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I've been slacking off and not updating this thread...quite a bit has happened. Some 'putsy' things first Socket for rear light installed - drilled the needed center hole with a step drill, then transfer punch to mark the holes for the 6-32 screws, drill&tap, a bit of red Loctite and it's in...

Denier polyester is actually easy to clean - just need a really big washing machine...check the local laundromat. https://pacificrestyling.com/pages/care-cleaning "Polyester 600 denier with Polyurethane waterproof coatings Machine wash with an HE liquid detergent in warm water on gentle...

Okay - the guy who had it before me washed the hull...but didn't scrub it. Found a faint line going down the length...seems to be the waterline. Measured it at 18" from the tip of the bow-plate. That means a 42"-45" shaft. Bingo - found a factory refurbished 45#/45" Edge for $315 - comes with...

Okay - I know what power I want for the F-9 - but without getting it in the water, deciding on a shaft length has left me scratching my head trying to figure it out. I'm looking at either a Minn-Kota Edge or MotorGuide X3 - those are what my budget will allow me to get. Can anyone out there...

This is the line in the article that got me "The only equipment used was materials that are available in any hardware store" How can it be 'very expensive' if you can get what you need at the local Lowes?

Average ice-out is mid April, average ice-in is early December. So we have just under 8 months of open water on average - though most of us put our boats away by mid November - so 7 months. Ice fishing is big up here - soon as there's 4"+ on the lakes, the ice shanties start going up. Some...

WHERE? Lakes are still frozen here...and we're having lows in the teens and highs in the 30s lately.

Wife is suffering a migraine, so did fairly quiet things today...otherwise I would have been doing 'bang-bang' as I set some more drive-rivets...and the back end of the garage is directly under the bedroom. Rear light post-socket is installed - made a template, marked where I wanted to drill...

@Kismet - no welding...it's all rivets.

10 gauge should be fine for that application. I would personally run 10-Gauge to the disconnect, then 10 Gauge to a fuse box, then you can drop to 14 or 16 from the fuse box to the switches.

Before I bought the F-9 - without a motor - from a local, I'd looked at used boats from local marinas Even they were asking 60%-90% more than the NADA valuation.

All rivets are considered permanent - it's just the type of rivet used Factory built boats use solid brazing rivets - inside the hull, one person holds a 'bucking bar' in place; outside the hull, another person uses a pneumatic air-hammer with a brazing head driver. I'm using regular...

Lund boats have been riveted since the 'dawn of time' and go over some big waters. Guy on another forum has a 20' Lund Pro-V Bass 2075 - riveted hull - and he takes it out on both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. 4 years now he's done that and nary a leak to be found. A quality riveted hull is...

Unless you're willing to pay the up-charge for Battle Born or Braille batteries - every other Lithium is made in China. Of course, those two are basically only assembled in America (Arizona and Florida respectively), but parts are from elsewhere. Good batteries + good price + been around a...

It looks about the same as others - most of the 'inexpensive' LiFePo batteries are all made in the same factories in China...they just get different labels slapped on them. Don't forget a charger rated for 24v Lithium batteries.

If your original battery is only a year old - you should be fine adding another...if it was 2-3 years old, then I'd consider replacing the original...more than 3 years old, definitely replace the original. Yes, exact same model - don't want to mix batteries when they're connected together...

I'd go with 1/4-20 Rivnuts then machine screws with some Blue Loctite.

Well, not quite ready to go on the water - but getting there. :)

Okay - so I lied...really only needed one more dry-box framed before I could work more on the front-deck framing. Slowly coming together - got the casting deck starboard main support in...probably work on the port-side tomorrow...after I finish bending the tabs down level on the starboard...

Ouch - and here I'm complaining that it went to $3.999 in my neighborhood.