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    20 Foot Oquawka Project

    Stomper- I really like your ideas, thank you. Our 10 year old son really wants an isle all the way from the front to the rear of the boat. He says if we put in benches then you have to climb over them to move in the boat. So ped. Seats like your talking about would be perfect. And the storage is...
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    20 Foot Oquawka Project

    Used meratic acid and some elbow grease. The boat is looking alot better. Also got the motor running today. It hasn't been started in 2 years, but to my amazement it started in less than 2 seconds. Major bonus! PO started it didn't garunteed the motor but claimed it has very low hours and that...
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    20 Foot Oquawka Project

    Measurements are: 88 inches wide at the top. 62 inches wide at the bottom. Front platform is 55 inches long. 21 1/2 inches deep from top to the DP floor that is 2 inches tall Sides are 24 inches from bottom of boat to the top. The rails near the back of the boat on the sides add 8 inches of...
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    20 Foot Oquawka Project

    Went and picked this boat up yesterday. Today is going to be clean it up day. Temps here are in the 50's today. I am located in southeast Iowa. Guys, I am open to all suggestions, the boat is going to mainly be used for river fishing including diddy poles and trout lines, and going to a Lake...
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    Post a Pic of your boat!

    One is a 1972 Richline with a 25hp Nissan 2 stroke. It is 14 foot long. The other is a 1996 Oquawka 20 foot Comercial Fishing Boat with a 1998 Mercury 40hp 2 Stroke. I just got this boat yesterday. Very excited about fixin her up just the way I want her!
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    20' Lowe Olympic Jon Boat

    1st of all, Exceptional workmanship. Tomorrow I will be a proud new owner of a 20 foot flatottom that will be my fall and winter project. I appreciate you sharing your build with everyone, I am sure many people will use alot of your ideas. The boat I am getting is all open except a 5 foot...
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    Mercury tiller control

    I am looking for what you have, I hope. I will own a 40 hp Mercury 1998 tomorrow with tiller controls. Do you know if what we each have will work with the other's motor? If so I want to convert mine to remote.
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    Today's Fishing Results

    Went fishing in the Des Moines river in Iowa today. Caught 3 largemouth bass and 2 strippers. It is really shallow could not use a boat. Tried various lures but a blue mister twister type rubber lure with a lead head caught everything today.
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