Recent content by WebMonkey54

I used 3/4 inch plywood and mixed some non-slip additive (you can buy at Lowes or Home Depot in paint area) to a combination of oil based deck paint and some green oil based house paint. I then painted both sides of the plywood after I cut it fit the ribs of the boat and the aluminum deck...

Hey guys, I wanted to show an update after 2 years of use. Overall the boat has been great, but I learned that you should not take a flat bottom boat out in the Pamlico Sound with 2 foot swells. [-X I now have a great little bilge pump installed. My growing problem has been the transom. I...

I forgot to post some pictures of the aluminum frame and floor. Pop riveting was actually a lot easier and faster than I first thought. After the framing was done I cut out some untreated 5/8 plywood and put on a couple coats of oil based primer and paint. I added some Quickcrete anti slip to...

Hey guys - here is a picture of the boat at 95% complete. I just have to wire up the front lights, bilge pump, and finish a few hatches for storage. The boat handled great with 6 people! The only problem is a slow leak - I think it is the seal around the drain plug. There is no flex on my...

Hey Guys, I got my transom built. I needed about 4 to 5 inches in additional height, so I got three 2x2 Oak timbers and pressure glued them together (added up to 4.75 inches). After trimming the edges, I stained it twice with the oil based stain I used on my deck and fence - it works so much...

Thanks! License plate was CODEMNKY until divorce caused a personal reboot last year. System seems to be running just fine now.

I got some neighborhood kids to help me and my boys get the boat on the trailer. It is very long! I also discovered how much a new 25hp motor weighs. :oops: Looks like I will need to raise and reinforce my transom.. More pics of that later!

Hubs and Wheels on! It would have taken a lot less time if I had not loaded the grease gun backwards.. The bearing buddies worked very well, except one of them did not want to release its nipple from my grease gun. I ended up pulling so hard that the bearing buddy came apart. Its probably...

I managed to pull the old hubs off my trailer and just got some new tires put on the wheels. I went to Northern Tool today to get hubs, bearing buddies, and a grease gun... I then realized that I didn't know what the heck I was doing. The people at Northern helped me get the right sizes, but I...

I bought a Stencil pattern through Cabellas to camo my boat. It is the Advantage Max 4D camo pattern and the stencil is made by a company called Styx River. All in all it turned out really nice, but I did have to make an additional run to Lowes to get more paint. The toughest part was getting...

Here is a pretty good video of Flounder gigging, complete with dramatic movie music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLtSm5Y6-c8

Trailer work tonight! I had my boys removing rust from the bottom of the trailer and the steel wheels. I hope to get the trailer and wheels painted this week so I have time to work on the boat this weekend! My youngest son is searching for rust before we add more primer...

Trailer has had the rust sanded or blasted off, and now has one coat of 'rusty metal' primer. I have pulled off the wheels, hubs, old wench, wiring, and jack stand. Just about all my replacement parts for the trailer are coming from Northern Tool - what a cool store! :D I'm going to try and...

Hello everyone. I finally signed up on TinBoats.net after lurking around for a while. You guys inspired me to go out and tackle my own project. Thanks to everyone for the great advice and photos. I have been looking for something big enough for my three boys and I for duck hunting, bass, and...