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Again, I think I need to do a road trip up to Jersey to find a good hull. I'm looking for a 16-17' V-bottom that is rated for 40+ HP for less than $1k, with or without an outboard. Let me know if you see any or any of you want to sell one.

Did you take the side plates off the Powerdrive, like in the schematic above?

That's kind of like saying that a $300,000 Limited edition Rolls Royce is the benchmark that Ford and Chevy can only strive to match. This may be true, but they sell millions more vehicles than Rolls at prices that people can afford. Similarly, my Honda Civic runs like a top, and my...

Run it and see how it performs. I had a tin boats that only ran well with the motor deeper than it "should" be. I blocked up the motor to get the cavitation plate flush with the bottom and it constantly blew out. Removed the blocks and it ran great. I've also had boats the other way...

I start with Purple Power and a shot of bleach in a pump bottle with a green or gray Scotchbrite pad. That takes care of the scum. If the aluminum itself is stained, I will move on to Aluma-Brite, similar to the StarBrite product above. The trick is to put it on, scrub it a bit and then...

Just to be clear, I was offering $550 for JUST the hull. No motor, trailer, steering or console, and a soft floor. Why do I want it? The outside isn't bad, and it's the size/type I want. I will replace the floor, add a front deck and clean it up. Should turn out nice, with a little work.

I have done a number of floors out of regular BC plywood. The trick I have used is to saturate the wood with Thompson's Wood Preserver before adding carpet, texture, paint or whatever. Saturate it to the point of refusal, and it will literally bead water like a car. The protection is not...

Your FRP floor panels turned out GREAT, Fwman1. Very impressive

I had lost track of this thread, but that turned out GREAT! Thanks for sharing that.

For me, it's about the quality and feel, not the price tag. I mostly fish deep, fast moving water for big fish, using a very light jig. Sensitivity is paramount, or you simply won't catch, and it needs to have a stiff backbone down low so you can lift strong fish. X-fast action is usually...

A lot of water tubes are copper OEM

My last message to him was, "If you want $550 for the boat, let me know. That's my final offer." He stopped messaging me. Now, I notice that he is reducing his price. Maybe he will call, we will see. In the meantime, at my wife's behest, I've decided to clean up the extra pontoon...

You can break most chicken-killers if they are your dog, especially if they are young. Almost all of ours killed a chicken early on, but now they are EXCELLENT livestock guardian dogs, even little Maggie, the Beagleweiler: The other day, there was a kerfluffle in the chicken coop at night...

Plywood works well, and will last for a number of years if sealed and treated properly. Coosa is premium stuff. Maybe if you are young and plan to keep the boat for many years...

A little too much grease pressure, or the original seal was worn or not seated properly. All fixed now. Good job.

There are hundreds of coyotes in the deep woods around where we live. The sounds at dark freak people from the city out completely. Because of this, when we first moved here, we lost a couple of cats to coyotes. They didn't know to stay inside the fence. Then we got Katie, a mix that...

I just see blank when I click the play button. :(

Yes. I would probably drive all that way to discover holes in the boat, or a rotten transom or a title that had been signed to someone else or something else that he "forgot" to mention. Still.... I do like that hull... I have a sweet little E-tec 40 that would fit perfectly on that boat...

I did the same thing with my little boat. That battery has plenty of juice to start a 20 HP, and then you can run fishfinders and radios all day. My current setup has a group 24 starter and a group 27 DC on a battery selector switch. When running out, I have the switch on BOTH, to make sure...

Trying to get the most is fine with me. But making an agreement, THEN deciding to strip stuff out of the boat, then agreeing again, THEN wanting to raise the price, THEN harassing the person when they don't agree to the higher price, THEN messaging again and again.... That gets old. I...