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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1960 Alumacraft V-Hull Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="iflyfish" data-source="post: 461152" data-attributes="member: 24078"><p>By all appearances, we have the same boat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Mine was given to me after sitting in a barn for a number of years. All I did was clean it up and make a few repairs to get it water worthy to fish some small local lakes. All of the original wood transom and motor pad was in bad shape so I rebuilt all of that and fabricated a stronger transom board that covers more of the rear than the original did on the inside. </p><p></p><p>For the motor pad, I cut down a $5.00 kitchen cutting board from Walmart and it worked out great. I ended up making some pads to clamp a stern mount trolling motor up front and reversed the head on that. Also made a platform for the battery that sits in the middle of the boat and helps balance it all out with just me in it. </p><p></p><p>Pushed along with a 1965 Evinrude 5hp, it does just fine and I get a white knuckle 7 mph ride in it at WOT. It works fine for what I do around here for fishing. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/2W1V8hy/boat1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/sP33sZF/boat2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/2tqYZF3/boat3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/84yN2X6/boat4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iflyfish, post: 461152, member: 24078"] By all appearances, we have the same boat. :) Mine was given to me after sitting in a barn for a number of years. All I did was clean it up and make a few repairs to get it water worthy to fish some small local lakes. All of the original wood transom and motor pad was in bad shape so I rebuilt all of that and fabricated a stronger transom board that covers more of the rear than the original did on the inside. For the motor pad, I cut down a $5.00 kitchen cutting board from Walmart and it worked out great. I ended up making some pads to clamp a stern mount trolling motor up front and reversed the head on that. Also made a platform for the battery that sits in the middle of the boat and helps balance it all out with just me in it. Pushed along with a 1965 Evinrude 5hp, it does just fine and I get a white knuckle 7 mph ride in it at WOT. It works fine for what I do around here for fishing. [img]https://i.ibb.co/2W1V8hy/boat1.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/sP33sZF/boat2.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/2tqYZF3/boat3.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/84yN2X6/boat4.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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