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I mounted my swivels to a 18" square of 1/2" plywood and then glued the plywood to the aluminum seat top. I used a tube of construction adhesive and even my 220 lb butt will not move them. I picked 18" because that is how wide the seats are in my boat.

I tried to do a search, but could not get specific enough to get an answer. I have a 1964 Ouachita 10' jon. The transom was two layers of 1/4" plywood, that was so rotted, I took out with my bare hands. Cut 5 bolts out with my side grinder. Four were up top, close to the gunnels, that held the...

I have seen a lot that style boat on the trout rivers in Missouri, and a few on the Cumberland in central Kentucky.

I am converting a bass style boat to an semi-open boat by removing the front deck. In doing so, I removed the live well. The live well pump was a through the transom type, so now I have an 1-1/2" hole in the transom. I could take it to my welder and have him weld in a piece of scrap to seal...

I am not looking for ways to make my boat an open boat but Make & Model of boats that are built open so I can search the classifieds to find one. I know I could have one built (Weldcraft and the like) but I am hoping to find a used one for a decent price. Not knowing which makes & models makes...

I was surprised by the Lund at "only" $7K - but the Alumacraft is Tiller Only - no side console that I can see.

I am a member of Crappie Dot Com and direct a lot of folks to this website when they post boat questions on CdC. Many are fishermen and only use their boats to get to the fish. I think they are not really "boat people" so once they get their questions answered they will not be back until the...

I have a “project boat” with a 50HP 2 cylinder 2 cycle Evinrude, a Minn Kota PD V2 55lb 12v and a Humminbird Helix 5 DI GPS. The hull was a Bass Type Boat and I attempted to make it an open boat – with no (or very low) decks. The task has turned out to be a bit more complex than I thought it...

I used a battery from a lawn mower to start my 25hp Evinrude for years without any problems. That size battery starts a mower with 25hp, so why wouldn't it work on an outboard?

There is enough bandwidth on Bluetooth for video but it is very low resolution - the larger model listed does not use Bluetooth but a dedicated frequency and has very high resolution. The magnetic base swivels so you can mount it on the hitch itself looking straight back or you can stick it on...

Check out this site: https://www.iballhitchcam.com/ The bigger of the two uses a different frequency than the blue-tooth models and is much better at rejecting other signals. Watch the videos to get a discount code for free shipping. My buddy got one to hook up and back up his 20' bay boat...

I replaced the original foam under the new floor deck and will leave the original under the front and rear raised deck but will add what new packing foam I can in the spaces around the original where I can. There is a lot of "additional" space available around the large blocks of the original...

I am replacing the decking in my '85 Monark and all the foam is exposed. The foam in the boat is a grey color and fairly dense. What I mean by that is that each piece is heavy for its size compared to the white foam used in packaging. It is dry so I do not believe it is water-logged. So here...

I have a question about my ’85 Evinrude 50HP. It has an accessory Power Tilt Kit, which is a cylinder on the starboard side of the motor that will lift the motor. There is NO trim function to the switch, as it does not slow down when the motor gets close to the operating position. Having...

If you have a HIN you can go to: https://hindecoder.com/ and put the HIN in and it will give you the Manufacture and the year.

I'll add my vote for 16'. And I would reccomend a larger TM with this advice. Make sure you get to one with an electronic speed control rather than a 5 speed. Too often one speed is too slow and the next step up is too slow. And the electronic controls are much better at making a battery...

Hills makes good products - BUT - on my 2 jons the oarlocks are too far forward to be used if I am in the back seat and too far aft to use from the front seat.

I am redecking a Monark bass type boat. When I removed the carpeted wood deck there was a 5" round access screw cover. I am locating the batteries to under the deck which will move the floatation foam to the area where the panel was. I am considering moving the panel to the aluminum portion of...

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I dislike the strap across the stern because I have to thread it between the fuel line and the motor control lines and the steering cable. And the transom of the boat is lined up exactly with the place I hook the strap making it too far back to suit me. I used a transom strap on my jon boat for...