Recent content by Howard33

Got some holes to fill on the transom. Going to uses rivets, 3M 5200 and washers.

Any recommendations on a good trolling motor for a 14'er? The outboard that came with it is fine for my needs but the trolling motor that also came with it is not even 30lb thrust. I think I will need something more powerful.

Well I finally had time and better weather to get moving on the boat again. Paint and carpet decided by the wife. No complaints, I like the color and she helped paint and cut carpet. She's a real partner in that way. She enjoys getting in there with any project, from carpentry to general repairs...

Too chilly today to do much with the boat outside. Still using photoshop to get some painting ideas. Keeping with the idea of using the faux wood for the flooring, I think this desert yellow paint scheme looks sort nice.

Thanks for the interest. I'm pretty jazzed about working on this. Just have to remind myself not to overbuild, if there is such a thing... :lol:

While thinking about the what to do with the floor, I remembered I had some vinyl faux wood strips for kitchen floors that I hadn't done anything with so I decided to mock up what it might look like for the floor and foredeck. I just layed them down in position, took a pick then used Photoshop...

I was wondering if it's Johnson. I'm sure it's early 70's. I'll post up some images later with the cover off the motor. My main direction right now is cleaning up the inside and outside of the boat. Wondering what would be the best way to cleanup the aluminum. Alot of residue and gunk on it from...

And this. No idea what brand, year, etc. Just know it works, verified that. Guess I'm gonna have to learn to work on it now. lol

Well, I went ahead and removed the seats and found that floor was actually aluminum that had been riveted to bottom of the boat. The carpet was in serious need of replacement and had been affixed to the aluminum with fiberglass mesh tape. The front shelf plate was screwed into the frame and I...

First off, hello to everyone. Just became a member of Tinboats after doing a bit of research for my first project. I was fortunate enough to be given a 14' flat bottom jon boat with a trailer, x2 trolling motors and outboard. The boat was originally bought for the son of one of my father's...