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I built my platform out of a two man ladder stand and it only weighs 70 some pounds and is removable in about two minutes. I've shot in all situation's and in my opinion elevated is the way to go.

I buy cheap bows and equip them with the retriever pro. That way when I beat it up or throw it down in the heat of the moment I really don't care. I have 4 and none of them cost me over $20. (For the bow only)

Hey Tim, the rear platform is for mounting lights on when I have 4 shooters. I also strap fishing's poles acrossed it when I have my kids with me so they are out of the way. On the Illinois river thing we are already planning a trip down there. Looks like a great time.

Well I uncovered her and the first I did was raise the deck 3 inches and mounted the lights uder it. I took her out twice this weekend and it started right up and ran like a champ. 12 days till opener of Bowfishing...I can't wait!

Its made of steel. I made it out of a two man ladder stand sit pretty light.

reedjj, I followed your 1542 build from start to finish and look forward to seeing what you end up doing with this one. Good Luck with it.

It's been awhile since I posted do to the fact that I been out enjoying the boat and not working so hard on it. Yesterday I ran submersable lights on the trailer and painted the motor. Well today was windy and I decided to spend the day working on some little stuff I have been wanting to do. I...

I can't remember the name of the Khaki tan I used but it was a exterior oil base. I bought it at sevens paint store and it wasn't cheap, $65. For the camo I used rustoleum camo in the aerosol cans. First I used forest green and then earth brown. Hope this helps.

Excited..Thats what felt pretty much all day. I knew my brother and I where going to finish the storage boxes, wire up the hummingbid, hook up the battery and get her wet. Today everything went my way, It was suppose to storm around noon and turned out to be 80 and sunny. Not one snag in...

I think, maybe, kinda, sorta. Lol. If your talking storage i just posting a bunch of pics. I have alot of ideas for removable light rails, if your interested in them just let me know what your thinking.

Here's some pictures guys. I worked for a couple hours on Thursday again while one is at school and the other sleeping. I framed in the two storage boxes that will also be the bases for the two other seats. Friday I used my two hours to cut the plywood on the small box. It went pretty well so I...

LOL. honestly this is really my first boat. Just goes to show you what this website can do for people. I learned and got most of my ideas just by following other builds and reading ALOT of posts. Thanks for the copliment.

With my oldest off to kindergarten and my little guy napping I had 2 hours to get some things done today. I carpeted and mounted the steps on the trailer. I also mounted the kc/fog lights on the platform, these lights will not be used for bowfishing but rather for night driving. And they look...

This is how I found my Lowe 1860. I had drove past this boat for a couple years as it was a quarter mile from my dads house. I waited till I had a pocket full of money and knocked on the door. I simply asked if he was interested in selling. He quickly said "no" and I was reaching for my card to...

Good luck to you and I look forward to follow along with your build.

I woke up to the sound of rain this morning, I said a four letter word to myself grabbed a cup of coffee and put on the weather channel. Did'nt look good for me and the boat but low and behold around 2pm the sun popped out. Just the break I was looking for. I started out by running a couple more...

The boat has a 60'' floor and is 83" at the gunall. I think its called beam and hull?? Im not sure, thats how new I am to this boating thing. :lol: I'm definitly learning new things everyday.

Today was kind of a bummer day. I had high hopes of getting a bunch done, that didn't happen. All I accomlished was mounting the motor and carpeting the tops of the float boxes. Back at it in the morning.

The only time people will be on the platform is when im using the trolling motor. :)

Well guys I got some more done on my boat today, its getting so close I'm almost beside myself with excitment. I cut out the flooring and carpeted it. What a pain to carpet with all the little cutouts for the ribs, sure hope I never do that again. I also ran the wires for the trolling motor to...