Recent content by Frank R

Bumping for the spring.

I agree. It would hold a small jon boat as is. You could even mount two. A larger boat would need the components to be up-scaled. You could then use a 3/4 inch fiberglass pole.

I just posted my first YouTube video! It shows the retractable anchor pole I built for my kayak. I thought some of you guys here might be interested in it for your jon boats. https://youtu.be/GpVkd1XextU P.S. Been a lurker for years on this site. The city made me get rid of my boat so I fish...

Epoxy will not eat the pink foam. Polyester resins will.

Thanks. I will take a look at it. I may need to post pictures.

Thanks for the information. I think I am looking for specific information on how to attach the steering cable end to the motor. For example, the motor has a hollow tube through the hinge area that the cable end goes through. But it then must double back and attach to the motor at a pivot...

I updated my profile. Another question: Did anybody make a 9.9 or 15 HP non-tiller model with electric start?

I currently have a nice 98 mercury 8 HP with electric start on my Tracker Tadpole. It works fine but I want to build a center console and so I may need to get another motor. The boat can handle up to a 15 HP motor so I am open to either a 9.9 or a 15. What I require is an electric start. I...

I currently have a nice 98 mercury 8 HP with electric start on my Tracker Tadpole. It works fine but I want to build a center console and so I need to convert it to a remote control. What is involved? I think I need some kind of conversion kit for the steering. I do not even know how to do the...

Up North in Michigan they have a unique boat called the Au Sable River Boat that was originally used during the logging days. Later fly fishermen used them. There are still quite a few around. A similar looking boat was developed and used in Arkansas. That one looks like a river boat. BTW...

That is a screaming deal!

The simplest and most effective UV-resistant finish is paint. Most varnishes that claim to be UV resistant actually do not protect that much. Even so-called "spar varnishes' that you get at the local store. You should go with a traditional spar varnish. You have to sand and re-apply the...

I keep imagining what would happen if I did not see the sunken picnic table and clipped it with the propeller while missing the skeg. Or a sunken branch hitting the prop point first like a spear. It seems like the ring-type guards would not prevent that type and may get torn away in the process.

Thanks for the replies. For those of you who have prop guards: tell me about how they have worked in real life. Are you hitting bottom? Tree stumps? Branches? Picnic benches?

I fish a local river that has heavy spring and fall flows that result in heavy erosion of the banks. As a result, the amount and location of sunken tree branches varies from year to year. Careful observation is required while running upriver. In addition, a part of the river goes through park...