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Thanks for the info papa. I sanded the ribs down to get a better look, I think welding the cracks and holes and riveting a floor down like you said should fix the problem. The corrosion is there, but it doesn't look like it got too deep and weakened things too much. I got some pictures below...

Yea, I'm thinking pop rivets. I figured the new rib would flex with the old one since it was sitting on top of the old one and riveted to it. Anyone ever done or seen this before? Does it sound like a decent plan or is there something I'm missing? and I'm still open to ideas if someone has a...

I've nearly completed the demolition, I still have to pull the outboard and the sidewalls next to the transom. The foam was poured into the floor and no drainage holes were left so there was plenty of water trapped under it just hanging out, but its all out of there now. The front deck...

yea, the floor installed was definitely treated plywood, not to happy about that, but what can you do. The front deck is held on with angle iron secured to the side of the boat. I'm hoping the paint saved it from some electrolysis, but we will see, it looks pretty rough. The bolts holding the...

I bought my first boat in April and was trying to hold off on my modifications till after the summer. My boat is (was) fishable, but i went to add some short side bunks to the trailer today to make it easier to load and noticed that the trailer was in poor condition. I needed to remove the...

Hey Mike, I have a 15' jon with a 20 horse on the back and i pull it with an old Toyota 4cylinder pickup and it doesn't struggle with it. If your fishing with 2 other people, I would suggest either a 14 or a 16, but something wide. Mine gets crowded with 3 people, not because of the...

The porta-botes are really cool, but I've never used them or heard any personal experience. A guy had one for sale here locally and i thought hard about it. Have you looked into inflatable pontoons? They'll have a nice wide base to keep it stable, and I've even seen them with a transom for...

Did The guy you bought it from say it was an 18HP? Have you discovered the actual HP rating? I just bought what i think (and was told) is a mariner 20 hp last week and I'm having the same problem with the serial number. Mine is 6618658, and doesn't come up on any of the charts I've found...

I've been checking out the site for some time now, and just bought my first rig last week. It needs some work, but it'll fish as is through the summer until I get all my plans in order. Phil