Cyklops86
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Hello everyone. There is some great stuff here, I've been reading off and on for a while now and today after some wheeling and dealing I brought home my new project. It is a 1976 16 ft 52in wide jon boat. The boat was pretty much completely gutted when I bought it, but I want to completely redo the layout anyway so that's actually a bonus. I have been fishing out of my dads 1236 forever so this boat seems huge in comparison.
The motor is a 35 horse johnson seahorse, havent run the serial yet to see what year. I'm not sure if I will be using this motor or getting another because I havent done any kind of testing on it other that making sure it wasn't frozen up. My main worry assuming its good is it is a short shaft motor so I'm thinking I will need to either cut down the transom or else get a long shaft motor.
My current plan (always subject to change) is to add front and rear decks, a side console, 8' rod locker, and lots of other storage. I will have to do some research to figure out if I will be using aluminum or wood for the decks. I would love to use aluminum to keep the weight down but it will depend on price. This will be a fishing boat, it will never be pretty but I want it to be solid and dependable.
The first step will be getting the motor off and stripping the boat and trailer down and repainting them. I have found 1 spot I am kind of leery of, it looks like it got banged up and there is some sealer of some kind so I have no idea what I will find there.
I have to move the boat forward on the trailer also, right now it has absolutely no tongue weight. If I move the 2 seats from the front of the boat it will actually lift the front in the air.

The motor is a 35 horse johnson seahorse, havent run the serial yet to see what year. I'm not sure if I will be using this motor or getting another because I havent done any kind of testing on it other that making sure it wasn't frozen up. My main worry assuming its good is it is a short shaft motor so I'm thinking I will need to either cut down the transom or else get a long shaft motor.
My current plan (always subject to change) is to add front and rear decks, a side console, 8' rod locker, and lots of other storage. I will have to do some research to figure out if I will be using aluminum or wood for the decks. I would love to use aluminum to keep the weight down but it will depend on price. This will be a fishing boat, it will never be pretty but I want it to be solid and dependable.
The first step will be getting the motor off and stripping the boat and trailer down and repainting them. I have found 1 spot I am kind of leery of, it looks like it got banged up and there is some sealer of some kind so I have no idea what I will find there.

I have to move the boat forward on the trailer also, right now it has absolutely no tongue weight. If I move the 2 seats from the front of the boat it will actually lift the front in the air.