Boat Builder Central

Yes for sure. Not as bad as salt water but some lakes including this one deposit iron and manganese. Tough to get off.

She’s settling in to lake life quite nicely. Added a triangle of decking in the boat slip that’s gonna make gassing her up a lot easier.

Caught ten today 2 to 4 1/4 lbs (kept 5). Lyn pictured with 2 1/2 pounder. Did not try the down jigging method as they did not show up in large groups. Boat is still doing nicely. With both of us standing on one side for a little while netting the big one had a little water up through sole drain. In...

Thanks Rover1. I’ll give it a try today!!!!

They are good eating. Had oven fried fillets tonight! Gonna get in a couple trolling runs over the next couple of days.

The combined hybrid/striped bass faux spawning run has begun on my home lake. The FS19 is a joy to fish out of. First time in 3 years trolling at the base of the dam upstream that I encountered whitecaps and constantly changing 15 mph wind gusts while trolling. But the fish cooperated and I stayed d...

My epoxy coating comment was only concerning the shelf under the tanks. I know nothing about aluminum tanks but that sounds like some cheap insurance and sound advice.

That aught to do just fine!

Browndog’s FS19 has a single tank between stringers. Are you coating that plywood base with plenty of epoxy?

Hadn’t thought about that since I finalized things with Progressive. Boat has not been trailered except to get it to the lake where it resides in a boat house. I do need to look back into full coverage. Thanks