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My custom Jon Boat Modification Project
See this video with full audio at http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1906349/6316585
This is a video that shows the modifications I made to my 1977 Sea King Jon Boat. The motor is a 5 HP Air Cooled Briggs & Stratton. Total project took about 6 days of work and quite a few beers.
You can read a detailed write up on the project at….
http://jackspirko.com/theboatproject.php
The Background Music is as follows
1. Southern Cross – The Jimmy Buffett Version.
2. Born Country – By Alabama
3. It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere – Allan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett
Duration : 0:9:56
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April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Looks great man!
Looks great man!
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Wow! Amazing job!. …
Wow! Amazing job!. I am looking to build something like this. Perfect functionality, And well ballanced/ lightweight. I love the storage setup. What kind of motors are you running on it. Would just a trolling motor suffice, Or is an outboard necessary?
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
how much is that …
how much is that motor
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Hi, great work done …
Hi, great work done… congratulations… a question: This outboard motor, the Briggs & Stratton, How is it performance with this boat with all the desks installed and you driving it? I mean Can it move the boat in a good way? Thanks.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Great vid mate. …
Great vid mate. Some excellent ideas. Thanks.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
nice man. i will …
nice man. i will use your creativness in my own boat. keep it up
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
i’ve seen ALOT of …
i’ve seen ALOT of modified jon boats and this 1 by far is the nicest. i see youve done alot of work and it looks great. great job
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
how fast does that …
how fast does that motor push the boat
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
you can get them at …
you can get them at bass pro shops or west marine
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
very good video man …
very good video man,,take a look at my boat but resolution sucks,,i will post a better one another time
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
im doing my 12ft …
im doing my 12ft starcraft where did you get the handles for you storage compartments
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
that is awesome
that is awesome
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
last thing you need …
last thing you need is a bigger engine. nice boat
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
really helpful…. …
really helpful….nice boat!
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
nice job gives me …
nice job gives me some ideas
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
really nice boat, …
really nice boat, yep its five o’ clock some where
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Look good I tried …
Look good I tried going to the link you provided but it no longer works do you have another one?
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Nicely done! I plan …
Nicely done! I plan on modding my 12 footer into something like this, something more comfortable for spending a day on the water fishing.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
question is how did …
question is how did it do in the water….seems like you added a fair amount of weight to the boat…watch out for the wake of some idiot coming over the sides….let me know how it did in sea trials
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
camo is the best …
camo is the best for jon boats great job on the boat man
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Nice job man.
Nice job man.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
SWEEEEEEEEEEET …
SWEEEEEEEEEEET video ok this is about my 50th time watching this video lol. But it is way worth my time they give me so many ideas. My jon boat that i got is set up like yours. If your middle bench seat was taken out and it was a big open deck it would be just like mine except mine has gray carpet and it has a 2001 25hp johnson. I cant wait for spring to come so i can get it out and go fishing and enjoy the wildlife and water. But once again this is a sweet video and keep it up. Great ideas!!!!!
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Great job! I plan …
Great job! I plan on getting a jon boat eventually and I’ll put a couple of your ideas to use.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
totally worth my …
totally worth my time
pretty cool
April 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Way to turn a …
Way to turn a humble jon boat into quite the nice fishing machine without spending a lot of money, very nice job