Sold my 14ft carolina skiff a month back. Motor needed alot of work. To much in labor to afford.. so I live in tampa florida. Do both fresh and saltwater. I live on a lake, and live 5 min from the bay. Do mostly flats and backwater. I found this old starcraft on Craigslist. Boat, oars and older minn kota 32 thrust. Picked it up for 150 cash. Found a few small leaks. Applied some jb weld and ready to go. I know it wont fly, but it will do what I need it to. I know the stability of jon boats isnt the best but ill do my best to stand every once in awhile. Also built this flat bed for my tacoma for transporting. What do you guys think??

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That boat will not even be close to the Carolina Skiff in any aspect but it looks pretty nice. I have a tin myself and I'm sure it'll be a great boat for you but if you where just going to run an electric motor I would've put one on the carolina skiff. The stability should be fine to stand with just one person no problem

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That boat will not even be close to the Carolina Skiff in any aspect but it looks pretty nice. I have a tin myself and I'm sure it'll be a great boat for you but if you where just going to run an electric motor I would've put one on the carolina skiff. The stability should be fine to stand with just one person no problem

Like I said, skiff needed to much work, I loved it but had to sell for financial purposes. I dumped so much money into the mercury I had on it. Wasnt worth it anymore. I just need something to hop around in for now. So I thought the jon was a pretty good deal

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Deffinetly a good deal on the jon in my area you couldn't find one for that with a bullet hole in it. The seats are also nice and it looks to be taken care of. Was there something wrong with the hull on the skiff?

Looks like a pretty good deal to me. In my experience, however, there is really no way to seal a leaking aluminum hull completely without welding (unless it's leaking at a rivet, then you can just replace it and seal with some 3M 5200.) I wouldn't hesitate to take it on the water though, but I'd be prepared for the worst just in case. Wear a life jacket and wire up a bilge pump. At the very least carry a bucket. 

 

I hit a rock at speed with my old jon boat and put a 4" tear down the bottom. Water would become ankle deep in the boat after about an hour and a half on the water. I ended up doing the cheapest possible repair on it, because I was already in the market for a new boat. I used .125" aluminum sheet to seal the hole. I basically drilled several holes in the bottom and riveted it to the boat with aluminum pop rivets (this required a lot of shaping to fit flush with the strakes.) I applied a generous amount of 3M 5200 to each hole and rivet, and sealed the tear with roofing tape before covering it with the aluminum. The boat didn't leak for several months, and I would cruise on plane at 20+mph. Eventually the cross members gave out and the boat felt totally unsafe. I ended up scrapping it. 

Deffinetly a good deal on the jon in my area you couldn't find one for that with a bullet hole in it. The seats are also nice and it looks to be taken care of. Was there something wrong with the hull on the skiff?

My fiance and I really needed the cash. With the labor cost to fix the motor as well I had no choice but to sell it. Even if I wanted to keep it and buy a TM for it I couldn't even do that right now. Got some cash took care of bills and what not and bought the Jon. I like it a lot

Looks like a pretty good deal to me. In my experience, however, there is really no way to seal a leaking aluminum hull completely without welding (unless it's leaking at a rivet, then you can just replace it and seal with some 3M 5200.) I wouldn't hesitate to take it on the water though, but I'd be prepared for the worst just in case. Wear a life jacket and wire up a bilge pump. At the very least carry a bucket.

I hit a rock at speed with my old jon boat and put a 4" tear down the bottom. Water would become ankle deep in the boat after about an hour and a half on the water. I ended up doing the cheapest possible repair on it, because I was already in the market for a new boat. I used .125" aluminum sheet to seal the hole. I basically drilled several holes in the bottom and riveted it to the boat with aluminum pop rivets (this required a lot of shaping to fit flush with the strakes.) I applied a generous amount of 3M 5200 to each hole and rivet, and sealed the tear with roofing tape before covering it with the aluminum. The boat didn't leak for several months, and I would cruise on plane at 20+mph. Eventually the cross members gave out and the boat felt totally unsafe. I ended up scrapping it.

I filled it up with the hose and and found very small leaks. 3 to be exact. I filled it with jb weld. Took it out a day later and not a drop of water yet. I got out of the service a year ago and am a full time college student now. Can't afford a good boat yet. But this should do for now. Takes a little while to get from A to B with just a trolling motor but it'll do.

I filled it up with the hose and and found very small leaks. 3 to be exact. I filled it with jb weld. Took it out a day later and not a drop of water yet. I got out of the service a year ago and am a full time college student now. Can't afford a good boat yet. But this should do for now. Takes a little while to get from A to B with just a trolling motor but it'll do.

Sounds good. Just keep an eye on it. And thanks for your service.