2011 boat projects?

[sjones]

pic of a 1959 Crestliner

This is my work in progress.

 

[trollin olin]

I inherited a 1959, 17 ft Crestliner. I was the last person to fish in it with my great uncle in 1985. It has sat ever since. Last year started digging in to it with cleaning it up and rebuilding a 1964 Evinrude 40 horse, (from parts). This year adding paint, downriggers, new top, seat covers, and thinking about putting in hard wood floors instead of Plywood. I rewired for new electronics through out. Just need to find the right FF. I do have 2 older Humminbirds. I also added 3 ft to the tongue of the trailer, new wire and lights, and working out new bunks at this time. I wanted to keep it vintage as I could with motor selection so as I said before there is a 1964, 40 horse and 1961, 5.5 horse kicker. I will get pic as soon as it quits raining.[/QUOTE

Do you have pics of your boat, I would like to see. My first boat was a 1957 fleetliner that my grandpa bought in oregon. I wish I still had it to restore. One day someone was helping my mom move stuff in the back yard and they commented on that cool boat, AND SHE GAVE IT TO THEM. Oh well. the motor was something else too. It was a 70hp merc outboard that was direct drive. Meaning I had to stop it and restart it in reverse to back up. I started my first kokanee fishing on that old boat long lining it, then mounted my first homemade down riggers. It had those old school bows that was almost straight up and down and had a deep curl. It had a hard top with a spash windshield on top of that and long oval windows...we doubt it the SS Minnow.

I had an old homemade bass boat years ago with a 60HP Direct Drive Merc, you get good with that shifter after a while. I had a buddy of mine have to rope start that beast once, he almost went skiing behind us.laugh hyst

 

[SuperD]

I got jealous of all your projects so I dipped into my tackle cabinet and sold some stuff this weekend so I could afford to do a little someth'n someth'n to my boat. I bought another downrigger to go directly out the back down the center past the main motor.

 

[Metal Manipulator]

I have been thinking about more down riggers but I am a little leary of adding lines within such close proximity.

 

[SuperD]

I have been thinking about more down riggers but I am a little leary of adding lines within such close proximity.

I'm gambling that with Koke fishing and the ability to use very short set backs that staggering depths a bit will keep me out of too much trouble. And I don't think the lines will be as close as those that stack on one rigger.

 

[wagonmaster]

Bought a magna bbq off craiglist, works great. added 3 rod holders and a leader holder.