Meanmouth's Project--Finished--Page 10

[Brine]

Great Job MeanMouth!

Never seen a pintle hitch.

 

[KMixson]

Great work MeanMouth. Does it feel like you have a new boat now?

 

[MeanMouth]

Great work MeanMouth. Does it feel like you have a new boat now?

It does; it kind of brought back the excitement of owning a boat. I know that we're fortunate enough to own one, but a project like this really makes it unique, and can make a person proud.

 

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thats awesome, congrats. any clue how much the whole rig weighs?

 

[MeanMouth]

thats awesome, congrats. any clue how much the whole rig weighs?

Haven't had the opportunity to weigh it, but the front is quite heavy now. I'll update when I get the chance.

 

[rtg]

Great Job!! Can you show a pic of how you installed the rod holder? Thanks

 

[BaitCaster]

Wow, just found this thread. What a great mod. Plenty of super ideas and inspiration!

 

[bailey86]

why did ya use a pintal hitch for but gives my idea in IL if you have a tunge trailor like hay wagons and farm equiment dont need licesend so if i put on boat trailor do i have to license it ?

 

[MeanMouth]

why did ya use a pintal hitch for but gives my idea in IL if you have a tunge trailor like hay wagons and farm equiment dont need licesend so if i put on boat trailor do i have to license it ?

We decided to use a pintle hitch because all of our trailers and trucks have them, so it made sense to convert the boat trailer over as well. A pintle hitch is universal, so needing different sized balls is obsolete.

A hitch won't dictate whether or not you need a license/registration, as I'm sure your trailer still needs to be licensed. It's simply a different hookup.

 

[cavman138]

Man that looks good, great work

 

[MeanMouth]

Man that looks good, great work

Thanks cavman, but you're project is quite impressive too...nice job!

 

[Hooky1420]

Okay, so I'm a little late finding this conversion. But well done! Love your step by step riveting photos. Looks like you had a lot of fun with your conversion. Hopefully it serves you well for years to come. Great job!

 

[cavman138]

Where did MeanMouth disappear to? Must have been enjoying his boat since he finished it.

 

[reedjj]

I just read through the whole thread and this boat is very impressive.

Have you had any trouble with the styrofoam squeeking under the floor? Did you use any adhesive to attach the styrofoam to the hull or are you just using the aluminum decking pressure to hold it in place?

 

[bulldog]

Looks great. You and your father made a heck of a boat together. Try not to out fish him too bad!!

 

[slabdaddy]

Found it late also and read all of it; EXCELLENT! =D>

 

[Decatur]

Nice job! Thanks for the step by step riveting procedure.

 

[bulldog]

Finally finished the jon, and tested it for the first time today. Everything went well, and we even caught a couple of rainbows, and a couple of bass.

Pintle hitch Welded and Installed

Front Deck, with Minn Kota Edge 40 trolling motor

Before the conversion:

Finished Bass Boat

BUSCH LIGHT?!?!?!?! Come on Meanmouth, you put all the $$ in to this awesome boat and you got Busch Light for the christening?

Great job on this build. It look amazing.

 

[BaitCaster]

Nice work. She looks awesome!

 

[reedjj]

Very nice. The diamond plate looks great