Recent content by ZiptiesandJBWeld

I'm not going to claim to be the end-all, be-all of spray painting knowledge, but I'd say temps in the 40s is pushing it. You can probably get away with sneaking a coat or two in, but they're going to take a long time to cure. I personally use a little propane torpedo heater to warm up my...

The foam is for flotation in the event of capsizing or swamping the boat. The extra flotation keeps the boat from sinking straight to the bottom, giving you something to cling to in an emergency and making it a lot easier to recover your boat and motor. Some guys don't feel it's necessary for...

It's really difficult finding time to get much done during daytime hours lately. Snuck in a couple hours here and there over the past couple weeks and managed to get most of the electrical wiring done. Got the battery box, buss bars and two smaller 12v batteries installed. Going to use the 27...

Check out thehttps://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3156, look for boats similar to yours and see their progress to get an idea of what you want to do. I'm working on a 14ft Jon right now too. I cut out my center bench and removed the foam to create storage. Replacing the foam is a...

Looking good so far, it'll be a nice boat when you're done. I'm not an expert, but I constantly scour craigslist for aluminum boats. Around here, a well-done restored boat with 8hp johnson would probably get listed for $1700-2200. Hell, a lot of people ask that for their basketcases. I don't...

Picked this old girl up a couple days ago. its a 1432 Jon with walls tapered out to a 44" beam. Came pretty barebones, just the boat, a junky trailer and a pretty nice 1995 15hp Johnson. I'll be using this boat mostly for night time catfishing on the Susquehanna, with the occasional...