silentstorm78
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to boating and fishing, I just recently purchased a 1988 Gregor Jon Boat it's 14 ft from craigslist which includes a 7.9 evinrude motor, and a nice Minn Kota 50 lbs C2 Endura for freshwater which he purchased in 2010, I am absolutely new to fishing and my goal is to get out in the water and be able to fish, however I realized that the boat I have need some work TLC, upon checking some of the projects here I thought it might be a good idea to copy them.
Here's a link of the boat that I purchased.
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/boa/3019032155.html
Here are some of the issues I found
1. The seat latch where the gas tank is located is almost falling apart.
2. The outside paint is old I thought about painting it.
3. The engine is old and not powerful, the seller told me that a wood piece needs to be placed underneath the outboard motor and tied on both ends of the boat.
4. The bench seating wood are deformed.
5. There are no live bait tank, storage for anything.
6. It will be nice to put in a bass boat on the front or something.
6. The trailer has new tires but can use some TLC such as paining.
7. The boat has dings here and there.
8. There is no battery I recently purchased a Minn Kota battery unit and a charger on amazon.com
MinnKota Trolling Motor Power Center
MinnKota MK-105P Portable Battery Charger
I paid 900 $ for everything which I think is a little overpriced after checking some of the posts in here, I would like to hear your opinion regarding this boat as well the price that I paid for it, and what type of boat is this primarily used for?
I would also love to here your ideas on how I'll be able to breathe life into this boat.
I am new to fishing but I know it's something that I will be very passionate about, I was very excited purchasing my very first boat I don't remember the last time I was this excited, I was also trying to catch small fishy at our local lake when I was a kid using a plastic bag I am sure this will bring me joy in the long run, I am very handy and have renovated my own bathroom tiles, I have collected some construction tools along the way.
Thank you very much for your response, I really appreciate it, and sorry about my grammar English is not my native language.
I'm new to boating and fishing, I just recently purchased a 1988 Gregor Jon Boat it's 14 ft from craigslist which includes a 7.9 evinrude motor, and a nice Minn Kota 50 lbs C2 Endura for freshwater which he purchased in 2010, I am absolutely new to fishing and my goal is to get out in the water and be able to fish, however I realized that the boat I have need some work TLC, upon checking some of the projects here I thought it might be a good idea to copy them.
Here's a link of the boat that I purchased.
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/boa/3019032155.html
Here are some of the issues I found
1. The seat latch where the gas tank is located is almost falling apart.
2. The outside paint is old I thought about painting it.
3. The engine is old and not powerful, the seller told me that a wood piece needs to be placed underneath the outboard motor and tied on both ends of the boat.
4. The bench seating wood are deformed.
5. There are no live bait tank, storage for anything.
6. It will be nice to put in a bass boat on the front or something.
6. The trailer has new tires but can use some TLC such as paining.
7. The boat has dings here and there.
8. There is no battery I recently purchased a Minn Kota battery unit and a charger on amazon.com
MinnKota Trolling Motor Power Center
MinnKota MK-105P Portable Battery Charger
I paid 900 $ for everything which I think is a little overpriced after checking some of the posts in here, I would like to hear your opinion regarding this boat as well the price that I paid for it, and what type of boat is this primarily used for?
I would also love to here your ideas on how I'll be able to breathe life into this boat.
I am new to fishing but I know it's something that I will be very passionate about, I was very excited purchasing my very first boat I don't remember the last time I was this excited, I was also trying to catch small fishy at our local lake when I was a kid using a plastic bag I am sure this will bring me joy in the long run, I am very handy and have renovated my own bathroom tiles, I have collected some construction tools along the way.
Thank you very much for your response, I really appreciate it, and sorry about my grammar English is not my native language.