Recent content by paulc2k2

Thanks guys! Once I build myself a plywood transom pad and it's seald with epoxy, I will secure it with nuts and bolts in the four corners, but is there a glue or something that will help bond the epoxied plywood transom pad to the rear of the aluminum boat?

Hi, I have a 12ft Valco Jon Boat that I have been using with a trolling motor. Some of the small lakes that I fish are electric motor only, and the minn kota 55lb thrust works for me at these lakes. I have recently obtained a used 7.5hp Mercury 2 stroke gas outboard, and I want to mount it...

Thanks screwball. There is a roller there, it sits in front of the cross bunk on the tounge of the trailer. Should I eliminate the cross bunk and slide the roller further back? Won't this place un-needed stress on the center keel/chine of the boat? I have read in other threads that the keel...

This is how it sits right now. 12'ft jon boat, with 4foot bunks. I would like to run the bunks further under the boat secured with brackets on both ends. I'm not too fond of having the bunks secured with just the one bracket leaving the other bunk end un-supported, or am I just worrying for...

Yeah. Thats what I thought. The issue that I'm having is that the strake between the ribs is 4" apart. The trailer currently has two bunks vertically, or on they're sides so the boat only rests on the 2" side portion of the bunk. I would like to lay the bunks flat, but if I use a carpeted 2x4...

Hi, all! When trailering an aluminum flat bottom boat, is it alright if the ribs rest on the carpeted bunks? Or are the bunks supposed to be oriented in between the strakes? I am looking to add a couple of 2x6's laid out flat.