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Also interested in hearing how stiff the floor is? Considering getting one of these. I have a 1648 with center seat removed and the boat has suffered structurally as a result

Nice boat! Handles are on eBay for decent prices ...

I agree that 16' is worth the extra $ if you really want to fish 3 guys.

Girvek, I have a 1980 traveler. Mine is a 1648 flat bottom Jon. What model is yours? Post a pic or two of the boat sometime. I would jb weld the transducer holes and use ss hardware on the transom. Good advice above from others.

I kayak a fair amount. There is a reentry technique that some people use if their roll fails using a "paddle float". You can google up on paddle float rentry to get a sense of what is involved. Essentially an inflatable bag attached to your paddle serving as sponson. Seems you could use the same...

Yikes! Glad you're all good. Scary. Not many can shame you for not having your lanyard on. I rarely see anyone on any size boat with one on in my waters. I will dig mine out.

I fish a 1436 in the skinny water of coastal NC. Mostly protected and shallow flats fishing. Short jaunts down the ICW from spot to spot make me nervous on busy days. Big boat wake is worse than wind waves for me. While I can predict the wind produced waves and stay in relative comfort, I don't...

The place I buy my car tires from did a set for me quick and free one day. It probably helped that I had recently bought car tires from them and showed up whooped from trying to hand mount them myself. Buying premount is not a bad route, and will leave you with two spares if needed

Happy Bday!!!

Sorry, I should have saved the pics. He had em stacked and stashed all over in various states of repair. It looked fun.

Found this listing on CL. Look at the background boats in the photos. This guy has the bug. He must be a member here? https://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/5089979095.html I would like to hang out and get the tour of his property! These are good photos to have if your wife questions (like mine...

Nice setup, congrats

My local scrap charges .99 a pound. Check yours out. Mine has really good stuff including tons of angle and square stock for cheap.

I bought enough aluminum at my local scrap yard last weekend for $26 to complete my deck frame. Check to see if you have one. Mine sells aluminum for a buck a pound. Pretty good deal.

Good advice. Nice project boat. Lucky husband! :)

I agree with Earl, you're good. Get on the water. Id take off that adapter. That long trailer will keep your truck tires dry also. Good for the salt launchings. Fish on...

Man, looking good. You are fast. I'll let you borrow my project boat when your done! Think you could get two done to my one at least. Where did you buy the looking glove compartment? Looks nice.

Crazy racing in lil' souped up tinnies, apologies if posted already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5aKcpAhTOk

Looks great. May be worth doing a leak test before you put a lot if tine into polishing the bottom. Perhaps you already did. I'm almost at leak test on mine, so it is on my mind when I view other's threads.

Big Terp, Many thanks, and nice looking rig. I think my original post is confusing. My apologies for that. Here is my project boat: I want to add some support brackets like I showed up in the original post to my boat. Those supports aren't on my boat, but my boat definitely needs em. It is...