice thing about it all is that it can easily be removed, and be as basic as I want it.Thanks for the insperation I found here on this fourm.-Jay