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Thanks man! Little bit slow, but at least its going. Found a nice little motor on CraigsList not too long ago, gonna go check it out tomorrow. The owner says there's only about 12 hrs on the motor. Said I could have it for $300. Would need a tank and line, about all I know about it. He...

Just applied the 2nd coat to the bottom. Not sure if I'm doing another coat yet, will know by tomorrow. Also got my trailer mostly disassembled and coated in primer. No pic of the trailer tho.

Would this seem appropriate for my boat? 13'6" x 57" beam I'm ASSUMING the following: 700 lb capacity 15 max hp Really concerned about the weight capacity. Not that I ever really PLAN on it, but if I were to take out my entire family, we're looking at 450 lbs (200 + 150 + 70 + 30) 9.9 -...

Just finished the second coat of primer. Gonna give her a final light sanding, wipe down with mineral spirits, then goes the paint. Still have to do the interior, of course. Don't know if I mentioned it, but gonna go with white below the water line and all of the trim/lettering. Gonna...

I found another guy who attached his entire deck to just the benches. He posted this image on another forum - Mine won't quite attach exactly like that (my benches have a lip) but the idea works for me pretty well - then I can set it up as a "quick-detach" type deck where a handful of bolts...

Thanks, man! Been delaying painting because its been so nice outside I keep wanting to put it on water. Though, the outside is ready for primer and paint. Don't really want to paint it until I'm actually ready - I *think* I need another keel roller on my trailer... my boat scrapes until it...

Also I can't find any like, durabond or whatever its called for the interior. Will only be building a partial deck with below-deck storage, I want the deeper bottom for my toddler son and dog... wanted to coat it with something rubberized for grip and sound muffling. Saw some spray-can truck...

What's up guys? I have a thread in the projects section (kinda missed the *completed* part, whoops) that I'll use to follow my complete project, I'd like to ask my questions over here in this thread though, to keep the project thread pretty clean. Not really intending for this project to take...

So my in-laws are in town and not really getting to do as much as I'd like, but I got *most* of the exterior paint stripped. About to start doing hull repair - just using some JB water weld to fill all the old screw holes. Will remove the rest of the paint when I give it a final sanding after...

How do I repair old screw holes in the hull? Transom holes are probably below water line, and others above water line I just want to repair before painting. JB water weld? I don't know how to weld aluminum so I think my best bet is a sandable, paintable epoxy? I don't want to re-insert...

About to start stripping paint, wanted to drop in here and post up a question that's been lingering in my mind since I got this.... How am I supposed to tie the frame for the deck into the boat? The ribs are all on the floor (and very small, not really sure how I'd attach anything to them...)...

That video helped a lot! That's more or less what I figured out on my own with a little bit of time in the pouring rain. My only problem was keeping the nose of the boat on the trailer. Every time I tried to get to the crank the wind would blow it away and I'd have to fight with the boat while...

Before I even saw those replies, I actually started out attempting to fill it with water then I realized how long it was taking, said "to hell with it" and drained the water and took it down the road.... filling it made the most sense to check it for leaks... then I realized how much water I'd...

Thank you! I was using the NADA list from 1984 and the Canadian wasn't even on there and all of the ones listed were a bit wider. Mostly just wanted the model so I could figure out the dry weight of the boat - which is 130 lbs. Just want to keep a rough estimate of the weight of the boat when...

What's up guys? Decided on an impulse buy just yesterday and figured I'd drop in here and start a little journal that documents my progress with my boat. Purchased it for $450. Came with a trolling motor and trailer. After titling trailer, registering boat, grabbing a battery and a bilge...