Recent content by oldrosestereo

Well, right now, it's mostly the paint holding this ol' girl together so I don't want to stress it out by giving it any more responsability. lol I think I'll just attach the wood frame to the ribs unless someone jumps up and says don't. I'm still in the "gathering parts and looking at her"...

Oh well, maybe it'll help me sell it when the time comes. :D I really didn't know if someone just stuck that tag on it or not, now I know. Thanks for the info.

Thats what I was worried about. I have seen on this site people using a type of bracket attaching the wood frame to the boat ribs. Must have been aluminum brackets. I guess I'll look a little harder for some of those, or figure a way to not attach the frame to the ribs, or fasten the wood...

Hi everyone, been visiting this site for many months admiring the builds and getting enough information to be dangerous. :D I now have a chance to give it a try and I've got a couple of questions right off the bat. 1) The ID tag on the transom states "1457", but when I measure accros the deck...

Hi Guys, My old 14' has some leaking rivets and a crack or 2. I've lived with it for awhile, not a big deal as I'm wanting to get a bigger/wider jon, so I can build the decks up like I've seen on this site. Mine is way too narrow and shallow, heck, with just me, my wife and the 5hp Merc., the...

Thanks, better than the $40.00 manual I just bought.