1969 14' Rich Line Model 15

[Ictalurus]

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Looks great man!!!!!

 

[medicman619]

I find myself looking at my own thread, just to look at my boat! :roll: It's still in storage for the winter! I think I'll get it out in the next few weeks. Can't Wait!!

 

[dubdlee]

=D> excellent job on the build! I have been a long time lurker here on the threads and have recently begun a restoration on an old montgomery ward 12' and have been to many threads for inspiration and ideas including this one many time. Just wanted to express my admiration and say great job you do amazing work! I had a couple questions from your build, how was the angle aluminum to work with? What size rivets did you use? and where did you get those aluminum tubes you used to secure the decking to the gunnels?

 

[medicman619]

Thanks for the compliments!! The aluminum angle was very time consuming to say the least. I had a general idea what I wanted it to look like and kind of went with it. Looking back I would have planned better because with each connection you drop down an 1/8" because you have to stack the angle on itself. I hope that makes sense. I had a vertical metal bandsaw like the ones at Harbor Freight that was invaluable! I couldn't have cut all the angle by hand. I used 3/16" aluminum rivets with a hand rivet tool. Hope this helps! Thanks again!

 

[medicman619]

Oh and I bought the 3/4" aluminum tubes at Tractor Supply but you can find those at any hardware store.

 

[dubdlee]

Okay, thanks for the quick reply. This may sound like a dumb question but you just cut the tube to length and crimped the ends then secured through the side with SS bolts?

 

[medicman619]

Yes that's basically it. I had a few old ones to go by.

 

[medicman619]

New 45lb Minn Kota Powerdive V2 with Co-Pilot.

 

[tefletcher1965]

I have the 57 richline challenger myself. Love the boat and thanks for the spec photo.

 

[Silverad04]

awesome job on the build

 

[medicman619]

Haven't posted any updates in a while. I recently got a 2004 30hp Johnson Enforcer which is a rare military edition. Also added a TH Marine Mini-Jacker to the transom to raise the motor to a proper height.

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[fl.graderman]

Man I'm jealous. If that motor runs as good as it looks, you're in business.
One word of caution however, when I was shopping jack plates, I passed on that one because my Evinrude 25 weighs 156 pounds and IIRC the weight limit on the mini jacker is 150. I'm thinking your 30 must weigh more than my 25...

2015 Tracker Grizzly 1448 MVX
1996 Evinrude 25hp 3 cylinder looper

 

[medicman619]

Actually it weighs only 117lbs.


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[RStewart]

Sweet boat, great job. I'm fixing to redo mine over the winter. How fast is that thing with the 30 hp motor on it?

 

[medicman619]

Sweet boat, great job. I'm fixing to redo mine over the winter. How fast is that thing with the 30 hp motor on it?

It will go about 30mph on a good day with just me. It's a bit heavy with the decking I added.


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[medicman619]

When you need to transport a 20ft culvert pipe!!


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[samuelh1987]

sent you some questions via private message.

 

[Mowater71]

Here is the 1974 Evinrude 15hp. It has a 9.9 cowling for the smaller lakes with a 10hp limit.

 

[Smokey101]

I know this is a very old thread, but I recently bought a richline model 15, and plan to use it as my No1 fishing boat. This thread has a wealth of info. I will start a thread about my richline when I start working on it. I am currently getting the trailer useable.

 

[tinman4444]

Just picked up a model 15 off market place. Do you think boat would benifit from having the floor lower or is it OK being that tall?