Recent content by TDobb

Yep, exact same boat except mine is a 76 versus a 75. I would take a look at the transom board if you have an opportunity to do so. That old, if it was stored outside, there is high potential for rot in the board. Mine was really soft and I replaced it as well as adding the 2x8 tube...

Take a look at my build. There is also a video on page 3 that I shot last fall walking thru the design and layout of the boat remodel. It is a stellar layout for a 14' boat. If you have access to a sheet metal brake I would HIGHLY recommend building a rod box. It is the best thing I ever did...

I would seriously consider extending the front deck to the front side of the middle bench. I found after 7 years of use that the front deck, same size as yours got really small once I put a pedestal seat up there. Extending the deck back made it SO MUCH MORE usable. I actually fell out...

I put together a video tour of the boat last fall before she went away for the winter nap. This video shows the design intent as well as the execution. Can fit a bunch of stuff in there and keep it clean and organized. It retains all of the original flotation foam as well as some additional...

Forgot to mention, for the sides of the boat, when you take that carpet covered plywood off of there, you will very likely see hat channel ribs. You can very safely drive a rivet through the top part of the hat channel to connect support angles to them. Just be sure you are going through the...

Here is what I would do. Very limited material needs, figure out how much angle and tube you would need, likely less than a stock length of each, pick it up, cut it, drill it, install it. Probably under 100 bucks in aluminum, and probably about 30 bucks for a box of 3/16" aluminum rivets...

Great stuff Johnny. Wish I had used a lattice template for my boat deck when I built it earlier this spring. I had several rounds of trimming to get it just right. Low and behold, I coulda done one of these templates and knocked it out much faster and with much less back pain than tossing...

I am guessing that this was somewhat pointed in my direction. And personally I take great offense to it. My grandfather handed my boat down to my dad, and then my dad to me when I saved enough to buy a working motor for it. I spent years and years fishing in the boat in its old original form...

I got the handles and tips for mine from MGS4U. Very quick to get the parts. I designed and fabricated my own bracket for the bow and transom. I have only installed the transom mount so far but it is a stout piece of equipment. It was 12 dollars worth of scrap pieces of aluminum that I...

Mine is a 1976/2017 Lund S-14. Mid 80's Mariner 30 horse, MinnKota Maxxum 74 with a recessed pedal tray, Humminbird 859 at the bow and Humminbird 999 at the helm. Runs 28 mph and will store 9 rods up to 7'-10" long in the rod box along with 4 adult life jackets and 25 Plano 3700 boxes with...

JohnsMedia - I liked the PVC tubes thru the seats but the problem I found with it in my case was that I didn't treat the ends of the PVC nicely. What I mean by that is I used an old hacksaw and just cut them, no sanding or deburring of any sort. I also used the thin wall sink drain style...

I don't think I have any right now, but I will shoot one early next week and post it up. Right now I have 9 rods stuffed in there with Rod Slix on them and you wouldn't see much if I took a pic in there at the moment. But I will take a shot with rods in and without the rods. I laid carpet...

Where are you located Gatorglenn? Up here in Minnesota if you look on craigslist you can find about 50 boats that have an unmolested hull and anywhere from no motor up to a 25 or 30 horse. Price range is generally 1500 to 2500 depending on condition of the boat, motor, and trailer. Minus the...

I have been following your build on here as well. I love how clean it turned out. I like the seafoam blue paint on the interior as well. I went with white on the interior of mine and actually wish I had gone with a gray paint as it wouldn't be so bright on the eyes. Your boat turned out...

Mtntop, I can tell you this much, it was a lot of work, but very gratifying for sure. The boat is still tippy, cause it is short and narrow, but the deck being that much bigger helps out a lot. I have the two batteries in the back corners of the boat to kinda have some ballast on to help keep...