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Posted on 8/17/23 at 2:55 pm
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
5132 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 2:55 pm
Would blue print the bottom, add vents & pad if $$ were no object.
Whatcha got?
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11283 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:34 pm to
Put a motor that's easy to start on it.

I swear it's like Biff Tannen's car on Back to the Future. I'm the only person who can start it.
Posted by sloopy
Member since Aug 2009
6884 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:39 pm to
Switch from humminbird to simrad, add nema, auto deploy/trim trolling motor are the next things I have planned.
Posted by Dock Holiday
Member since Sep 2015
1635 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:52 pm to
Would re-design the entire "cockpit". Want seating arrangement and console similar to the Blazer 675 Ultimate or SCB Stingray Sport.
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4501 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:16 pm to
Pad and a 150. Ranger came out with that model 2 years after I bought mine.
Posted by slacker130
Your mom
Member since Jul 2010
8001 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:46 pm to
pods, a tunnel, and a jet.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16551 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:48 pm to
I'd redesign my console layout. Move binnacle closer to steering wheel and replace current gauges with digital. Could use a repower with a step up in hp. Maybe switch up the leaning post as I don't store an ice chest under it right now so it could be utilized better. Other than that I like where it's at.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 4:50 pm
Posted by NewIberiaHaircut
Lafayette
Member since May 2013
11553 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:27 pm to
Would swap out the Evinrude G2.
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
11441 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:40 pm to
I would change the boat
Posted by Goldensammy
Cypress, TX
Member since Jun 2016
760 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:45 pm to
Usage rate.
Posted by RingLeader
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2007
1047 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:59 pm to
Money no object. I’d drop it off at Metan Marine in MA. Gut it. Build a grid/compartment stringer system. Move fuel tank forward for better CG. Core the hull sides. Turn into a 3-piece design. Level deck with toe kick. 2 rod lockers in mid deck. 600 qt ice hold in front deck. New console to fit my T-top (I love my T-top). Custom bracket. Fresh paint job. Motors I have are fine.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 6:00 pm
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
9582 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:05 pm to
I have mine set up in a way that works well for me. I have a flapper trolling motor on the transom, a fish thumper, and a really nice bait tank. If I had to pick something, it would be a Monster Rod Holder 6 rod rack for the back of the boat for when I'm dragging baits with planer boards for blue catfish. But I do fine with the rod holders that I use and don't want more crap in my boat.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63963 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:28 pm to
1436 Ouachita built in 1974. I'd like to have the whole bottom slicked with jb weld and sanded smooth to keep it from peeling off. I'd also like to have something in between the motor clamps and transom to absorb vibration, in certain speeds my motor makes the whole boat vibrate in some kind of oscillation that will make a lance cracker hover a solid inch over the aluminum bench like a David Blaine magic trick.
Posted by bocro
Member since Feb 2021
60 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:38 pm to
I need to take out the crappy swivel seats and make a padded bench seat that fits in the bases in my alweld side console
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
20373 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:53 pm to
Move center console forward about 12" to 15".
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7403 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:55 pm to
Nothing. Already tore it down to the stringers and rebuilt it all
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3917 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 7:33 pm to
Magically add 4' and a half tower to it.
Posted by johnnyrocket
Ghetto once known as Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2013
9790 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:10 pm to
Got two boats.

Small aluminum Jon boat, I like how it is setup and I use it a lot. Easy to use, cheap on gas, and easier to clean.

Fiberglass bass boat I guess side console in the passenger side.
Posted by magicman534
The dirty dell
Member since May 2011
1571 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:22 pm to
Swap out my 200 Yamaha 4 cylinder for a 250 6 cylinder. 200 is a dog on my boat. Also I-pilot troll motor with lithium batteries.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81620 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:23 pm to
Front end like the premium series. The P2 and Sabre fronts are just too narrow.
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