sturdi87
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The entire goal of this project is to get me off the shore and access to more fishing near where I live. On one hand there are several under 10hp lakes near me, but on the other there are rivers, the closest being the ohio, so I wanted something to use on the under 10hp lakes but that I could possibly also use on some bigger waters. Since I'm a college student and I can't afford a new bass boat with a 250 Merc and a new 9.9 kicker I ended up with this:
It is a 14' aluminum v; make, model, year unknown. The previous owner went through the process of getting a new HIN assigned to the hull, and it is listed at 13' 11." I bought the boat in ohio which does not require titles for boats under 14,' and live in KY. In KY to register a boat bought out of state, if the state the boat is from does not require a title for the boat, then all you need is the previous registration to get your registration and KY title. So I got it registered and titled no problem, but am curious, can anyone identify this boat?
In the middle at the top of the gunwales it is 64" wide and 48" wide at the floor. At the transom it is 60" wide at the top and 52" at the bottom. It is 23" deep at the center of the transom and 30" deep at the center of the bow.
The first thing I did was begin to strip her, then once I got everything off I started sanding. These pictures were taken after a few hours of sanding had already been completed.
When I bought the boat it had just a floor in it, no seats, and carpet that had moss growing from it. Also included in the deal was what you see in the picture above, all piled up in my garage after being removed. In the pile is a 40hp long-shaft Mariner outboard (1982-3?), an old console and controls, an old motor guide trolling motor (not all the way in the picture), and lots of leaves. I already bought a new marine battery and battery box that is sitting there as well.
I already had this 1981 short-shaft 7.5hp Johnson SeaHorse, which will be my 'kicker' motor, if you will, or what I will be running on the local lakes restricted to less than 10hp. I have already ordered a manual jack plate from overtons which it will be mounted to. My dad bought this motor when I was a kid and when we lived in TN we ran it on a 14' Monarch steel flat bottom. That thing was heavy, and it pushed it pretty good, we left the boat (gave it to a local kid that wanted it) and kept the motor, it hasn't been ran in a couple years so its going to need a little attention as well.
It is a 14' aluminum v; make, model, year unknown. The previous owner went through the process of getting a new HIN assigned to the hull, and it is listed at 13' 11." I bought the boat in ohio which does not require titles for boats under 14,' and live in KY. In KY to register a boat bought out of state, if the state the boat is from does not require a title for the boat, then all you need is the previous registration to get your registration and KY title. So I got it registered and titled no problem, but am curious, can anyone identify this boat?
In the middle at the top of the gunwales it is 64" wide and 48" wide at the floor. At the transom it is 60" wide at the top and 52" at the bottom. It is 23" deep at the center of the transom and 30" deep at the center of the bow.
The first thing I did was begin to strip her, then once I got everything off I started sanding. These pictures were taken after a few hours of sanding had already been completed.
When I bought the boat it had just a floor in it, no seats, and carpet that had moss growing from it. Also included in the deal was what you see in the picture above, all piled up in my garage after being removed. In the pile is a 40hp long-shaft Mariner outboard (1982-3?), an old console and controls, an old motor guide trolling motor (not all the way in the picture), and lots of leaves. I already bought a new marine battery and battery box that is sitting there as well.
I already had this 1981 short-shaft 7.5hp Johnson SeaHorse, which will be my 'kicker' motor, if you will, or what I will be running on the local lakes restricted to less than 10hp. I have already ordered a manual jack plate from overtons which it will be mounted to. My dad bought this motor when I was a kid and when we lived in TN we ran it on a 14' Monarch steel flat bottom. That thing was heavy, and it pushed it pretty good, we left the boat (gave it to a local kid that wanted it) and kept the motor, it hasn't been ran in a couple years so its going to need a little attention as well.