1974 Sears 14ft

[LnROutdoors]

I picked up this boat, trailer, and a Nissan 9.9hp motor this weekend for 600$. Don't need to go fast, just want to be able to get where I'm going. A lot of lakes I fish aren't crazy big in size so I don't need lots of power. Any advice on starting decking? I work in a sheet metal shop so I can get anything. Trying to find the total capacity for the boy but don't know where to look as this is my first boat. My best friend and I fish together and that will be the extent of people on the boat at once except the occasional trip the girlfriend tags along. Any tips are helpful.

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[nickwb85]

best thing to do is look up comparable boats of relative sizes. The next thing i'd do is re-carpet your bunker-boards and get everything rusty off!

 

[LnROutdoors]

best thing to do is look up comparable boats of relative sizes. The next thing i'd do is re-carpet your bunker-boards and get everything rusty off!

Sandblasting the whole trailer and doing less abrasive media on the boat. Painting both also.


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[nickwb85]

Sweet!

Good luck with your build and send pictures when you can!

 

[KMixson]

As for capacity, two people are probably fine. Three might be pushing it. Someone here may be able to give you a better idea on the exact weight capacity. Good Luck and Happy Fishing.

 

[LnROutdoors]

May end up just building it for waterfowl hunting. Not sure yet.


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