New Member Introductions!

[jla101]

Hey fellas! Another new member member here. I have been thinking about modding my Jon boat for a while and happened to stumble upon this great forum and some nice folks. They kicked me off so I joined up here. Haha... Just kidding.

 

[jpmiller]

Hello. i have a 16' 1988 Lowe deep v I with a 25HP Tohatsu I intend to transform into a striper fishing machine for here in coastal New England. Any help would be apereciated, especially floor framing tips. The boat now has 3 bench seats and I was wondering if I could remove the center seaT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BOAT?

 

[sheffsboat]

Requesting to board ship!

My name is Joe but everybody calls me sheff (short version of my last name). I'm new here and I live in NC. I graduated recently from UNC-Greensboro and now I'm in the USMC at Camp Lejeune, NC. I love this site and all the posts have helped me out alot with my 14ft aluminum jon boat.

Well, thats all I got.........glad to be apart of the tinboat fleet.

 

[fool4fish1226]

:WELCOME: to all new members hope everyone enjoys the site as much as I do :beer:

 

[ohiobassmaster]

Welcome to the site everybody!!! =D> =D> =D>

 

[dkonrai]

hello another noob here. i wish i had known about this site four years ago! im glad to be a member now. this site is great. lots of knowledge here.
so im almost 52, married, three kids. 21 son at college lives with his 18yo sister, she is at a state u, then my youngest 16 a junior. i have four wiener dogs too, just to add more confusion and responsibilities. at one time all three played travel hockey. now my youngest is the only travel player. i am self employed one man shop plumber. and i attempt to fix my ongoing boat projects
we live in the bayarea, nor cal.
i fish when i have time we have a 14 foot bayliner that i have been working of for 3 years..
now i have a 12 foot 1982 valco. its beat to heck but i think with the help of the members its going to be floating again!
i am a die hard trout/kokanee troller. mmm thats about it.
dino

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the bad

 

[IDAHOAUGER]

New guy here too! Been looking at this site now for a couple of years and finally joined up and enjoy looking at the boat project photos and all the info on this site! Grew up fishing out of tins and now I have a new Lowe 1436L I am working on and will be posting those photos soon. Live in Idaho and love it here. Retired from the US Air Force, married two kids, etc..etc.. Enjoy fishing, ice fishing (novice fly fisherman), hunting, camping, RVing and college football nut! Look forward to learning more from this site and getting that inspiration for my own boat!

 

[fool4fish1226]

:WELCOME: to the new and improved Tinboats :beer:

 

[fender66]

It's GREAT having all these new members. Welcome to each and every one of you.

 

[Buddychrist]

Welcome to the forums man!

 

[redslayer8585]

hey all,

just bought a 1432 monark and i'm ready to start modding it. i plan on turning it into a mean little flats boat for chasing reds and trout around the grass flats where i live. i have an 18hp merc thats going on the back of it, I hope its not too much! (I tried it out on my friends gheenoe and it threw me out! lol) anyway great site and i hope i'll be modding as well as some of you guys soon!

 

[rollerpig]

Hello everyone, new guy from Ohio here.

About a month ago I decided I wanted to get a boat so me and my son could get more into fishing and be able to get off the bank some. A quick search of the internet brought me to your site. I am amazed at all the things everyone on here has been able to do to their boats and now I have to try my hand at it. Well, after about 2 weeks of searching Craigslist I found a 14' Crestliner V bottom (I think it might be a commodore?), it included a trailer and an older 6hp Johnson outboard with a few other accessories. Thanks for the great site and sharing all the knowledge and experience.

 

[fender66]

Welcome to TinBoats rollerpig and redslayer. We're happy to have you on board. Don't forget to take pictures of your before/after mods. WE LIKE PICTURES. :wink:

 

[psychobilly]

Hi all Im new names Brian Im from Oklahoma city. I just picked up a 1965 monark 14' shallow v and a 1967 evinrude fisherman 5.5. cant wait to take it out this weekend. Over the winter I have alot of plans for it!

 

[fender66]

Welcome to TinBoats psychbilly. You're going to find that a lot of us are psycho.......

Don't forget to take before and after pictures.

 

[Brine]

Welcome to our newest members =D>

:WELCOME:

 

[psychobilly]

Hahaha Thanks guys Ill post some as soon as I can

 

[lucky bouy]

Hi all, I'm a new member as well. I live Nor Cal near the delta I got my 1st tin boat this spring. 14' MirroCraft with a 9.9hp honda 4 stroke outboard. I fish in the sierras for kokanee. I plan to fix her up this winter with a new paint job and possibly some interior mods. So far this year we have had a blast with her. I will try to post a picture as soon I figure out how to do it.

 

[Brine]

Welcome aboard lb.

Great photo of the rig. Looks like a postcard.

Hope you enjoy the site.

 

[fender66]

Welcome aboard lucky bouy. Happy to have you as part of the TinBoat family.

I agree with Brine...that's a nice photo of your rig.