Boat Transformation

• Aug 10, 2014

• #1

Eye Wreckin

Banned

So I bought a good ole faithful Jon boat because I can't afford the up keep on anything else flotable besides a kayak. Paid 150 for boat with trailer. The boat was missing half the carpet, had a couple cracks, and other wear and tear. The boat is 30 years old, but I took on the project. Here are the before and after photos. Not perfect but better than it was. What do y'all think? It's fishable at least.

 

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• Aug 11, 2014

• #2

fish hawk

Bass Master

Looks good.....I dont particularly like the way the lights are mounted to the fenders of the trailer.

 

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• Aug 11, 2014

• #3

donald-f

Senior Member

fish hawk said:

Looks good.....I dont particularly like the way the lights are mounted to the fenders of the trailer.

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Where they are mounted may or not be legal.
I would check on that issue.

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #4

PWeezyOutdoor

Member

Boat looks great. I've been thinking about getting a jon boat but can't get the wife on board, no pun intended.

 

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• Aug 11, 2014

• #5

weneroux

Senior Member

Like it. Good deal for a buck fifty.

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #6

Eye Wreckin

Banned

Yeah neither did I. I hate it actually but I had no other choice.. And yeah it's legal, for me to get a tag a sheriff had to come out to the house and inspect it. Appreciate it guys.

 

• Aug 11, 2014

• #7

donald-f

Senior Member

I had to get registration on my boat trailer and sheriff came out and signed off on it. He did not check to see if lights worked or not. I asked him about it and he said all he was doing was making sure it was not stolen and properly registered, but once it hit the street it was up to me to see that lights worked.

What I was thinking about them being that far forward is the law about a red flag must be attached to something hanging from a pick-up or trailer.

 

• Aug 12, 2014

• #8

Alan in GA

Senior Member

Looks great

...in both pictures to me! I love fiberglass jon boats as you can add or remove to redesign. Don't remove foam floatation unless you add it back somewhere else.
Looks like you are ready to explore the 'backwaters'!

 

• Aug 12, 2014

• #9

elfiii

Admin

Staff member

She patched up nice. Time to put her in the water and see what she does.

 

• Aug 12, 2014

• #10

twtabb

Senior Member

Is that an Island made boat?

 

• Aug 13, 2014

• #11

Eye Wreckin

Banned

twtabb said:

Is that an Island made boat?

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It is.. Good guess.

 

• Aug 14, 2014

• #12

Ahab

Senior Member

Quite the makeover, looks ready to rock the water. Nothing wrong with an old boat, mine's 35.

 

• Oct 22, 2014

• #13

twtabb

Senior Member

Made in Camilla Ga. I had one in the 80's. We ran that thing up and down the flint river. Wish I had never sold it.