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<blockquote data-quote="TexasJim" data-source="post: 491633" data-attributes="member: 24649"><p>I wanted a &quot;technical poling skiff&quot; to fish the Texas marshes and flats. But, I didn&#039;t have $30K. So, I bought a 1958 14-foot Blue Star runabout. I took out the center seat, cut the gunwales down to 2-1/2&quot; above the seats. I took off 5&quot; at the stern and 8&quot; at the bow. I built a new, tall transom, and put a 5-foot wide flat plywood deck on it, with a nice cockpit and rear seat mount, where I could sit and run the engine with a tiller extension. I added a LOT of styrofoam in the remaining seats. I put a front seat mount socket on the foredeck and a trolling motor. Donald Trump sent me a stimulus check, and I got so stimulated, I bought a Yamaha 15 4-stroke for it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve been fishing it in the Rockport/Corpus area two years, plus a few trips down to Souith Padre/Brownsville. Hope my picture shows up.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; TexasJim</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="TexasJim, post: 491633, member: 24649"] I wanted a "technical poling skiff" to fish the Texas marshes and flats. But, I didn't have $30K. So, I bought a 1958 14-foot Blue Star runabout. I took out the center seat, cut the gunwales down to 2-1/2" above the seats. I took off 5" at the stern and 8" at the bow. I built a new, tall transom, and put a 5-foot wide flat plywood deck on it, with a nice cockpit and rear seat mount, where I could sit and run the engine with a tiller extension. I added a LOT of styrofoam in the remaining seats. I put a front seat mount socket on the foredeck and a trolling motor. Donald Trump sent me a stimulus check, and I got so stimulated, I bought a Yamaha 15 4-stroke for it. I've been fishing it in the Rockport/Corpus area two years, plus a few trips down to Souith Padre/Brownsville. Hope my picture shows up. TexasJim [/QUOTE]

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