My 10 foot flat bottom jon boat project

[TimRich]

A couple fishing pics from yesterday. No bites but it was fun!

 

[smackdaddy53]

Cool little boat! I took my 12 footer out today with my nephew and caught dome redfish and flounder. It was her maiden voyage since I fixed her up. This was a simple fix, I replaced the transom, added a new seat lif and bracing, diamondplate aluminum floors and a rebuilt trailer. Its my river boat, I grew up fishing out of it with my Dad and he passed in '03 so it has been sitting upside down for ten years! I kept it semi original to remember him.

 

[TimRich]

Thanks Smackdaddy! I like what you've done with yours too! Sometimes simple is best. Not done with her yet. Hoping to deck the front in the next few weeks and get the 7 horse motor back from the shop and mounted up. Forgot to mention I got her up to 8 mph with the little 2.5 hp merc...lol Thought that was pretty good for that motor. :grin:

 

[smackdaddy53]

8 mph is really fast for that motor for sure!

 

[TimRich]

Yeah I was suprised! I know it won't be that fast once I add the deck and floor...lol

 

[Jonboat Jerry]

Good Job Tim, that tin looks great.
Looks like you have a fantastic fishing crew as well!

 

[TimRich]

Thanks Jerry! They are a fishing crew in training...lol

 

[TimRich]

Gotta love craigslist! Scored 2 trolling motors, a battery, battery box and charger all for $50! I'll post pics later of the haul. The guy threw in the second trolling motor when I met him to pick it up. Talk about a stroke of luck! lol

 

[TimRich]

Update, here's my craigslist haul...

 

[TimRich]

Got the wife out on the boat finally!

 

[TimRich]

Got some work done on my deck...

 

[TimRich]

Here's a couple more...

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Keep up the good work! =D>

 

[TimRich]

Keep up the good work! =D>

Thanks Dobs!

 

[DOBSONFLY]

You bet, and so what did you have to do to coax your wife to get out with you? My girlfriend has been satisfied reading when we go fish for the most part. She will fish with me for a little bit, but only for bait. We take some small rods just for filling the bait buckets, and after about 15 to 20 minutes of that shes had her fill.

 

[TimRich]

I said a couple times " You know you haven't been out on the boat since I got it all fixed up." Guess it finally worked...lol

 

[TimRich]

Well its been a while since I've posted. A lot has gone on, lost my job got some temp work painting houses with my brother in law till I found something else. Landed a new job and a new boat! Thinga are looking up! :grin: Got my 14 foot project almost done and got an offer from my Dad that I couldn't turn down. He told me if I sold my boat and gave him what I got for it he'd give me his boat! I took a few days to think about it and accepted his offer. Posted it on craigslist and had a kid from GA drive down and buy it. Sold just the boat for $550. Here's how she looked when I sold her:
Here is the new ride, 2010 crestliner with a 6 hp yamaha 4 stroke:

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Cool I dig it, Super clean! 8)

 

[TimRich]

Thanks! Just to clarify the old boat is the pic on the bottom.