Recent content by befmccracken

Thanks for the ideas. If I were to move the battery and TM to the front I would be plowing way too much when there are two people in the boat. As for the foam, you could add storage hatches and line them with foam. One or two could go behind the back seat and you could run about 10" wide...

I cut mine out and painted over them. No one ever notices and they don't bother me.

Ok, I've taken the boat out on the bay now a few times and have run into some flaws. I'll write down a list of flaws and how I could fix the but will definitely be open to taking some of your ideas. - The battery needs to somehow be stationary and more out of the way. Somehow install a level...

I cut a side of the plug housing flat then drilled a hole in the boat where the plug hole would line up when the flat side sat tight to the bottom of the boat. I used a file to get the right size for the plug to tightly fit into. I used Marine Goop between the plug housing and the boat to hold...

It's slow for lakes but will be decent for rivers. Would definitely recommend something bigger as a main motor.

I bought my first boat last summer and decided to put some money into it this year to make it a better fishing boat. Here are pictures of my progress. It's a 12' Sears with a 1999 Johnson 2 hp motor and 55lb Minn Kota. Some things I've added since are a rod rack, cup holders, and rope cleats...