Yet another jon boat make-over

[Team9nine]

Add me to the list of guys redoing boats. I'm about 98% of the way done on this one. Sold my Triton this spring after getting a great deal on this little jonboat. Wasn't an easy decision but I've pretty much retired from tourney fishing, and most of the lakes closest to me are all small, 500 acres or less with one limited horsepower lake. Here is the "before" pic:

Started out as a new Lowe 1648M w/trailer and Yamaha manual start 10hp. Stripped everything out of it (seats, troll motor, dpethfinder) and sold it all on E-Bay to finance the rebuild. After building all the flooring, compartments and such I then added back the nice plush Triton seat   a Lowrance X-15 w/GPS in the back, A FishMark 320 on the bow, a new 50# thrust MK Endura ($60 rebate from Johnson Outdoors), MK 3 bank built-in charger, and topped it off with a brand new Mercury 10hp electric start. Added running lights, a livewell pump and a recirc pump as well as a bilge pump and hooked them all up to a rocker switch panel. Even put in a retractable rod strap, a Tackle Rac, a built in Plano box holder, a 12V power tap, and a drink holder at the base of my seat for sipping on a Dr. Pepper when running between honey holes  8-)

Been a really fun project building this thing from scratch. Best part about the whole deal is the cost savings. My insurance dropped over $200, my plates and registration dropped over $150, and my gas bill to fill up the tank dropped from $100 down to $5   And I've still managed to catch plenty of bass somehow  ;D

Here are the "after" shots:

-T9

[stew6371]

very nice

[btcprince]

nice...thats a LW in the middle bench? i like how you have the front deck, but still have a lot of floor space and your box organizer is sweet

[jim payne]

That thing looks great.

[TopDog]

Good job man!  Boat looks awesome!

[Grey Wolf]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Team9nine]

nice...thats a LW in the middle bench?

Thanks guys...and yes, the middle bench has a 20 gallon livewell that I hooked a 500 gph pump to to fill it. I then attached another pump inside for the recirc capability and wired them both to separate rocker switches on the control panel next to the seat (by the built in tackle shelves). It drains via a plug at the bottom of the well.

-T9

[Gatorbassman]

Man that's awesome. I love the tackle storage on the left. That's just cool.

[Live.2.Fish]

That is one nice makeover!!!  8-)

[MA1232]

Nice Job!

Clean and simple!

[fishinsteve]

Nice and clean.  Be proud!!