First jet rig

[Kevin C]

Hello all, just thought I would say thanks to everyone for sharing all their knowledge. I have purchased a Lowe 14' jon that I am modifying and adding a jet outboard. I am about a week or so from getting it on the water but I have a ton of questions and I wanted to share my experiences as well. The picture below is how she looked when I picked it up.

 

[Kevin C]

Being a previous drift boat owner, I wanted a few things on this boat that are pretty standard on a drift boat. The first thing was full length rod tubes.

Also I wanted my anchor to be mounted right off the bow and will be controlled from the middle bench.

A rowers seat on the middle bench

And of course bigger casting decks front and back.

And last but not least the new powerplant

 

[bobberboy]

I like the rod holder. It's one thing I've not done on my boat because I could never figure out a good way to do it.

 

[Kevin C]

Thanks, Yes these are great because the tube protects the rod from being stepped on. Cutting PVC pipe was a learning experience. It gets real messy and is fairly hard to do well. I used a cutting disk on my rotary tool.

 

[fender66]

Very nice! Looks awesome!

 

[zrxfishing]

Looks good!! Next time try ripping the PVC on a table saw. I've used table saws & chop saws on PVC for years & it's much easier to make true cuts.

 

[airbornemike]

I'm digg'n that set up, let us know what you get on the gps. I run a 30hp at the pump on a glass skiff, good luck.