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Successful shakedown! After getting the motor trimmed properly, she topped out at 17.5 mph and planed out nicely. Now time to start piling up some ducks!

After 3 months, I am finally ready to sea trial my project boat tomorrow morning. I spent the last couple weeks adding some "finishing touches" to get her water-ready. Most notably, I added a T-H Marine Mini Jacker transom jack, along with the 15 hp Yamaha 4 stroke and Humminbird Helix 8 from...

Quick update on the bow platform - I decided to replace the front bench with a full platform for concealed storage, and also add a deck to mount a trolling motor to. Didn't quite account for enough space for the deck material when making the hatch, so that'll have to be tweaked after duck...

Thanks Dave! I found these stencils on Amazon and let it rip! https://www.amazon.com/Redleg-Camo-Piece-camo-Stencil/dp/B07BP548K7/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=kryptek+stencil&qid=1599241944&sr=8-6

Over the past few weeks I had been chipping away at building my deck. I didn't have a template to work from, so it proved to be a tricky endeavor. I started by establishing the height that I wanted the floor to be - knowing that I would need at least 2-3" of clearance for my seat pedestal...

Over the past week I took on the next step of my restoration, which was a full transom replacement. The original was in really rough shape. I pulled the original to use as a template for my new stern. In my area, the only untreated hardwood plywood I had access to was Red Oak, so I used two...

Here's a shot of the boat right-side up.

Hi Everybody, I've been poking around this site since I decided to buy a small boat earlier this spring - this site holds a great wealth of knowledge. Earlier this spring, I bought a 15 hp Yamaha four stroke to use as a kicker on my "big" boat (StarCraft Titan 186), and started searching for a...