chevyguy632bb
Cadet
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- Jan 19, 2015
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hello guys! i have a 14.5' jonsen V-to-flat bottom boat thats ive been working on as a project. most of my fishing time is done in the back water (florida flats) (im a hop skip and jump from daytona beach/new smyrna beach florida) the boat is a fiberglass hull, and has a 1980 evinrude 35 hp motor on it.
ive torn the rear seat out, and replaced it with a rear deck and added a center console to the boat, about 4-5 feet from the bow.
the boat runs great up to approx 20 mph (phones GPS, accurate with truck GPS) this is about half throttle. any more gas and the boat wants to push the bow down, throwing a big wake and shove to one side or another. after being stumped, replacing all the motor mounts on the engine (they were old and falling apart) i turned to the internet for guidance. after lots of reading here on Iboats and a few other websites i learned about boat hooking.
i have since pulled the boat out of the water, and checked it. it seems that the boat is in the shape of an upside down banana. its sat for many years before i got it with a motor on a unsupported trailer.
(i have two of these boats, one ive sank alot of money into (the one im talking about now) (its grey) and another one that does not have a title.(its green)
i took measurements and the green one does not seem to be hooked nearly as bad, but does have a slight hook to it near the end.
this makes me think the boat might have been made this way from the factory to assist in planing with a smaller motor.
and also have a bad hook from the time spent on the trailer.
has anybody had any experience with getting these out? ive had it support at the transom and the bow with about 500 lbs of blocks in the middle and watching it slowly sink. once it gets the bend out of it i plan to glass some more support into it. the boat has a single floor so it makes it easier to work with, unfortunately the supports gonna be in the way, but it is what it is.
if i need to cut the floor to get the factory hook out of the back of the boat (the last few feet closest to transom) i can do so, but would like a bit more info before jumping in it with a saw.
also looking at the option of the jet-jon conversions. from what i see most all the people ive seen have had a bit of success of putting jet ski motors in their small boats. my only concern is being in the flats, grass, rocks, dirt and mud. and how often it would plug up or potentially harm the drive/impeller.
If you look closely at the first pic, there is a string going from the bow to the transom showing a straight line.
any info and help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance -joel
ive torn the rear seat out, and replaced it with a rear deck and added a center console to the boat, about 4-5 feet from the bow.
the boat runs great up to approx 20 mph (phones GPS, accurate with truck GPS) this is about half throttle. any more gas and the boat wants to push the bow down, throwing a big wake and shove to one side or another. after being stumped, replacing all the motor mounts on the engine (they were old and falling apart) i turned to the internet for guidance. after lots of reading here on Iboats and a few other websites i learned about boat hooking.
i have since pulled the boat out of the water, and checked it. it seems that the boat is in the shape of an upside down banana. its sat for many years before i got it with a motor on a unsupported trailer.
(i have two of these boats, one ive sank alot of money into (the one im talking about now) (its grey) and another one that does not have a title.(its green)
i took measurements and the green one does not seem to be hooked nearly as bad, but does have a slight hook to it near the end.
this makes me think the boat might have been made this way from the factory to assist in planing with a smaller motor.
and also have a bad hook from the time spent on the trailer.
has anybody had any experience with getting these out? ive had it support at the transom and the bow with about 500 lbs of blocks in the middle and watching it slowly sink. once it gets the bend out of it i plan to glass some more support into it. the boat has a single floor so it makes it easier to work with, unfortunately the supports gonna be in the way, but it is what it is.
if i need to cut the floor to get the factory hook out of the back of the boat (the last few feet closest to transom) i can do so, but would like a bit more info before jumping in it with a saw.
also looking at the option of the jet-jon conversions. from what i see most all the people ive seen have had a bit of success of putting jet ski motors in their small boats. my only concern is being in the flats, grass, rocks, dirt and mud. and how often it would plug up or potentially harm the drive/impeller.
If you look closely at the first pic, there is a string going from the bow to the transom showing a straight line.
any info and help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance -joel
