Recent content by nptrash

ive seen those phantom sport johns in action when i lived in fairbanks. most everyone up there uses a jetboat since the rivers run so shallow. and its also pretty handy to be able to load all the gear or dead animals up in it and run for 3 hours on step getting back home!

ive been able to get my 9.5 to plane by trimming it a little. there are notches on the transom bracket where you can set this. it has worked pretty good for my 14 ft flat bottom.

in florida a title is required. in alabama(where i live now)a bill of sale is all that is needed. at one point many years ago i had a florida title for my boat but it was misplaced. when i moved here to bama i went to register and they said they needed a bill of sale with the hull id #. so i...

the pipe is schedule40and i used 2 sheet metal screws to attach it to the handle. i guess i was pretty lucky that the pvc i found behind the shed was already flared. although i guess i could have used a coupling if it wasnt.

i bought a short minn kota extension hanle and added a piece of pvc to it to make an extension for my 9.5 evinrude. sorry about the picture but the kitchen had the best light.

try this website for stick steering. it seems to be about the only company left that makes stick systems. https://www.ezyglide.com/

since ive been lurking on this site for the last couple of weeks i decided to post some pics of my latest undertaking. this 14 foot sears jon was bought used by my father sometime around 1983 or 84. he of course painted it bright green on top of countless other colors.he went through the 1969...