[Pony]

Thanks SBN, I assume it was you who added this.....Not sure how many of us out there have one, but here is my 1961 12fter.

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Nope P.O.N.Y. was not me, it was iboats that put this forum up.Nice looking little boat there to be that old.

[Pony]

thanks SBN, its a cool little boat......even if it is 20yrs olfer than me. Still have my bigger boat, but I have some restoration in store for this one once the snow melts.

[Ilikesalmon]

P.O.N.Y I have a 1988 Mirrocraft. It's a Sunsport 16' with a 50hp Johnson outboard. I bought it right and put new carpeting in it. Great boat! My wife and I do a lot of trolling for lake trout and salmon on Lake champlain here in Vermont. It's fiberglass and very heavy (800lbs) so it "floats nice". Very comfortable and it handles well.

[Pony]

Sounds like a sweet boat Ilikesalmon......

[j442w30]

I've got a 1972 14 footer with a closed bow. Originally came with a 33 horse Evinrude but I have since upgraded to a 40 horse Mercury. I am planning on finishng restoring it this spring and I'll have to get some pictures up. You don't see to many old Mirrocrafts other than their rowboats.

[Chief101]

Well, guess I need to chime in. I recently got a 1979 3614. It has a later model 15hp Rude on it and I am thinking about putting a Go-Devil on it. When I have a chance to take pics I'll post-em. Chief Chief

[kevinrude]

heres my 87 musky custom

[Brendenk]

i just bought a 1978 mr musky with a 25 hp johnson on it

[catfished]

Hi everyone,

I've had a couple of 14 ft. Deep Fisherman in my lifetime and I'm picking up another old one on the first of next month. I'm not sure what year it is, mid 70's I think. The only brand of boat I've owned that I enjoyed more than MC is Boston Whaler. My wife and I are looking forward to many enjoyable hours fishing in this fine classic MirroCraft.

[DufferJim]

Excellent boats all

My father and I recently aquired a '77 14ft Deep Fisherman with a '78 Evinrude 25hp outboard and trailer, our first boat since we both finally have to time to do some serious fishing.

The motor is in excellent shape, but boat and trailer are rough to say the least. We've nearly completed rebuilding the trailer (basically just re-using the frame and axle), paint should be dry by tomorrow. The boat has been completely torn down and prepped for paint, should be in the booth this weekend. It's recieving two tone paint to match the tow vehicle on the exterior and monotone on the interior.

The transom is rotted and being replaced. Aside from the thin aluminum material, the seats are a lost cause. The wood is all rotten and the floatation foam is waterlogged and crumbling. This lead us to decide to convert it into a fully decked center console (rotary steering) bassboat, with fore and aft platforms and removable pedestal seats, all insulated with rubber sound deadening material. We also have a small marine radio, depth finder, pole holders, and transom mount trolling motor ready to go for the fall runs. We're fairly certain that we can keep the weight to an acceptable level for just the two of us. It'll be slowed down by the extra weight, but it's just going to be getting us around the inlets and bays of lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes.

After all is said and done we'll have spent around $2500 including the inital purchase, materials, equipment, insurance, and registration. Hopefully this will turn out to be a wise investment if we decide to upgrade at some point,not that it's likely in the near future.

I've been keeping photo records of the process, and I'll post some before and after pics when she's complete. Wish us luck

[67 DGS]

Thats great DufferJim! I have an older 1970ish 14' deep fisherman. Although it has not been used a lot the West Coast salt has not been kind to the seats. We already have a side control consol that is mounted to the front seat and have been thinking about converting the center seat to pedestals with a flat floor, but have not figured out how to go about it. As we are on the coast I still like the idea of keepin the level floatation. I am really interested in how you are going about your conversion and would appreciate you posting or sending me your pics or plans on your project. They are great little boats, have proven to be very seaworthy, and this will be a very worthwhile project for you.

Good luck and please keep us posted on your progress!

Jack

[67 DGS]

Thats great DufferJim! I have an older 1970ish 14' deep fisherman. Although it has not been used a lot the West Coast salt has not been kind to the seats. We already have a side control consol that is mounted to the front seat and have been thinking about converting the center seat to pedestals with a flat floor, but have not figured out how to go about it. As we are on the coast I still like the idea of keepin the level floatation. I am really interested in how you are going about your conversion and would appreciate you posting or sending me your pics or plans on your project. They are great little boats, have proven to be very seaworthy, and this will be a very worthwhile project for you.

Good luck and please keep us posted on your progress!

