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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
the minnow - 70 something lowe riveted 20x5 - blank slate
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<blockquote data-quote="PSG-1" data-source="post: 330033" data-attributes="member: 6937"><p>I've seen people make bow rails for flounder gigging, by taking some galvanized pipe with threaded ends, then, using some T's, 90's, and base flanges, they make a railing which bolts to the bow. This rail is usually waist-high, but you could use shorter lengths of pipe, to make the railing shorter.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you mean by 'security' Do you mean making it more difficult for a thief to swipe? If so, then my suggestion would be to not only clamp it to the transom, but to thru-bolt it, as well. Also, some clamps have holes in the ends of the handles, where you can put a lock. Locked and bolted, might slow a thief down enough, he will move on and find an easier motor to swipe. Unfortunately, placing a claymore mine near the boat to protect it from thieves is frowned upon by the ATF, even though we all know that's about the best way to deal with a thief... so, we just have to settle for other methods of securing it!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My suggestion would be to put the lights up on guide poles. This keeps them out of the water, as well as having a set of guides to assist trailering the boat, and having a little more visibility of the position of your trailer as you start backing down a ramp, you don't lose sight of it, and end up jack-knifing. As for the hubs, if it's just some surface rust and the bolt threads look OK, you might be able to clean them up, and install new bearings and races. But if the rust is really bad, you might want to just replace the hubs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's potential in everything. Just look at my boat, it was heavily damaged from electrolysis, and destined for the scrapyard. Electrolysis was so bad on the center strake, you could put your hand through it. 8 years later, I'm still blasting over shoals in 4 inches of water at 40 MPH with that boat, and it doesn't leak a drop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSG-1, post: 330033, member: 6937"] I've seen people make bow rails for flounder gigging, by taking some galvanized pipe with threaded ends, then, using some T's, 90's, and base flanges, they make a railing which bolts to the bow. This rail is usually waist-high, but you could use shorter lengths of pipe, to make the railing shorter. Not sure what you mean by 'security' Do you mean making it more difficult for a thief to swipe? If so, then my suggestion would be to not only clamp it to the transom, but to thru-bolt it, as well. Also, some clamps have holes in the ends of the handles, where you can put a lock. Locked and bolted, might slow a thief down enough, he will move on and find an easier motor to swipe. Unfortunately, placing a claymore mine near the boat to protect it from thieves is frowned upon by the ATF, even though we all know that's about the best way to deal with a thief... so, we just have to settle for other methods of securing it! My suggestion would be to put the lights up on guide poles. This keeps them out of the water, as well as having a set of guides to assist trailering the boat, and having a little more visibility of the position of your trailer as you start backing down a ramp, you don't lose sight of it, and end up jack-knifing. As for the hubs, if it's just some surface rust and the bolt threads look OK, you might be able to clean them up, and install new bearings and races. But if the rust is really bad, you might want to just replace the hubs. There's potential in everything. Just look at my boat, it was heavily damaged from electrolysis, and destined for the scrapyard. Electrolysis was so bad on the center strake, you could put your hand through it. 8 years later, I'm still blasting over shoals in 4 inches of water at 40 MPH with that boat, and it doesn't leak a drop. [/QUOTE]
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