Wll, the Krazy Kajun is done and was water tested today.... Ran perfectly, well balanced and hit the 25 MPH mark as what I expected... Here is the before and after picture... She has come a long way..
Total cost of the re-build $ 596.00
Well guys, alot of progress has happened over the past 10 days - been working after dinner each nigh on on the weekends to get to this point. I will be pulling the boat off of the trailer Saturday to put a fresh paaint job on it plus service the bearings.
Enjoy:
I will also include a total...
UPDATE - 7
Well, much progress was made over the weekend in between honey do's and ball games.... I was able to get all of the deching installed and "mocked up" and then ready for carpet. Yesterday I managed to get the front deck and back deck carpeted... Picked up the carpet at Lowes for $...
UPDATE # 6
Well, some progress has been made. Both front and rear decks are now framed up and ready to start cutting the 1/2 plywood for the front deck. From there I will be cutting the sides for the gunnels out of 3/8" material. I have decided to have 2 seats on the back seat in whiich one of...
UPDATE # 5
Well, I was able to get the first coat of paint on the outside yesterday and I hope to get the 2nd coat on today. If all goes well, I will begin running wiring tomorrow afternoon and then start laying out the front and rear deck on Sunday...
Thoughts so far??? What do you tink...
UPDATE # 4
Well, the rain finally stopped Sunday which gave me time to put a coat of primer on the bottom and sides. If all goes well, I will flip her this afternoon and prime th einside. Off to Sherwin Williams tomorrow morning to get 3 quarts of Enamel "High Tea". This is a shade of Olive...
UPDATE # 3
Apparently god knows that I am ready to paint and however, he thinks I should not because it has been raining off and on for 4 days now. Since it has been raining, I figured that it could be a project weekend and work on the trailer, Trolling Motor Bracket and build a simple Knife /...
I will be closing in the gunnels with 3/8" marine plywood, coated in Epoxy then covered with carpet. I feel confident that the 3/8" material will be more than enough to cover for the 2 missing strings plus cosmetically improve the appearence.
UPDATE # 2
Worked on the boat this past Sunday and below are the results. All holes have been repaired (filled / welded), sides and bottom have been sanded, primed and ready for paint. Flipped the boat back over late yesterday afternoon and loaded it back on the trailer. This week I will be...
I will be pulling one of the bench seats out of my 1648 this week. If you would like to have it and only pay for the shipping, your more than welcome to it.
Hello - new to the forum so I thought I would take shot at this" re-building" stuff. As this will be my 3rd Jon Boat conversion, I have finally decided to post some "before and after pictures" as I go through the process.
Story - Yes, I am a cajun from South, LA and just by chance, the boat was...