Search results

I'm in the market to pick up a bow mount trolling motor and I was hoping someone who had a Minn Kota Edge could provide me with a measurement. I'd like to know how long the cable is from the motor to the foot controlled pedal? I am in the process of mounting a seat in my boat, but would like...

The boat is only rated for 35HP. If I were you, I'd get the largest motor you can afford.

From the moment I joined, I've told myself I wanted to pick up a 1648 jon boat; yet I settled for a 1436 when it fell in my lap at a very good price last summer. All the time I've fished from it, I've continued to look for a 1648. I've come across a Lowe Big Jon on e-bay and the seller is about...

After finally getting my 1988 Mercury 15HP running last weekend, I took it out today for its first real test for today. Two things I noticed were it takes a while for the motor to run before I can take the choke off. This may be due to the temperatures and/or previous usage. Regardless, this...

As some of you know, I purchased a 1985 Sears Gamefisher 1436 about a month ago. I’ve spent hours searching the forum looking for ideas on how I’m going to modify the boat. Let me first start off with the initial pictures. As you can see, the transom is pretty much shot. The entire piece...

Some of you may have seen my thread regarding my recent purchase of a 14 foot Sears jon boat with a 15HP Mercury motor. When I bought the boat, the previous owner was about to start the engine on about the second or third pull of the starter rope. He did this on three separate occasions, so I...

After a few weeks of searching and taking a look at a few different boats, I made my first purchase yesterday. I bought a 1985 Sears Gamefisher jonboat with trailer. Its 14 feet long and measures a little over 36 inches across the bottom of the hull. The man I purchased the boat from gave me a...

I have gotten to the point where I am tired of crawling along river the river banks in Virginia. I came upon this site and have fallen in love with the work being done. I have always enjoyed DIY work, so the concept of decking a jon boat interest me. I began my search on Craigslist, in hopes of...