Recent content by AviatorJones

It really looks like you're doing exactly what I want to do. As I was out there today looking over things and taking rough measurements, I was looking at where I could put another bench/storage and move the batteries a little more forward. There is a bench already in place toward the front, but...

Ahh. Interesting. I had though about doing something like that but was worried about the angle trying to twist away from the riveted side. Any issues you've seen with that? Btw.. It looks like you did exactly what I'm wanting to do at the back of my boat. Any idea how many ft worth of angle you...

Good deal. Thanks again for the info. I knew I was overthinking it. If my f-i-l knew how much effort I was putting into the fine details of this old boat he we would say "It's a crusty old boat - we're not building the Taj Mahalo here.."

Wow. Thanks for the detailed response. Bonus points for finding the part numbers. How do you deal with the space due to the slant of the ribs? Do you just rivet a close to the bottom of the angle as possible and let the cross member stiffen it so it doesn't wiggle side to side? Or is it...

Hey folks, New here and trying to update the boat my father in law gave us a couple years ago. Been scrolling through some of the build threads here an y'all have some really nice setups! Definitely something to aspire to! I would like to build a deck from the transom up to where a seat is...