Recent content by Kajun

i'm about to put carpet down on the flooring of my boat.. its a plywood floor...its the lowes outdoor carpet..not the marine stuff...this one is like $2.85 a sq ft......i was thinking about just stretching and stapling but dont want it to loosen up over time so i think gluing and stapling would...

thanks folks...spent the day on the river..riding around in my tin boat :mrgreen:

thats my 1959 herter's flying fish :) ...very rare boat..not many of them left..i'm going to do a full restore on it..kinda waiting for it to cool off here in florida so i can start sanding/fiberglassing/painting....i got a white 1962 Mercury 500 that i'm going to restore also..boat is gonna be...

i don't purposely fish for them..i practice catch and release into hot grease if they bite my hook...

i wont be decking it like a bass boat..just need a simple floor and a front casting deck....its gonna be an old slimy catfish boat :mrgreen: well..here are the pics of the rod holders i just installed....i'll be using them to troll for crappie,spanish mackeral and when i'm catfishin i anchor...

kinda thin for a 18 fter huh?

the top beam width is 72 "...the bottom is 48... so what is this considered to be a 18x72 or 18x48?...i'm going to install some gunnel rod holders later this afternoon..too hot outside to do anything now .i'll post some pics of it when done......yea those are oarholders...there is no way i'd be...

thanks folks...looks like i'm gonna get rid of it and either buy or trade for one that will fit my boat.

here's a update from last weekend....ripped out the rotted front casting deck...i will replace it later....i also added some seats.

figured i'd start a mod thread on my boat and add pics as i go along... 1984 18ft Alumacraft jon boat with a 1984 johnson 35hp.... its gonna be mainly a catfish and crappie boat....and maybe alil flounder giggin and backwater redfish/speckletrout fishin too...i'm not much of a bass...

I got a prob...i just bought a 18ft jon that sits on a 14 ft trailer.....it hangs off about 4-5 ft off the back and the tongue is very light.......can this be modified to fit a 18ft jon? or should i just buy a new trailer?..i've been looking for used one but can't seem to find one....... what...

originally from Jennings, La....currently in Panama City,Fl....would love to retire in toledo bend on the La./TX border....or any place that i can have a camp on the lake or bayou.

Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to the folks on this fine forum....i just bought a 1984 alumacraft 18ft jon boat witha 84' johnson 35hp...been looking for a cheap 18fter for a long time now...i took it for a test ride and it ran great..needs alil carb adjustment at idle though...

the water exiting the motor will be considerably warmer after circulating through a warm engine...just make sure you change the impeller since it is a motor than you just bought and don't know when the last time it was changed.