Figured I would use this to introduce myself

New to the forum (and boats), but not fishing, recently picked up my new to me jon boat for $400 (boat and trailer). Unfortunately money is tight so I cannot go too overboard with this thing. The boat is 14ft, aluminum, 36" wide at the base, 53" wide at the top side to side.
The boat is clean and sound, no leaks, The trailer rims, leafs and axle has surface rust since the previous owner used it in salt water and didn't wash it down, luckily the frame itself is untouched and looks good. I am slowly getting the items needed to get it ready for the water. I picked up a clean well running 36lb thrust Minn Kota transom mount for $28. I did get a 10 year old boat battery that I have been trying to condition to see if it holds a charge, hopefully going to have it checked in the next few days by a pro to see if it is worth holding onto or using. If not I can get $12 core charge discount on a battery from a few local places.

Right now I am cleaning up and painting over aftermarket bolts on the boat that are starting to rust with a wire brush on my drill and using some rustoleum paint (unfortunately only had dark green on hand). Eventually going to wash the sand off the rest and make a redneck/bubba green and brown cammo type look to it. Its ugly as is so may as well keep the theme. I am also in the process of getting some inside areas sanded and painted white because that dark brown in the hot sun will turn into a skillet. I don't feel like burning myself or my oldest daughter (8) when trying to fish.

Also got plans possibly later this summer to get some 5/8" treated plywood and build a front deck from the front bench forward (in the area where the current removable grey bench boards are in the below pics), with a trap door to get to storage underneath, and then kind of the same thing on the rear, just to cover it up behind the rear bench. I am still trying to decide if I want to go with a grip type rubberized coating or carpet on the front, but definitely going with pad and carpet on the rear.

The center has a livewell so not much planned for that right now, just trying to figure out an aerator to keep the baitfish alive (not much planned mostly due to money).


Anyways, off to the pics:

Overall boat as I got it:



Rear storage:


Bow seat:


Overall inside as is now:


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Teenagers Rescued FromTeenagers Rescued From River When Beaver Hunt Goes BadWhen Beaver Hunt Goes Bad

 

Five teenagers were pulled from the ice cold Tenn-Tom waterway around midnight Saturday night after rescue crews scrambled to find the young men clinging to a nearly submerged Jon boat in an inlet just North of Nashville Ferry Landing.

Around 10:26pm, E-911 dispatched Lowndes County Sheriff’s Deputies and District 3 Volunteers to the Tenn-Tombigbee Waterway south of Columbus after a call came in from a young man who was clinging to a tree branch, and had said their boat was taking on water in the Arkansas Slew area of the river, and that his four friends were all in the frigid water.

The airwaves filled with chatter as emergency responders tried to narrow down exactly where the young men were located. Deputies Toby Rickert, Eric Granderson, Mary Huggins, Kevin Brown and Chad Waltman raced to the southern Edge of Lowndes County, constantly communicating with E-911 and District 3 volunteers to try and devise a rescue plan. Several suggestions were made of locals who may have boats that could be launched quickly to assist in the rescue, either with a watercraft- or directions. [Arkansas Slew is not necessarily the most common name for the area, many skippers refer to the spot as Hairston Bend. I was more than impressed by the knowledge of the area exhibited over the airwaves that night. I can assume every owner f every parcel of land on the East bank of the river probably received a call in the frantic first 30 minutes. –CK]

Jon Boat - $1500 (Cumming, GA)

For Sale - Jon Boat in good condition. This boat is a 13 foot 'Sea King' V hull. It was my great grandfather's boat and still has a registration on the boat from Ohio in the 60's. The motor is a 9.9 horsepower Johnson outboard. The motor has very few hours on it. The motor really pushes this light boat well, it will scoot along pretty quick with two people in it. I recently serviced the lower unit fluid and had a new impeller put in. It also comes with a trolling motor, 5 gallon gas tank, and a trailer, and two wooden paddles that were original with the boat.

All of this equipment is in working order. The boat is clean and rarely get's used. It is parked indoors, in the garage at all times. Call or email Clint with questions.

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John Boat, Outboard Motor, Johnson, 9.9 horsepower, skiff

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