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Finally all finished, ready for a week long test next week. Scored a super cheap cover from Princess Auto (the Canadian Harbor Freight). It's actually very well made and feels durable; much more so than the covers at Cabelas. Scariest part of the whole thing was drilling holes in the transom...

Front deck is installed. Had to support the whole thing upside down so that I could actually reach a few of the fasteners, which was a huge pain. I'm also a bit nervous about the strength of the angled supports on the side, but time will tell. Next up are hinges and a latch for the hatch, then a...

I'm not sure about how stable it'll be in my boat. It's fairly narrow, so I'd imagine that it might be a bit tippy. If it just ends up looking decent, gives me somewhere to sit and keeps the dog out of the battery I'll be happy.

Thanks! I did think about leaving them uncovered, but I figured they wouldn't last long that way, and might bust up the hull even more. The front deck supports are now in... just need to find a piece of cardboard large enough to make a template for the plywood.

Test run went pretty well. Couldn't get up on plane no matter how I trimmed or raised the motor, but I already had a lower pitch prop ordered which should fix that problem. Got the idle mix set just right and some practice putting it on the trailer, so I'd say it was a success. Plan is to build...

Since this place has been such a help while I've been planning and working on my own boat, I figured I'd post what I've been working on. I have a late 70's Lund C-14 which had spent nearly a decade slowly being absorbed by the trees in my brother's neighbour's yard. I picked it and a '99...