Missouri Lowe 1436L

[d3vino]

I received the storage hatch I ordered from BassPro. They were really fast and the hatch is really sturdy. Anyway, I strengthened up some of the frame joints as suggested. I decided to leave the kickboard off that I planned on installing. It felt cramped for the forward passenger.

I wanted to make the front storage deck easily removeable, but feel like I over "engineered" this part....you'll see below. It works...just felt like I went with the shuttle solution when all I needed was a bottle rocket...

This is the very front section of the boat.


This is very sturdy and should help me remove and install the front deck whenever I need to with out stressing the this aluminum at this point.




Perfect circles with a sawzaw.....just kidding. I used a circle cutter on my drill.

 

[Scott Mac]

Love those old outboards! You can't go wrong when you compare the price to a new one. They get the job done and look good getting there. I truly believe a good electric is the place to spend the money. I mostly use the outboard to get from one spot to the other and fish using the electric, but that’s just me. Your build turned out great, be proud of yourself! Fish On.

 

[d3vino]

I have a cheapo BassPro trolling motor that does a decent job. I'm setting it up this week. Installing a grommet to run the trolling motor cable through it cleanly.

Thanks for the compliments! I really like this old 18hp Johnson. I'm thinking of buying an old 10 or 12 footer v-hull to rehab and mod. Besides, I need another boat to put my '56 7.5 Evinrude on.

 

[bleumunkie]

looks good. let us know how stability is with that decking

 

[striper steve]

Boat looks great. I also have a 1436 might steal some of your ideas. Have you had your boat out since you decked it?

 

[d3vino]

I took my boat a few times now since I've decked it. I don't think the front desk is stable enough to stand on. It works fine to kneel on or sit directly on it. Not a big deal since I primarily built it to store small gear under it and for that it works great. The frame is strong and would probably support two of me but the front of this boat is too narrow and I'm sure I'd fall out if I tried to stand up front. It does make it easier to reach the front trolling motor though. I also like the front deck for the front passenger. They can put their feet up and relax.

One of the last small projects I want to do to this boat is to find a way to build in some bench storage for tackle box trays. I have an idea of taking a small cooler plastic insert and installing it into front side of the bench seats. Then I coud take a small bungee cord to keep the tackle trays in place. I just want to reduce the "gear adrift" as we called it in the Navy. This would probably complete this modification...or maybe not