Hi,
I have a 14 ft jon boat. The boat says it can support up to a 20 hp motor. I bought a 5 hp outboard motor for it. It doesn't 'get up and move' but it gets me from point A to B. Today when I had it out on the lake fishing, i noticed the back of the boat where the motor sits is bending a little. You can see in a couple of spots where the aluminum is started to come apart from the wieght and pressure the motor is putting on it when in foward. How can i 're-enforce' the back of the boat to help take force of the motor?
I have a 14 ft jon boat. The boat says it can support up to a 20 hp motor. I bought a 5 hp outboard motor for it. It doesn't 'get up and move' but it gets me from point A to B. Today when I had it out on the lake fishing, i noticed the back of the boat where the motor sits is bending a little. You can see in a couple of spots where the aluminum is started to come apart from the wieght and pressure the motor is putting on it when in foward. How can i 're-enforce' the back of the boat to help take force of the motor?