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heck compeaus is right across town from me, call and order it and I'll pick it up and store it for you. :D

huh, I wonder why the old attached pics aren't showing up in the thread? They come up if I click, but the dreaded red x is all I see in the thread. Anyway - I lucked into a new old boat -this one a 1648 so a little wider which is needed badly! It has a little console, but it's way too far...

no more decking, just that bit up front to hide the plate reinforcing I had to do on the bow cracks. It still has to be utilitarian - hauling camping gear, moose, etc...just can't add the weight to do anymore and as narrow as the boat is (36" bottom) you wouldn't really want most of it...

Well got it done, I'm happy so I guess that's all that matters! I shortened it up to the first rib as I intended...it just took up to much floor space otherwise. Ended up doing the edge support by riviting angle to the side of the gunwale - it supports the ply on knife edge, not ideal but more...

ha! Yep that's the sprit! Although... :wink: I've known some people from areas other than yours that have used that phrase!

yep our governess has it right =D> =D> =D> We call it that so we can tell who is from "outside" (another Alaskan term, like mainland in hawaii) you can tell someone has spent time in the bush parts of Alaska if they refer to a snow machine as a sno-go. That's the common term in the villages.

That old girl was 42.5 caught last summer...managed a 44" this summer that weighed 20lbs and I had a client catch a 49" right after I suggested that he put on a secret lure. All released to fight another day. 50* right now, overcast and rainy - perfect for moose hunting! Speaking of weather, I...

seems like you found a good buy, that's cheaper than mine and no shipping either! Yeah it's like nothing else up here, but we pay for it all winter long! (all 7 maybe 8 months of it) With that much winter you have to be into winter sports to stay sane - Had an ice rink in the backyard last year...

cool - nice job, I saw that boat when I was searching for ideas on how to do mine! (the postcard thing is classic and very true...gotta love it) Boat is gased and loaded...once the whistle blows on this workweek I'm out the door and down the road. Only an hour to the river and maybe 20 minutes...

$1.20 a foot, but who's counting?! :) I may grab a little more because they had two 5' chunks they were going to sell me at $1 a foot. I'm in Fairbanks Alaska - trust me you don't want to ship anything to or from here! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Yeah the radius isn't very tight, I was actually surprised that I was able to get it as good as I was. I made it to the boat launch and was able to adjust the spark advance on the 50hp - think I got the high end miss fixed!!! =D> I was able to run it in forward at full rpm straped to the...

I did this one...not pretty but I did it.

I think ripping a piece of wood to the right angle is the best plan for the bow rail there....no table saw but I can do it with my circular saw...close enough anyway! Just use another board for a jig so I can get it straight!

ok yeah, not sure why I didn't think of that! Really not much stress that direction either, probably could do 6 or 8" chunks too instead of one big piece... I didn't want to rivet through the hull down close to the waterline, but can just gluvit the pop rivets if I have to get that low (The...

BassNBob - that first rib (the midpoint of your deck) is canted at an angle - how did you attach your vertical posts to that to get them vertical? The bigger problem I have vs. your setup is that my front 'step' is out of the boat so I have to run my deck framing all the way to the front of the...

The customized aluminum angle seems like something I could probably do myself with the improvised break idea someone posted earlier in this thread...I might get a small piece of flat 1/8" stock and see what I can rig.

Yeah that's what I was thinking (wood). I guess for the front support accross the bow I could always just rivet the piece of angle on so that the height of the angle was where I wanted the deck to rest. Be kind of on a knife edge instead of the 1"1/4" shelf of the angle but given the short span...

Mods - I didn't see the subforum on jon boat mods. Sorry for the extra work if you have to move this thread. Thanks

just realized my aft vertical post needs to actually be two supports with them spaced however far apart I want my opening for storage to be. No problem. I'll finish the rear vertical part with another piece of ply with just a hole cut out for the storage area...no need for a door, it's a small...

yep looking good, keep at it! Smoody - no need to apologize, keep the ideas coming! I went by the steel shop and can get 25' of 1 1/4" x 1/8" angle for $33...not too bad, I was surprised. Much better price than home depot! I may use the angle after all, but I'm having a hard time figuring out...