Recent content by 13X

I am still giving the oar mount some thought and will keep you posted. I will say that being an eyesore is not really a concern of mine. My thinking is that it is a fishing boat, not a piece of furniture. :wink: In the meantime, I got her out on the water over the weekend, and she is a...

I have, but everything keeps coming up shock cord. I was hoping for something more durable. Maybe even with some pool noodles on the oars for dock protection...

Moving along at a pretty good pace. More pics to come soon. I created the exterior transom mounts for the motor and TR out of an old oak kitchen cutting board. Being dishwasher safe makes me believe that after sanding it will be fine after a couple of coats of West Marine 2 part epoxy...

Kismet - I think we are going to get along just fine. The oars need sanding and staining and spar varnish, but they are a treat, especially if you've seen the dreck that is being offered in stores these days. I don't get out enough to know for sure, but I have this sense that younger folks...

Rich, thanks for your concern, but got it registered online in about 2 minutes. I am a stones throw from Illinois and am aware how much fun they can be down there. Toot - thanks for the information. Google images has now given me an idea of what she used to look like. Couldn't figure out the...

New here to the forum - just picked up the craft below on Craigslist. The boat, a 7 horse Sears motor, and trailer for $170. Included was a box with amazing quantities of paint, stripper, two part epoxy, lights, wire wheels, etc. Poor guy was moving and had to get rid of it. He obviously had...

Great build. I just picked up a similar boat and we seem to have the same priorities. Could you talk a little bit more about how you mounted the floor piece? I am interested in doing something similar, but along the entire bottom of my rig. Like you said, just enough to stand on and turn...