Recent content by trophybass13

I had the same problem with leaky rivets on my 14' flat bottom. Once I put the boat up on the old sawhorses, I put the drain plug in the boat, filled the bottom of the boat with water from my garden hose until the water was about 2 inches deep inside the boat, crawled down underneath the boat...

Boat is really coming along nicely. i did something similar with the bench in the center to my 14' flat bottom. the only thing i did differently is i used plywood to reinforce the sides of the bench, threw some carpet down, and added some orange lights for night fishing. here are some pics of my...

havent heard any talk of a 2012 tinboats tourney, will there be one this year?

if your deck does not sit any higher than the bench seats you should be fine. when i did my front deck i just layed a piece of plywood across the top of what was already there for the front seat. and then i just framed it back a little, leveled it out, and it's pretty stable at that height. my...

i got home from my first fishing trip, and discovered that my front handle on my jon boat was ripped into pieces from towing i don't know how to fix or replace this. any ideas? thanks for the help, Trophybass.

got home, and discovered this: does anyone know how to fix or replace this?

latest pictures of the finished product.

hey all, the boat has been finished for a while, ive been working on the trailer for 2 months now, and finally got it all finished. i completely re painted the trailer, re did the bunks, the old ones were rotten with cheap carpet, i upgraded to new wood, and ez slide pads. i put on new hubs...

you still need to have some support to keep the sides from collapsing in. heres what i did in my boat. i still took out the middle seat, had side support, and created more walking space. https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17916

Unfortunatly I will not be able to go. I got the trailer taken apart this week, and the entire axle, and bearings are shot. I need a whole new axle, and hardware. the bolts are so old and rusted that there are no threads left for the nuts to grab onto. i'm suprised that the bearings have not...

Still unsure if i will be able to make it up there for the tourney or not. i'm pretty much done with my mods. i have a couple of paint touchups to do, but thats no big deal. the only problem i'm having is I'm really going to try to have the trailer done by tourney time. the trailer right now is...

@ FLminnow: thanks guys! I didn't really buy any special grade carpet for this boat. i decided to go with the menards generic outdoor carpet. I haven't had the chance yet to get it out on a nice day, so unsure if it gets very hot or not. the plywood is pressure treated, and i didn't seal it...

thanks for all the comments. the marker lights do pretty well for the purpose that they serve which is giving me some interior light for night fishing. just to be able to see if i need to tie a hook, or work on a pole because if you don't have light available when that kind of stuff happens...

Just got the seats put in this weekend! all thats left are rod holders, and i can consider it a job well done. especially it bieng my first build. and i had never layed carpet anywhere before this project. i got a story though. on sunday i'm at my local gander mountain looking for seats, and...

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