Recent content by diabolic ben

way cool, thanks. I will give it a whirl!

https://boatloader.com/wheels.html I want to attempt to make a something like this. They attach using lag bolts and I am kind of hesitant to punch holes through my transom. I don't really feel like sinking. Should I just j.b. weld it? Or just play it safe and have someone weld them on?

I've always owned Shimano's. Last 1 I bought was a Castiac in '97. I'm ready for a new reel! I want to try a Daiwa. Which one is considered the best as far as baitcasters?

Got the ear plugs. :D It's taking longer than I thought to take this trailer apart. It's almost totally apart. I had to grind every bolt off. None of them would budge. I will post more pics after I prime It.

That's for sure. It looks like I pulled it out of the bottom of the ocean! I'm gonna replace all the hardware, too. Hopefully there's a nice trailer under all that rust.

Hey cool! The Rock Creek area, by the marina, of Texoma is perfect for Crappie in March. Just go up the 377 there. Great for a small boat, also! I'll be over there quite a bit come spring. Just look for the guy backing his trailer in everything but the lake. :LOL2:

I took off the rollers today. I cut the U bolts off with a grinder. In all about a 15 minute job. I am going to have to grind off pretty much every bolt off this thing because they are soooooo rusted on. I like all the sparks from the grinder anyway. I need to get some ear plugs though. I am...

Wow, thanks for the info. I will stay away from Harbor Frieght. I am going to get a blind rivet hand gun for inside the boat and solid riveter in case I have a leaky rivet in my boat someday. I live in the sticks so I have to think ahead and order the solid riveter for emergencies. :)

Thanks for the advice guys. I have an empty R.V. parking lot close to my house. I think I will go practice over there with some orange cones. Luckily I have a small trailer and a small Jeep Liberty.

what's the difference between a pop rivet and a solid rivet? I looked on the harbor frieght site. And they didn't even specify the difference. Also, which is better? https://www.harborfreight.com/3x-air-riveting-hammer-with-5-piece-chisel-set-97857.html...

I picked up a 12/36 and a 40 TM off of Craiglist for 475. And a Rusty trailer for 200 bucks. I'm going to start taking the trailer apart tomorrow to hit it w/ the wire wheel. I live in between two big lakes. Lake Texoma and Lake Ray Roberts. That's what the rusty trailer is for. But, I live...

ha! thanks for the info. As you can probably tell, this is my first boat! I can't even back a trailer up, yet. :LOL2:

I bought this trailer for 200. I am going to ditch the rollers for bunkers. Do the bunkers go flat under the boat or angled on the sides of the boat? What's the best way to get the bunkers to angle if that's the route I need to go? I posted a pic of my transom, also. My wife thinks it's a...

Yeah, an offset seat sounds great. I'm going to keep mine very simple and cheap. Keep the pics coming!

I bought a 12/36 2 days ago. I think I will follow suit on that back deck. How will you run a tiller motor from those two seats? This is my 1st boat. Sorry if it's a stupid question. Do you think it would be bad to put my TM on that back deck? My 10 yr. old son will be fishing up front and I...