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I've started gathering everything I need to replace the wood in my boat this winter to reduce the weight as much as possible. I have a bunch of aluminum angle and picked up some 1.5" x 1/16" aluminum I beam (no idea what it's from) at the scrap yard today. That takes care of all the framing but...

Those of you with tiller motors how far is your seat from the transom and are you happy with it? I recently came across a really good deal on aluminum angle so I decided to gut the boat this winter and redo everything with a focus on weight reduction and better layout/storage. My biggest issue...

Back in 2013 I bought a 2013 14' Polar Kraft Deep V to replace the kayak I was fishing out of. I liked the kayak but wanted to be able to go out on some of the bigger lakes. The first two years I fished the lakes quite a bit but last year with the weather, projects and the 2 lakes being over an...

I have a 2013 EZ Loader trailer and I put guides on and I made a few minor adjustments after I got the boat and trailer last year. The boat always went right on the trailer power loading or loading by hand on the electric reservoirs even loading by myself. Last couple times out the boat has been...

On a normal day how much weight do you have in your boat and the size of your boat? This includes outboard, TM, people, gear, decking, batteries etc. In my 14' deep v I have somewhere around 700-750 lbs on/in the boat on a normal day but quite a bit more on the rare occasion that my fat friend...

I bought a 2013 Polar Kraft Dakota 1470 last May in the interest of getting on the water my original build was quite rushed and at the end of the season last year decided to completely start over. Since I'm pretty much starting from scratch I decided to start a new post. The boat the day I...

Anybody else having problems with the thread titles not being links? The last couple weeks when I go to click on a thread (only some) there is no link but if I hit refresh the link returns. Every time hit back I have to refresh the page. I've only had this problem on my PC, my tablet always...

I'm looking to find a different motor before the spring fishing season starts. I would prefer to buy a nice used motor but haven't found much and in the event I don't find something by the time I get my tax return I'll buy new. I've narrowed it down to either a 15hp Nissan/Tohatsu (same motor...

I had a bunch of engine problems again Friday and decided to park the boat until I buy a new motor in the spring. I took my floor panels and stuff out of the boat to start on my winter project of wiring up lights and bilge pump and got to thinking about taking out the center bench. I know a lot...

I'm getting really frustrated trying to figure out why my boat (14' Polat Kraft deep v) is so slow. I'm running a long shaft Mercury Bigfoot 9.9 on a short transom boat. Originally I had it mounted on a Mini Jacker jack plate and my top speed was 7 mph. Removed the jack plate and built a transom...

I figured I would post up a few pictures of my build. I started with a new boat and new trailer so my build is pretty mild compared to most on here. This what it looked like in May when I picked it up. I had a hard time deciding between the MV and the deep V but after having the boat out a few...

Last time I had the boat out my fish finder (HB 570) went nuts and the depth reading was all over the place. I was in 4-6' of water and it kept bouncing from .6' to 150'. A quick google search indicated the transducer was probably bad. Ordered a new one and just finished installing it. It's...

I've been trying to figure out why my boat is so slow and just discovered the prop is way off. Current prop is a 4 blade 10" 7 pitch and the boat tops out at 7 mph. I'll probably stick with the 10" size but what pitch? 3 or 4 blade? Boat is a 14' Polar Kraft deep v with a 2007 4 stroke Mercury...

I have a short transom and a long shaft motor. I installed a Mini Jacker but even with it mounted 2" above transom and a 3/4" block under the motor it still sits too low. Motor is a 9.9 Merc Bigfoot and I topped out at a blazing 7mph yesterday. Motor needs to be raised at least another 2". My...