Ok guys i was gave a 1548 rivieted console steer boat a last year it is older but has no leaks the motor on it is shot and i am wondering if it is possiable for me to put a LT on the back of this thing and go where i wanna go ? thanks ahead of time for the advice

You'll have leaks in it in no time. It'll work but you'll be wantin a new boat soon. The hull on that boat is prolly pretty thin. Your gonna get it all beat up and start poppin those rivets. You ain't gonna want to roll across any stumps or drag the bottom in it either, but then there aint much point in gettin a mud motor.

We used to have a 13hp lt on a 1436 riveted boat, opened up a new hole evertime we took it out.

Silicone!! Repeen the rivets and silicone them until you can't stand it anymore. Then you will have a reason to upgrade. At least you will have the motor. Go with the biggest the boat can handle so you are ready when you upgrade the hull.

3m 5200 if your gonna go the silicone route. That is some great stuff.

Yup 5200 and jb weld kept us goin for a season. I sold that thing and bought a pd purty quick after that first season though. It was in bad shape.

Well i had mine for two seasons the first season i drove it like i stole it the second season i was scared it was going to sink.

I know that the boat ain't goona hold up real great but as long as i can get thru one seson with it i will buy a new allweld after that and i guess i should have been a lil more detail to why i was asking if it would work the reason i was ask was because the boat as a lip that come off the console and didn't know if the motor would have enough room to be used thanks a agian

We have and still use a 1972 Lowe 1548 that has had every kind of motor, from 50hp merc outboard to a 29hp GD moded crawfish on it, and it still doesn't leak. It has had 3 LTS and 1 SD on it in the last 6 years. We hunt the Mississippi River and don't go out of our way to tear our equipment up. Use your head when operating it at high speed, and it should last you a long time. Rivited boats are easy to fix , not everybody has a aluminum welder on board. We have the tools needed to replace rivits and have used them to reconfigure boat interiors such as moving seats and adding bottom support ribbing.

well if the out board wasn't shot i would go that derection but it is and i figuer since it was free i mine as well drive it like i stole it but i guess what i need to know is how much room do i need to push the motor down to get it out of the water thanks

if it has the duckboat handle it will come out the water plenty enough even with a back seat. There should be no worries.

thanks so i thinking maybe a 16hp to a 23hp what you guys think?

at least the 23