Recent content by samzerelli

That is awesome!

My son and I took the boat out today. The boat was great, dry as a bone. Unfortunately I couldn't get the gas motor to start. I'll solve that puzzle this week.

I added some aluminum angle to the edges of each bench to keep the wood from getting crunched under foot. I also removed some of the excess marine sealant from the wood. I'll paint over that and make it pretty in a few days.

Thanks! I swiped two of them off my old boat and then found the mismatched one in the rear for cheap on Craigslist.

The seats are in.

I did a test and this bedliner seems to accept spraypaint, so I painted all the pieces the same color as the boat.

Well, so much for the cool temperatures of the grey paint. :lol: I decided to forgo the deck until maybe next season after I've fished in the boat with the kids for a season and have a better idea of what I want. Instead, I cut some MDF plywood to cover all three benches to mount pedestal...

Thanks Ictalurus. Someone else pointed that out as well, it's fixed now. It is definitely much more secure with them crossed over each other.

I put a little paint on the outboard motor to cover up some of the pitting.

I'm trying to figure out what you would call these brackets that are used to connect 2x2's together, or to connect 2x2s to aluminum ribs. I'm also looking for where to purchase them: I didn't see them at my local Lowes. Thanks in advance.

Exactly! Except I might put a little door on mine. Is yours removable or did you bolt it down?

I'm afraid to come out of denial and add it up :lol: I went pretty overkill. I spent $200 with the welder, and bought the following (at least this is what comes to mind): Rivets JB Weld Industroweld (x2) Gluv-It Lots of paint remover Lots of self-etching primer Lots of Rustoleum paint Trailer...

I have been rethinking my deck plans. With having young kids on board, I want to have as much low-level standing area as possible. So now I'm thinking of extending the front bench back about 17" to give a little more space there for a pedestal seat, and then making a little storage...

Yes I did. I think they were around $120 at Bass Pro. I haven't tried them out yet, but they came highly recommended from some other fishermen. https://www.basspro.com/C-E--Smith-Bunk-Board-GuideOn-Kit/product/1071/115296

Thanks for the comments everybody. I plan to have my buddy help me start measuring the decking soon. I want to cut a hatch or two in and then cover it with this marine vinyl from Defender.com that looks like carpet: