Exciting Jon Boat Upgrades
I recently bought a 10' Jon Boat with an Endura 30 12v trolling motor.
It's a 2004 boat, with no upgrades at all. I want to put sometime and
elbow grease into this boat and upgrade it both so I can fully enjoy
it, and in addition so I can sell it for a good price when I eventually
decide to get a bigger boat.I will be using this boat mostly to launch from the tidal creek in my
backyard, head a mile down the creek to the intracoastal waterway and
fish for whatever is biting that day. I'm a beer enthusiast and I'd
like to find a way to make more storage available, use the boat at
night, and do any other interesting upgrades that won't be incredibly
expensive. What upgrades do you recommend? |
OldReliable
Feb 21
2006
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| Must be hitting pretty close to home. Krause replied to this post in 2 minutes. Careful Krause...you wouldn't want to ruin your fantasy life here.
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Netsock
Feb 22
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| RichG thanks for that awesome link. Also the fish/depth finder wouldn't be a bad idea at all either. |
OldReliable
Feb 22
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| And I like your "beer enthusiast" line....I plan on using that! |
basskisser
Feb 22
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| http://tinyurl.com/pb3fa Who ever said there's such a thing as too much motor? ;) |
Garth
Feb 21
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| I just put a small beer cooler in between the front and back seats. You
can put the trolling motor battery in the front and run cables to it. |
basskisser
Feb 22
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| Good idea about the carpet basskisser, I like it. As for the bigger boat, I've already got an 18' fishing boat so I don't
need to get anything bigger right now. This boat is mainly to keep in
my backyard and play around with when I didn't want to hassle with
dropping my big boat. I like the beer cooler idea too. The creek is very shallow during low tides, and I often have to lift
the shaft out of the water and paddle through the shallow parts if I
don't leave/return within the 3-4 hour window of High Tide. I'd like to
find a way to more evenly distribute the weight from the battery so it
doesn't drag the boat in low water as much. I'd also like to make the
seats more comfortable and perhaps hollow them out so I can use at
least one for storage. In addition to drinkin beer, I do intend on
using the boat to do a lot of fishing, travel over to the islands that
divide the waterway and the ocean, and simply enjoy the scenery of
summer in Wilmington, NC. What are some other good ideas? |
OldReliable
Feb 21
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| You might get an idea or two here..
http://www.redchaser.com/flatsboatonbudget.htm
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RichG
Feb 22
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| If you are really going to spend a lot of time in the boat I'd get one
of those clamp on swivel seats with a back rest. Also, what about an
inexpensive fish finder/depth sounder? |
Wayne.B
Feb 21
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| A short tow rope attached to a floating foam cooler circled by an
inflated innertube. Keeps that beer cooler. |
Harry
Feb 21
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| >It's a 2004 boat, with no upgrades at all. I want to put sometime and |
Shortwave
Feb 21
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| I've got a 12' that I use for small pond/lake fishing around here.
First thing I did was put fishing seats in it. I attached the base to
the metal seats. Next, I glued a strip of carpet to each side of each
seat, about 6" wide. This keeps pliers, lures, etc from sliding all
over the boat. |
basskisser
Feb 21
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