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I got my 1751 back from the local marine mechanic I had taken it to for maintenance. The previous owners friend had removed & cleaned the carbs just prior to me purchasing the boat. I put an OEM non VRO FP on it myself, and it started and ran, poorly. I decided to take it to a professional and...

Nice work there…thanks for sharing. I’m glad you mentioned using an old sign, that way when I looked at the picture I knew what that honeycomb looking pattern is on it. It reminds me of my old Coast Guard Buoy Tender days, because the 3M retro tape we used on buoys & day-boards has that same...

Nice work. What size boat is that? 1648 or maybe a little bigger is my guess. Looks like a 20” transom too. I like the color skeme. I’m not sure how much I would like that color after fishing it for a couple years, however; it looks really nice in its current condition. Congrats!

That’s a nice looking boat, I like it in red. 12 to 23 is a big jump in speed. Good job! When you were only doing 12 you had two people in the boat. It looked like it was close to planing out, but just couldn’t do it. Were you ever able to get it on plane before replacing the prop, and/or...

Nice! I have a 1992 Smoker Craft 1648 with a 1993 Rude 25 ES tiller. A 25 works good on this size aluminum boat.

That boat is way cool….and it looks like it’s in good shape for being a 1962 model. A 15’ aluminum boat with a 40 HP outboard would be a Speed King indeed. Does it have a 20” transom? I suggest you seal the transom wood/aluminum interface with 3M 5200, wet install both sides and all hardware...

Nice looking work. Nice boat too! What are you going to power it with?

Did you decide which motor you are going to use? I like the old OMC three cylinder two stroke motors, and you mentioned you have a 60 Evinrude Years ago I had a 17’ Aluma Craft lake boat with a 1969 Evinrude 55 that ran excellent. It would pull me up on one ski pretty good at about 215 lbs...

I took the 1648 out with the mini tach installed. The tach was reading on the high side at idle. I tried to change the settings, but that didn’t work out because the instructions don’t really address this particular function.I called it, and went back to the ramp. WOT was 31.4 so my top speed...

I keep that type of stuff in my wallet. I keep my wallet, keys, cell phone, sun screen and any other item I want to keep track of in a zip lock bag. I put the zip lock bag in a five gallon bucket with a few tools, lines and other misc items that I deem necessary. I carry nothing in my...

How large is the area where the corrosion is concentrated? You should post some pictures of the problem. I’m not so sure I like the idea of painting the bottom to make it water tight. There are better methods. Depending on what you have, one thing that comes to mind is maybe bonding a doubler...

I have a mini tach I can throw on…good idea! I have run WOT a lot with this motor over the years, she is definitely a screamer. I seems to like the 10 x 13 prop that’s been on it since I bought the boat.

You can build your own JP using some angle iron. Check out Youtube. I’m going to build one for my 1648 with a 25HP Rude, using aluminum angle. Yes, Jack plates work.

The feature you describe as wings on the ends of the transom, seem to be pretty common on 1648’s. I have a 1992 Smoker Craft 1648 Jon boat that was sold at the Walmart in Savannah GA. It has the same feature. My boat says “Fish Master” on the sides, but the title reads Smoker Craft. I was...

This hull weighs less that 400 lbs empty. When I get done with it, with an extended deck with storage bins, a trolling motor & two batteries, I suspect it will add some weight, but it should remain light for its size. I do plan on installing .125” sheet aluminum for the floors too. I will post a...

The 1751 is pretty much open from the rear seat forward. I can see several cracks in the center of the ribs. The front deck has a hole cut in it. The two storage boxes, are the only storage in the boat. The port box has the battery, and the other has some miscellaneous equipment you would...

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I’ll post some pictures of the 1751 from when I bought it. These are all “before” pictures.

When I sold my Ranger, I told myself I would get by with the 1648. It is more than capable of doing a little fishing & crabbing, which is all I really want or need a boat for. I also decided upgrading the 25 to a 35 on the 1648 would be fun. I have a bad habit…I “Feel the need for Speed”. I...