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I'm trying to figure out what you would call these brackets that are used to connect 2x2's together, or to connect 2x2s to aluminum ribs. I'm also looking for where to purchase them: I didn't see them at my local Lowes. Thanks in advance.

I'm working on 1649 flat bottom jon boat. What I'd like to do is build a deck that spans across the front two seats and then put two seat posts up there. However, when I look through all the other modifications, I don't see many that have two seats up on the deck. I'm wondering if it's just...

I took apart my old rusty trailer over the weekend. When I disassembled the axle and removed the hubs, the bearings came out in a million pieces, so I never got to see what they looked like intact. Here is a picture of one of the spindles. Here are my questions: 1. Does the part...

I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean up this piece of diamond plate that is used as the floor in my boat. It's pretty grimy. I don't want to put a mirror shine on it because I don't want it reflecting in my face. I might paint it, but I don't know how the paint would hold up to the...

I bought a severely neglected 1649 Grumman flat bottom jon boat with a 1985 20hp Evinrude outboard and diamond plate floors. The boat used to sit in the water at the marina 24/7, so the motor housing and the boat are severely pitted. I have been working on the boat for a few weeks. I...

I'm fixing up an old aluminum jon boat. There are several dents like the one in the photo in the round top rail of the boat. Does anyone have suggestions on how you would go about banging out dents like these?

I have a 1649 jon boat that has 1/8" diamond plate floors. I'd like to attach a couple pedestal seat bases to this floor. Would it be advisable to drill holes in the diamond plate and bolt the bases right to the floor? I'm worried about there being too much torque on the seats and it might...

I just picked up a boat with a 1985 Evinrude 20 hp. The motor is in the "up" position so that the prop would be out of the water. I'm trying to figure out how to put it into the "down" position. There is a little lever that is supposed to release it so that I can put it down, but when I...

I found a 14' Crawdad for sale for $300. It comes with oars, swivel seats, and an ancient looking trolling motor. I see lots of 12' and smaller Crawdads on the internet, and people seem to love them. However, I can't find much at all on the 14' model. Does anyone here own one or know...

I bought my first boat last fall, it's an old beat up 12' Delhi semi-v. When I took it onto the lake, water started leaking in from around the drain plug at a pretty good rate. The drain plug tube was dented, it looked like it had been stepped on. I have repaired the tube as best I can. I...