14' 1976 Polarkraft future duck/fishing boat

[bstanz]

so I have a 14' polarkraft. i've started working on it a little but didn't wanna put to much time and money into it until i knew i could get the title. that being said here are some pics of when i got it and a little bit of what i've done to it. any input, ideas, thoughts would be greatly appreciated. also i could use some help on ideas of replacing the wood transom

 

[BR1]

What are your plans for it, you going to use it for hunting, fishing? Have you already taken the wood off the transom? There's a lot of ways to build it, you might look around on the different threads and find ways you would like to build it.

 

[bstanz]

Yeah it will be used for both. Im taking out the middle bench, the rear bench had to come out so I can knock a dent out but I will put it back in. I'm also going to put a plywood floor in it. Most of the wood just fell out so I will have to cut the rest of it out. Eventually I will put a casting deck in but for now im just trying to get it water ready

 

[Ictalurus]

I replaced the transom in my PK 1440. Used two pieces of ply and slid them in one at a time to get around the knee braces. In my 1448, I drilled out the rivets on the knee braces to replace the transom, rivest were replaced w/ SS bolts covered in 5200.

 

[bstanz]

Cool deal, the transom is really the only part thay had me worried lol. Question when I put rivets back in do I need washer type things? I do have some grade 5 lock washers, is it needed and would those work?

 

[bstanz]

so i know i havent posted in a good long while....well i wasnt able to get the title for the polarkraft but lucky because someone wanted it for private property. so i went on the prowl for another boat since i kept the trailer, well i ended up with a 14 foot cajun special....heres some pictures of her pretty much done, just got to run my wires for the lights. gave her an extended wood deck, wood floor, and a wood back bench. also it already had a mini jacker on it. gave her a nice camo paint job and put a motor on it that my uncle was nice enough to give me since he has like 3! i also have sealed and painted the wood inside the boat