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Unfortunately I did not take many photos during construction, so no images of frame. Frame is 3/4 in boards turned on edge. The Alumacraft has two ribs inside each side of the bow (see yellow arrow in photo), right above the rib see the frame sitting on top of rib. Red lines are where the frame...

Couple of views when building deck

Here is photos of front. The deck is framed with salvaged mahogany from an old Lyman wood boat, skinned with 3/8 in marine plywood, coated with Durabak. The deck fits under the front second bench seat, the vertically filler panel under the front seat locks it all into place. This low deck is...

I run the same waters as you. My boat is 1960 Alumacraft FD 14 ft, powered by a 1982 Johnson 35 hp. You don’t have to go new, setting it up just how you want it is half the fun. Here is a video running on the Brazos River north of Waco today 9-15-19. https://youtu.be/ixKgrLakxPo I had just...

My 1960 Alumacraft FD had a worn out 32lb trolling motor. I recently bought a 46lb Motorguide saltwater motor on Craigslist. I quickly realized that the simple board sandwiched with the motor's clamp was not going to provide the strength and stability needed for the 46lb thrust motor. I built a...

I have an FD, no bow cover. What about the fasteners holding the bow handle, do they go thru the cast aluminum bow cap that is under the bow cover?

Recent river trip in the Electric Feather. Motored up stream with the 3 hp Johnson and then ran the built in trolling motor while fishing back down stream. Installed a digital motor controller with infinite adjustable speeds and consumes less battery power at lower speeds. Seven hours on the...

This is my skinny water boat. It is a 1988 Electric Feather Pirogue made by Fin & Feather Boats. Boat has a flat bottom, is stable enough to stand in and will float in 10 inches of water. It has a built-in 27lb thrust trolling motor, bilge, running lights. I built a motor mount for a 1956...

My restored 14ft 1960 Alumacraft FD. Motor is a 1982 Johnson 35hp long shaft, I built the adjustable jack plate using 6x6x.25 aluminum and glued up the wood block using multiple layers of 1/4 marine plywood. The auxiliary motor is a 1956 Johnson 3hp, it has brought me back to the ramp when I had...