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Lowe 1436 beater transformation
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<blockquote data-quote="jeepola" data-source="post: 412971" data-attributes="member: 19894"><p>Unfortunately I didn't get many "before" pics, as I didn't think I was going to go as far as I have thus far.</p><p>Anyway - the background: I've had this old Jon for a number of years , and mainly use it for bass fishing in old strip mine lakes in southern Illinois. I actually keep it at one of the lakes; a small fishing club of which there are around 40 members, and we lease the property - which contains about 5 lakes of various sizes - from the landowner. </p><p>As you can imagine, sitting outside year after year has taken it's toll. Occasionally I would hook up the trailer and drag it back home - mainly just to power wash the thing and give it a thorough cleaning. I've found mice, snakes, and all sorts critters living in it throughout the years.</p><p>This spring I was bringing it home for a cleaning, and noticed that the tail lights were no longer working, and honestly, the boat just looked pathetic. </p><p>Once I got it back home I took a good hard look at the trailer, and decided to rip out the existing wire harness and lights and replace everything. That turned into the bright ideas of then stripping the frame down to bare metal, coating it in POR15, replacing the boat bunks. </p><p>Once the trailer was finished, it REALLY made the boat look like crap, so I decided to give it a makeover as well - which is what brings me to this current point.</p><p>So far I've stripped the exterior and repainted it, and just started on the interior. This site has been a great help so far, so I hope you enjoy the build from here on out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeepola, post: 412971, member: 19894"] Unfortunately I didn't get many "before" pics, as I didn't think I was going to go as far as I have thus far. Anyway - the background: I've had this old Jon for a number of years , and mainly use it for bass fishing in old strip mine lakes in southern Illinois. I actually keep it at one of the lakes; a small fishing club of which there are around 40 members, and we lease the property - which contains about 5 lakes of various sizes - from the landowner. As you can imagine, sitting outside year after year has taken it's toll. Occasionally I would hook up the trailer and drag it back home - mainly just to power wash the thing and give it a thorough cleaning. I've found mice, snakes, and all sorts critters living in it throughout the years. This spring I was bringing it home for a cleaning, and noticed that the tail lights were no longer working, and honestly, the boat just looked pathetic. Once I got it back home I took a good hard look at the trailer, and decided to rip out the existing wire harness and lights and replace everything. That turned into the bright ideas of then stripping the frame down to bare metal, coating it in POR15, replacing the boat bunks. Once the trailer was finished, it REALLY made the boat look like crap, so I decided to give it a makeover as well - which is what brings me to this current point. So far I've stripped the exterior and repainted it, and just started on the interior. This site has been a great help so far, so I hope you enjoy the build from here on out. [/QUOTE]
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