Recent content by pjb153

Good to know. I will be filling the holes, then grinding it smooth for paint.

I have a 1975ish Smoker Craft, deep v (semi tri hull I suppose in its design). I bought the boat last year and I am currently in the process of stripping down the hull and getting ready for paint. I purchased new tempress seats, 3 gallon gas tank, some running lights, bow mount 54 lb.. so I am...

I have the same rod holders in my boat and I came up with a good idea to keep my reels out of the weather and out of anyone's hands that may walk up to my boat. I do alot of fishing after work, so I like to take all of my gear in my boat and ready to launch.. I am going to make "Half rod...

Amazing transformation... I have alot of great ideas now and can't wait to get started on mine. I like the extra detail you paid attention to to make it that much more clean. Very good work.

Thanks.. other than the board.. the motor is in great shape. I am giving it to my brother to have on hand. For parts or if he wants to get it running... He gave me an older 12hp West Bend motor.. so I don't mind handing it over.

Control board is shot. I wired it direct and it spun fine. Does anyone have a good lead on new or used minn kota parts? Minn Kota wants 120.00 for a new board.

I also gave Minn Kota a call.. their tech department told me to do something that I should have thought of (sometimes I over think problems and miss the small stuff). he said to take the cover off and wire the POS and NEG that goes to the head direct.. if all is well below, it will spin at full...

Minn Kota 55 maxxum transom is not working. It is the variable speed model 12 volt.. I can't tell you what year, it came with my boat. I had the boat out twice since I bought it. The motor worked for 4 hours then stopped on my first trip. I thought it was just the battery drained down. I went...

Sure.. his ebay id is samoe33. Great guy to deal with. he emailed me a bunch of options and I paid via paypal outside of ebay once I made a choice. I would give you his email address but not sure he would want that broadcast over the net.. so if you need to contact him outside of ebay, PM me...

Sorry.. I added the photo. Brand new.. I can give you all his ebay screen name if you would like.

I bought tempress style seats from a guy on ebay and they came in yesterday. They seem very compfy... plush. I like the way the cushions are removable and the light grey will match my boat well. 125.00 shipped for the both which I thouhgt was a good deal. Does anyone know what the V-logo is...

Looks very good.. your doing a nice job. I just received my two new seats for mine. I am waiting to install them until I get the rest of the interior framed and carperted. So all you did with the paint is roll it on? I need to paint mine after I prep it and I really don't care if it is a high...

I have been watching your build and waiting to see the end result.. but maybe we can help each other out. I have a 1975 Smokercraft.. just about the same boat it appears. Mine already had the floor and a front bow deck for a trolling motor. A friend and I took the boat out last week and we...

It seems there are many ways to achieve what you want to do. I would suggest throwing some photos up for us to see. If your build has hatches in the deck, you may want to screw it from below in the hatch. I would avoid carpeting over the screws in case you ever want to remove the deck for...

Here is the current condition of the boat. I ordered new seats and during the first trip out, made a list of ideas that would work best for storage and controls.