Recent content by Ethanw08

Update: I removed the old trolling motor and mounted the new one on Friday night and took it to the lake on Saturday. Man, that thing ran sweet! Ran it basically all day long and only had it deplete the battery to a 3/4 charge. Not bad! I also found that leak! I have since bucked the rivet...

Man, I bet you folks might think I fell off the face of the Earth by now! Quite the contrary! I took the boat out last Friday and found that it had a leak in the transom, and also a leak in the floor. The transom leak was easy to fix but the leak in the floor only occurs at speed (10-15mph) so...

Update: So, looking at the previous update I have since got the wires for the navigation lights, bilge pump, and electric start ran. I built a navigation/console for my new 6 gang switch assembly and possibly a stereo. I have to say, wiring up the navigation lights in the front was a PITA. A...

LOL the tinder that was ignited was all I had so no worries on it happening again! I am sure the issue was that I didn't have a lid on it. Had I had it sealed it wouldn't have happened lol.

Thanks! Fortunately I did not have the CZ in the case! It is safely inside the house. I love my CZ 75B. It fits the hand so well!

I got the title for it just last night, so at the time I didnt have that to look at..

Thanks Scott. That helps a ton! See, I was a bit confused because people were saying that the transducer had to be under the waterline at plane, but not so low that it will hit the earth when in shallow water so my understanding was a bit conflicted. lol I will just mount it so that the top of...

I am about to float my Lowe 1542 jon for the first time after upgrades so I can find the normal water line for the FF transducer. The boat has two benches and one small casting platform. the middle bench will be referred to as "second bench." My question is what would be considered a normal...

Looking good man! Post more pics soon when you have em!

Alright, so this weekend was pretty productive. I finished the paint, ran the fuel line to the front, and started the electrical last night. While in the paint process I was able to get some more information on my boat. It seems that the previous owners that painted the boat, painted right over...

I am definitely open to ideas, however, I have no reason to do a cat tail pattern. The green definitely isnt my favorite either. I am hoping the green grows on me, otherwise I might repaint it a tan color

Another update: I was able to get most of the boat painted with the exception of the bottom. Here are some pictures of what the boat looks like now, it isn't exceptional in my opinion, but it is better than the camo pattern it had before. Maybe it didn't grow on me since I am not a hardcore...

Technically I don't even have one battery yet lol. When i built the frame, I incorporated enough space for two batteries but I didn't know if two batteries were necessarily needed. If I did do two batteries would yoi suggest I use a dual purpose or a starting type battery for the main...

Alright guys time for a bit of an update: Tonight I went to Bass Pro to get an impeller/water pump for the motor. Reason being - my cousin said he had not changed it in about three years and from what research I have done on outboards (I am a complete newbie at them) says that they need to be...

Yeah, 2,500 would have been a bit steep if it did not come with that motor for sure. Since the motor is worth about 4k new I figure I basically just bought the motor and got the boat and trailer for free.