Recent content by kjo43

I'm not sure how big your trolling motor is, but I've run an endura 30, livewell, lights, depthfinder, gps all off the largest walmart deep cycle with no issues. I only need more than the trickle charger if I am fishing consecutive days, like all day saturday and then again all day sunday - for...

Nice looking boat! you'll love it. I have a 1974 14 Deep Fisherman, which looks very close to the same basic design. You can take a look at some of the improvements I made in this thread: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7861

my 1974 14 mirrocraft deep fisherman has 3 benches and a small bow bench. When I pulled them all out to replace the wood, it lost some of its shape, got wider maybe 1-2"... certainly a well built boat -but I decided to leave the bench in as I didn't want any flexing and leaks in the rivets down...

I've got a 1974 14 Deep Fisherman which I've done a few things to... mostly slowed down because I've been doing alot of fishing instead of working on the boat. Here's my thread for some ideas, looking forward to see yours as well. https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7861 My...

I think the pics below say it all... Icebox with a bilge pump inside to circulate/airate the water. Frame: And Livewell Mounted: Works like a charm... had some residents swimming around for a few hours last weekend.

The bolt has a washer on top of the seat bracket and goes through the seat bracket, 1/2" plywood and the 1/8" aluminum angle in the photo below, with a washer and nylon locknut on the end. The plywood decking is attached to the angle aluminum with stainless sheetmetal screws in various places...

Fish Finder installed! 5200'd a peice of plastic onto the transom and used that to keep from putting holes in the boat. Used the Oar Lock method I found on the site to build a mount for the FishFinder. But I inverted it to allow me to install the boat cover without having to remove anything...

Front Deck with seat installed: Had my Father-In-Law up front while I was driving around, he was perfectly comfortable with the height and seat felt stable to him.

I've got a 1/2" plywood deck cut to shape and standing on it feels quite stable plan to bolt the pedestal bracket through both the alumium frame and plywood. Although, it may be another story with the leverage of a pedestal. But I've got an idea that should work to help stability even more. I...

that thing looks great.... love the 60hp tiller - don't see those too often around here.

I found a nice source of aluminum at a reasonable price last week and fixed my benches up. Original Aluminum skin, my 1x6 pine - treated with a deck protectant. and aluminum angle for some added support. I started on my casting deck as well, as I boat in some larger water I wanted to keep it...

Hanr3 I think thats exactly what I'm going to do in the bow... from where the front bench was forward I am thinking a casting deck with a little storage and a pedestal seat. I'll likely put a low deck to level out the floor in the rest of the boat and attach some swivel seats at bench height...

I know of the P.T. Wood (Copper) and Aluminum corrosion issues. Thought twice about the 2x4 but it was in the garage - I may go back and replace when I do the deck, will only take 30 mins to replace - The good news for me is that my transom is in great shape and I'm not touching it. Thanks...

I threw the motor on the boat and decided to take it out for the maiden voyage tonight. The water temps here are in the mid 30's - Ice went out last week. So it was a short trip of about 20 minutes, but no leaks or seeping was apparent, which confirms what the guy I bought it from said, but you...

When I first got this boat, I thought maybe I'd put a low deck in the middle and remove the middle bench and then build a casting deck in the bow. When I dismantled the benches yesterday, it became very apparent that the structural integrity of the boat is 100% dependent on having the benches...