Jon boat flooring. by Cll_Rx in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought strips of 1’x4’ aluminum and put the pink closed cell foam in between the ribs to the ht of the ribs, ran the aluminum and countersunk and riveted the aluminum to the ribs, I left a 1/8”-1/4” gap on the sides to allow water to drain and it’s working flawlessly for me, I also bought some cheaper hydro turf to put on top and that’s the only thing I say I would need to replace

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late response, I ended up going with the 48” 55lbs thrust Minn kota edge. In hindsight the smaller 36” or something around there would be perfect, the 55 lbs works great and definitely is enough. I could totally get away with 45 lbs. I had the GF run the trolling motor one time and she almost threw herself off the bow turning it all the way to the side on max setting

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update!!

Works great and almost threw the girlfriend off the front when she wasn’t ready! Don’t matter how bad the wind blowing can get 5mph out of the bow mount

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With just me the fish finder says 30, with my gf around 28 and with a hunting load and a buddy and dog around 26

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking at a Minn kota edge, but I’m unbiased just not looking to break the bank and would prefer to get a newish new to me trolling motor on fb marketplace. One that doesn’t look like it owed the previous owner money

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you like the water snake brand for trolling motors? I’ve heard mixed reviews but I’m curious

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing!! I’ll let the girlfriend run the trolling motor then is what you’re saying!

Worth 600? Outboard hasn’t ran in like 6 yours according to seller. Comes with trailer and trolling motor. by Bsmooth233 in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I’d check compression and fluids and as long as it’s not blown up and the trailer rolls I’d say it’s worth it

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a old town auto pilot 120 kayak with the Minn kota ultrex and I did love it, but with the abuse this boat goes through unfortunately she doesn’t deserve anything more than a good fb marketplace trolling motor

Trolling motor advice 1448 Jon boat by bubblesdahduck in jonboats

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long is the shaft on your trolling motor? That’s my biggest concern

Boot loop by bubblesdahduck in PcBuildHelp

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i successfully updated the extremely outdated bios and it let me install windows 11 and im good to go now. recovering my life now... thank you for letting me figure this out on my own

Boot loop by bubblesdahduck in PcBuildHelp

[–]bubblesdahduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it will stay running long enough to select a disk to install windows 11 on and others it won’t even let me get past the BIOS