Recent content by fish2keel

Sorry for all the seperate post, although they are unrelated to one another so I though it would be easier, does anyone know anything about the johnson/evinrude commercial engines? Do regular noncommercial engine parts fit them as well? Also what is differences? Im having a very hard time...

Can anyone tell me what tiller handle, if any will fit this?

Hey guys. Found a 70hp evenrude from 1987. Commission check says 115-105-115. It does run. Should I be concerned?

Does anyone know if grumman made a 16 ft jon boat that was all welded? I thought most of grumman boats that were flat bottom were riveted. Thanks!

Mostly lake fishing but could be running in flooded timber to duck hunt.

Anyone have any mod v or flat jon boat that is welded in the tri state or virgina north area?

Hey guys, I'm looking at getting a 17 foot lowe commander, unsure of the year. A lowe catalog has the hull at .072 for a 84. That seems really thin. Is that the the thickness by chance from someone who has one? I used to have a tracker grizzly, loved the boat but sold it, wish I'd kept it now...

Thanks onthewater for the site. That stuff looks pretty cool. Im actually not going to go with a floor at this time. I may go with an aluminum floor later on but for now it will be left as is

Thanks Smackdaddy. Your builds are always good to follow as well

Here is how the boat sits at the moment. So where the deck is right now it will be replaced but the same length. Although I am going to have it flush with the gunnels. Then I will have a top plate 6 inches extending the deck without it folding over completely These are the seats I am going...

I had been fighting with extending the deck but not wanting to cover a fuel tank or anything up front all the way. Went over to another forum I frequent and saw this boat being built and it fit the image in my head perfectly. So with replacing the front bow area I will leave it inclosed so I...

Smackdaddy, What would y'all like to see? Ill be happy to take pictures of anything Last night I drilled out all the rivets on the transom. While doing so I saw a piece of the transom that looked funny. I tapped it a few times and it made a different sound then the rest of the transom. Took...

Sorry for not posting sooner guys! My father was put into the hospital this passed week. He had to have majority of his stomach removed. He is doing better now but is in lots of pain from the ordeal. Back to the boat. I have taken some more pictures of the boat but haven't had a chance to...

Well guys I have been putting in a few hours a day working on the boat. When I'm not working on other peoples boat I am working on mine. Today I got the whole boat stripped of dirt and foam. The back bench seat was stripped of its foam as well. I will be making the bench more structural sound...

I have since changed my choices on FRP. I am not going to use FRP and right now may not put in a floor. Walking around the boat isn't so bad right now, so I am going to go without a floor at the moment. I want this boat as light as possible.