MINE ALL MINE!!! Lowe 1436

[inlovewithsurfin]

inlovewithsurfin, Yet another great build! You should do a side craigslist jon boat conversions business! You certainly know what you're doing! I know plenty of people would be interested if you showed pictures of your work. It may be a little to late in the season to get any bites now but next spring you could make a killing!

Mike

thank you Mike!!! i actually love working on the boats and have thought about offering my "services" on craigslist to build other peoples boats for them! maybe i will try it out for a bit? got to sit in my seats for the first time tonight and they are really comfortable!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

some boating pictures from tonight... wish i had some FISH pictures... but they werent cooperating with us!


had my mom and i in my boat and my fiance and her dad in his boat...

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

got a little work done today... i have been trying to figure out what to do for a livewell in my boat cause i would like to free up room by taking out my cooler livewell... i have a storage hatch in the middle bench seat of the boat but it is not water tight. i used some silicone and sealed it up... drilled a hole in the bottom of the compartment for a removable plug (the bottom of the compartment doesnt go all the way to the bottom of my boat) and added a cheap aerator. its not finished yet... i am going to run the wires cleanly to a switch panel as well as add some waterproof blue l.e.d livewell lights for night fishing.

here is a link to a video of the livewell in action:

https://youtu.be/1xykdzesyYM

and here is a picture of it...

 

[theyyounggun]

Nice! I've been debating wether or not to convert my bench. I think I'm going to now. I was just ginna have one that was a cooler and plugged into a 12v Plug.


I just completely thread jacked.

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

I have a "cooler livewell" and it works great but it takes up too much room in the middle of my boat.... I want the freed up floor space without the cooler.

 

[theyyounggun]

Agreed

 

[You Know]

I'm having the same prob need to free up floor space. Thinking about putting hatches on front deck and rear seat.

 

[Flatbotm]

I wish I did that to one of my benches before I covered them up! Looks good.

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

I'm having the same prob need to free up floor space. Thinking about putting hatches on front deck and rear seat.

if i get some time this weekend i am going to completely upgrade what the previous owner did to this boat.... i plan on putting a full deck across the front two benches (like i have done on my other boats) with a hatch or two for storage in the front of the boat. i will also still have the hatch on the middle bench function but be carpeted. and i am going to build a back deck from the back bench to the transom with a hatch to gain access to the drain plug and fuel tank. i also need to run the livewell wires and mount/wire some lights for the livewell and the boat. i plan on going fishing as well this weekend so i dont know how far i will get on the boat!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

I wish I did that to one of my benches before I covered them up! Looks good.

ya but your boat looks soooo good!!! i love how you did the hardwood floors! almost too pretty to cover up with carpet!

 

[trueblue1970]

Nice job on the livewell....great idea.

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

Nice job on the livewell....great idea.

thank you! now if i could just catch some fish to keep in it!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!! im so excited... i am going to re-do my boat the way i want to! out with what the previous owner did and in with my ideas! im hoping to get out of work at a reasonable time and get home and start right away with the construction. im hoping i will have enough daylight to be able to finish the construction part so that i can take it fishing early saturday morning! i went to lowes tonight and bought all the supplies already.

pictures will follow...

 

[You Know]

Cant wait to see the pics.

 

[Buddychrist]

To Lowes to work on your Lowe!

Classic!

 

[theyyounggun]

How did everything come out?

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

To Lowes to work on your Lowe!

Classic!

haha... i like that!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

sorry that i didnt post any pictures last night... working on the boat didnt quite goes as planned! lol. i started working as soon as i got home from work at 4:30 and didnt stop working till 9:30 at night in the dark under the street lights! it was miserable haha... but anyways here are some pictures! not finished yet but i had to take it out fishing first thing this morning

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

today's fish...

4 largmouth bass, 10 crappie, a couple small cats, a little yellow perch, and a bluegill (pretty fun day on the water!)

 

[theyyounggun]

Nice! What time will dinner be ready? :LOL2:
Did you use the Livewell? If so how did it work out