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14 ft. 1976 Polar Kraft Modification in West Texas
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<blockquote data-quote="LKennedy12" data-source="post: 306657" data-attributes="member: 11207"><p>My husband and I have begun the modification process of a 1976 Polar Kraft jon boat. This boat has been sitting out in the elements of West Texas for several years. We are in the middle of a historic drought, so the ol' tank (or pond as we call it back where I'm from in Arkansas) is dry as a bone. </p><p></p><p>We have tossed around the idea for a while now of purchasing kayaks to fish lakes and rivers in the Texas Hill Country or Lake Allen Henry, which is not far from Lubbock. I came across this site, and it inspired us to fix up the jon boat to be a fishing machine.</p><p></p><p>We brought the jon boat back to our house from its "resting place" at our ranch. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]49657[/ATTACH]</p><p>It's currently residing in our back yard as we clean and sand it down. We decided to do a reverse water test by filling the boat with water to check for leaks and weak spots in the structure.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]49658[/ATTACH]</p><p>Luckily, we didn't find any leaks.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, we would like to add a casting deck, a trolling motor, and an outboard. I've seen a lot of great ideas on this site, and I look forward to any feedback and/or suggestions any of you may have. We are sanding it down now, and will probably do a quick power wash to do a final cleaning before we move on to working on the deck.</p><p></p><p>Check my blog at https://www.essaysfromtexas.com for more photos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LKennedy12, post: 306657, member: 11207"] My husband and I have begun the modification process of a 1976 Polar Kraft jon boat. This boat has been sitting out in the elements of West Texas for several years. We are in the middle of a historic drought, so the ol' tank (or pond as we call it back where I'm from in Arkansas) is dry as a bone. We have tossed around the idea for a while now of purchasing kayaks to fish lakes and rivers in the Texas Hill Country or Lake Allen Henry, which is not far from Lubbock. I came across this site, and it inspired us to fix up the jon boat to be a fishing machine. We brought the jon boat back to our house from its "resting place" at our ranch. [ATTACH type="full" alt="jonboat_ranch.jpg"]49657._xfImport[/ATTACH] It's currently residing in our back yard as we clean and sand it down. We decided to do a reverse water test by filling the boat with water to check for leaks and weak spots in the structure. [ATTACH type="full" alt="jonboat_watertest_yard.jpg"]49658._xfImport[/ATTACH] Luckily, we didn't find any leaks. Ultimately, we would like to add a casting deck, a trolling motor, and an outboard. I've seen a lot of great ideas on this site, and I look forward to any feedback and/or suggestions any of you may have. We are sanding it down now, and will probably do a quick power wash to do a final cleaning before we move on to working on the deck. Check my blog at https://www.essaysfromtexas.com for more photos. [/QUOTE]
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