Thread: 1991 Alumacraft Crappie Jon

Its good to see an older crappie jon ! I have a 2009 model and have added a few things and its a great boat for small and medium waters ; the alleged livewell under the back seat is now a battery holder and have mounted electrical switches where the small slot that you are supposed to slide the crappie in used to be . Switches control the lights , 1 for running light and 1 for anchor light , bilge pump , and electronics . recently added a on board charger for both trolling battery and rear battery for everything else , much easier than hooking the auto type charger to batteries one at a time . Now using a aerated cooler for live well since the old live well was a death sentence for any crappies put in it . gas power is a Nissan 6 hp motor and electronics is hummin birds at driver seat and on bow . Will add some pics soon as i can get a younger family member to show me how .

I would love to see some pics of yours. My supposed live well doesn't have a slot. However I did kinda figure it wouldn't be very useful seeming as it would get pretty darn hot in there. I have been thinking of just plugging the hole and using it for dry storage of anchors and such. I'm thinking I'm gonna mount my electrical switches on one one of the boxes to either side of the back seat. I got a lot to do before I'm ready to call it complete but can't wait to see it done.

Really want to see some pics of yours when its finished I think youre going in the right direction . I had some thoughts after mounting switches/fuses in front of the ex livewell like maybe i shoulda put the switches in the side flotation tank o well too late now . looks like a trip to Wallymart for a new bilge pump seems like the old one has throwed up and died . At least it was something cheap and easy to install then the Crappie commando will be ready for the season . Have you ever noticed its very hard to find a used Crappie Jon ? Seems they are addictive and wind up staying in one family forever . Mine will be going to my youngest when Im gone . Good fishing to you God bless to you and yours .

I will definitely post up pics as I progress. I am excited to have a boat to call my own when it's said and done. Can't wait to get out and catch my lil guys first fish in it and begin making memories! I have tried to look online for used ones just to get an idea of the value behind the boat but you are correct there aren't many used ones to find. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

Picked up a Lowrance elite 4x dsi after flipping between dsi and regular 2d. Found it on sale at Academy sports for $149. I figured for the extra $50 over the regular sonar I would give it a shot. Order a 5 switch electrical panel with a 12v accesory outlet. Drilled the holes for the pole light sockets on the bow and stern. Also drilled holes for a couple of beverage holders, 1 on the bow and 1 on the opposite float pod that will not have the electronics on it. Got to make a wedged spacer for the stern light socket as the area there is not flat and angles towards the middle of the boat. Then on the bow I should have accounted for a lil bit more depth of the socket and need to make prolly a 1/8"-1/4" spacer due to my not thinking things through completely. I'm getting there slowly but surely. Hopefully I will get the switch panel cut in this week when it arrives for a dry fit then I have a buddy that's gonna spray it OD green for the cost of materials. Once it's painted I can wire it up apply the registration and numbers. It won't be much longer......and I will be fishing!!

Jack your boat is looking good. You will have a nice fishing rig when you get it finished. Looks like your son is already using it

Thanks! He tells me every afternoon that he is going fishing. I put him in the boat with his pole and he has a ball while I work on it. It will all be worth the extra time when I get it finished.

I had the same problem with stern light just drilled into the float tank 2 holes 1 for the light and 1 on the side of the tank for the wiring to come out , just didnt want to be messing around trying to shim it by attaching light to the hull corner brace .