Jack

[DufferJim]

Thanks for the support 67 DGS As soon as the paint cures comfortably enough to put her back on the trailer we'll start the decking process and I'll roll out some pics.

All I have shots of so far is the tear down. I'll try and document every step as well as I can and post as we go, but so far it's just been a boring trailer rebuild, scraping and sanding the hull, and paint booth time. I'll probably post most of the pics in the repair and resto forum as I'm not sure if it's appropriate here, but I'll link 'em for ya when I do.

[jonhans]

Found what I think is a KILLER deal for my first boat! Would love any insight anyone can provide. What does everyone think? Im a hardcore fisherman and pretty excited.

1985 MirroCraft 14' Deep Fisherman
1985 25hp Merc- runs good
Hydrafoil
Powder coated EZ Load trailer
Has the floor in it & 3 pedastal seats
Rod storage and livewell
2 cannon downriggers the ez troll and sport troll
transom mounted minn kota
comes with unmounted bow foot control minn kota
All for $1100!!

[Emery]

sounds great! made me jealous.

can't I buy it? nice deal sounds like

[jimmbo]

Here are 2 14ft deep fisherman we used to have, the front one is a 1979 with a 1979 25hp evinrude. The back one a 1980 with a 1980 35hp.

[nate_dogg]

I'm new here, but not new to boating. I have owned other boats, but this is my first aluminum and I already have it taken apart and painted. Waiting for it to stop raining to do my last coat of paint and put it back together. The pics are before paint.

[FieroGTP]

Hi everyone...
I just got a Mirrocraft from my grandfather-in-law and i cant find anything about it at all online. BUT its a 1976 19' Mirrocraft bow rider with a 140HP Merc I/O.

Putting it in the water for the first time in 10 years tomorrow. Went over it with a fine tooth comb and its all good. In mint condition. Ill post some pics asap.

[Silvertip]

Here is (was) my 1996 Mirrocraft Pro Striker. It now belongs to my daughter and her family. They've owned it since 2004 when I bought my new boat. It was a very nice boat for the money.

[mainestratman]

Hi everyone,

New to the forum, new to the world of aluminum boats (have had a couple classic Glastron bow riders).

I got this beauty from a super sweet couple a couple towns over.. she's 12' long, beam of 50" or so and a 71 Evinrude Fisherman 6hp on the back.

I've been trying to locate more information about what year the boat is (they said 1959, but it really looks to be in too good condition for that), as I would like to get all the oxidation and paint off the hull so I can cherry it out. Otherwise, I'm just going to paint it black and put a big skull and crossbones on either side of her.. lol

Both the nameplates are in bad shape.. I would love to replace those.. where can I find some?

-Jon

[mainestratman]

Well, she ain't going to break any speed records, but I finally got her into the water today... chugged around for about an hour then brought her home.

What a great little boat.. she handled the *big* lake fine, so ponds and smaller lakes she'll be perfect. :-)

[Spivy30]

I have a 1979 16' Mr Musky with a 1979 Evinrude 55, I got a great deal on the boat, the new trailer is worth twice what I paid for the whole package.
The boat ran good when I got it but it wasnt very pretty so i'm in the process of completly redoing everything on the boat. Here is a picture of what it looked like when I got it and some pictures of what it looks like so far.

[Wee Hooker]

Odly enough in my 20+ years of buying, selling and collecting (some 20+) aluminum boats, I never owned a single Mirrocraft. ( I've owned just about everything but!) Always had a sweet spot for a 14' Deep fisherman but never hit a deal just right. That changed this winter when I decided I wanted to "step up" to right-sized 16'er. Found a smoking deal on a new 1615 Outfitter. This boat was designed just the way I like my fishing boats. Wide open floor plan, uncluttered vinyl interior, big enough to handle some bigger water but light enough to get into those skinny places. Won't need a big engine to run it or a oversized truck to pull it either. Here are pics from 3/09 delivery day while she's waiting for final rigging. That's a 30 hp Nissan 4 stroke on there. It'll do 30+ with that engine.

[josh5058]

Ive got a question about my mirrocraft. Ive owned the boat with my brother for about a year. Its a 17'. Im not sure what model because the last owner took all of the tags off except the serial#, and I cant find anywhere to get info from that. My question is this, I have a 70hp johnson on her now. But Ive got an suzuki 115 that I want to put on. Will this exeed the max hp rating for the boat? The serial # is mrr1089m83j. any info would be helpfull

Thanks

Josh