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Flats style jon boat mod
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<blockquote data-quote="bullship" data-source="post: 136856" data-attributes="member: 3023"><p>Hello tin boat folks. I'm in central NC, and fly fish for carp in the lake flats, so this will be my best attempt at a cheap and dirty flats boat. I was going to build a stitch and glue boat, but ended up checking into used jon boats and found lots(with boat, motor, and trailer) that were cheaper than buying materials to get started on a months long experiment.</p><p></p><p>I know nothing about aluminum, but am a contractor by trade, so I decided to use wood, epoxy, and a little fiberglass(which I also know nothing about) to do my interior 'remodel'. It's still in process, and a poling platform/jackplate/new console/rear deck/etc....will have to be phase 2, but I should have some paint on her by the end of the week and be fishing by next weekend.</p><p></p><p>It's a 15' Sylvan modified v with a 28 Johnson SPL. The control cables were bad, and the carb gaskets leaked a little, but a little dough and a few minutes, and she runs strong. I clocked it at 30mph on the water test, which is lightning fast compared to the floating moped I had before.</p><p>.</p><p>Here's a link to the build photos:</p><p>https://s468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/mattp77/Carp%20skiff%20build/</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bullship, post: 136856, member: 3023"] Hello tin boat folks. I'm in central NC, and fly fish for carp in the lake flats, so this will be my best attempt at a cheap and dirty flats boat. I was going to build a stitch and glue boat, but ended up checking into used jon boats and found lots(with boat, motor, and trailer) that were cheaper than buying materials to get started on a months long experiment. I know nothing about aluminum, but am a contractor by trade, so I decided to use wood, epoxy, and a little fiberglass(which I also know nothing about) to do my interior 'remodel'. It's still in process, and a poling platform/jackplate/new console/rear deck/etc....will have to be phase 2, but I should have some paint on her by the end of the week and be fishing by next weekend. It's a 15' Sylvan modified v with a 28 Johnson SPL. The control cables were bad, and the carb gaskets leaked a little, but a little dough and a few minutes, and she runs strong. I clocked it at 30mph on the water test, which is lightning fast compared to the floating moped I had before. . Here's a link to the build photos: https://s468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/mattp77/Carp%20skiff%20build/ [/QUOTE]
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