Recent content by SMOOTHboar

Alright alright welcome to the forums.

I don't know why so many guys on this forum speculate that a textured paint will add weight to the boat?!? But that is always the number one knock against applying bedliner type products to the interior of the boat. At the most you will be adding an additional 7 lbs to the boat if you use two...

10 Me and my fishing buddy. His first with a bow. 34lb Buffalo Carp My son Cade and our really awesome guide Bill Spakes My son and Bills boat. I want to do something like this to mine!

I haven't been able to work on the boat for the last two weeks. Family and other commitments. We went camping and bowfishing this weekend.

Those floors are really really great looking! I love those dudes. So for phase 3 you gotta step up and jack one out the park!!!

Glad to hear the wife is on route to recovery!

What the hell...

That is great looking.

How do I determine the size of the pop rivet needed?

I'm enjoying it. But this is my first boat as an adult. And my first restore. As a kid anytime my boat had a problem my grandpa or dad would take care of any issues. Plus the little Jon I had back then didn't even have a real power head on it. This dude has all kinds of issues. I need help...

Ok maybe I wasn't clear in asking for help. For fixing leaking rivets... What is the best product to use? For fixing the rock scars on the bottom of the hull (some gouges are half the thickness of the aluminum)... What is the best product to use? Bottom of my boat that shows the most...

1973 Ouichita Jon Boat 1854. I have a build along going on.

I started on my trailer first. Got it finished last week. I am starting the process of repairing the hull this weekend. I have read a lot about the steel flex. I am still unsure what it actually does.

So this weekend I plan on tackling the bottom of my hull. I have sevral holes in the boat that I plan on welding. I also have a number if leaky rivets and seams in the boat. Further more there are sevral places where the bottom of the baot has been scarred by rocks and such. How should I tackle...

Hey that dude will fish!