TheMaestro
Well-known member
Not only do I really enjoy following peoples mods on here, I think almost equally are the stories that go along... So, here begins mine...
I have always wanted to try fishing, even as a kid..but growing up nobody in my family fished, neither did friends, and nobody had any kind of boat. So flash forward a number of decades and I finally went about reading and learning how to fish and spent last summer shore fishing and pond fishing. The best part was that my little girl and my wife also 'bought in' and it became a family thing! Upon renting a cottage last summer, included was a 12 alumnum, but no motor just oars. We took it out fishing on the lake and loved it. I knew at that time (and my wife did too, probably before I even realized it!) that my next step would be to o get a boat of our own...That is was last August and since then Ive spent time researching boating, going to boat shows and even getting my operators license which is mandatory for any size motorized boat here in Canada. I also realized that I wasnt going to be able to afford a new boat, so I began following our version of craigslist called kijiji. For 2 months I spent hours looking trying to find something, maybe a fibreglass runabout, maybe just a square back canoe, maybe a plastic Jon Boat from Canadian Tire...Then one day, I came home from work and when I checked kijiji,there was a 16' Princecraft, with pedastal seats, fish finder, VHF radio, anchor, 25Merc....and trqiler too..all for a ridiculously low price of $800. The posting was
11mins old, so I called immediately. When I said I was inquiring about the boat, the guy started chuckling and told me I was like caller 50 and that someone was already on their way cash and in hand.. He told me the boat was from an estate he just inherited and that " I guess I underpriced it"!!!!!! NO KIDDING!!!
I was quite bummed and moped for days how this one slipped by. Then a week later I saw a 14' Sylvan with a 9.9 evenrude and tilt trailer..I knew it was mine....So after some mild negotiating, we reached a mutual price and I went to get the boat...oh wait, just the small detail of getting a hitch on my Rav4 put on...ok, a few hundred dollars later it was installed...Now on to getting the boat...
I went tl get the boat, about an hour away, met the guy, very decent fellow, could easily be a 'Modman' like you guys as his garage was a workshop, complete with Harley.. So he fired up the evinrude and it was good to go. We closed the deal and hooked up the boat to my Rav and away I went...first time trailering....stopped a few times to check on things, and she made it home safely..Here's what she looked like at his place:
So I got her home, and I thought Id like to add some clampon seats...oh and maybe a floor of sorts..so I youtubed how to put a floor in an aluminum boat and thats when I saw it....The youtube promo video for tinboats.net.... Wow! I knew right then I wanted to do that too!....stay tuned....
I have always wanted to try fishing, even as a kid..but growing up nobody in my family fished, neither did friends, and nobody had any kind of boat. So flash forward a number of decades and I finally went about reading and learning how to fish and spent last summer shore fishing and pond fishing. The best part was that my little girl and my wife also 'bought in' and it became a family thing! Upon renting a cottage last summer, included was a 12 alumnum, but no motor just oars. We took it out fishing on the lake and loved it. I knew at that time (and my wife did too, probably before I even realized it!) that my next step would be to o get a boat of our own...That is was last August and since then Ive spent time researching boating, going to boat shows and even getting my operators license which is mandatory for any size motorized boat here in Canada. I also realized that I wasnt going to be able to afford a new boat, so I began following our version of craigslist called kijiji. For 2 months I spent hours looking trying to find something, maybe a fibreglass runabout, maybe just a square back canoe, maybe a plastic Jon Boat from Canadian Tire...Then one day, I came home from work and when I checked kijiji,there was a 16' Princecraft, with pedastal seats, fish finder, VHF radio, anchor, 25Merc....and trqiler too..all for a ridiculously low price of $800. The posting was
11mins old, so I called immediately. When I said I was inquiring about the boat, the guy started chuckling and told me I was like caller 50 and that someone was already on their way cash and in hand.. He told me the boat was from an estate he just inherited and that " I guess I underpriced it"!!!!!! NO KIDDING!!!
I was quite bummed and moped for days how this one slipped by. Then a week later I saw a 14' Sylvan with a 9.9 evenrude and tilt trailer..I knew it was mine....So after some mild negotiating, we reached a mutual price and I went to get the boat...oh wait, just the small detail of getting a hitch on my Rav4 put on...ok, a few hundred dollars later it was installed...Now on to getting the boat...
I went tl get the boat, about an hour away, met the guy, very decent fellow, could easily be a 'Modman' like you guys as his garage was a workshop, complete with Harley.. So he fired up the evinrude and it was good to go. We closed the deal and hooked up the boat to my Rav and away I went...first time trailering....stopped a few times to check on things, and she made it home safely..Here's what she looked like at his place:
So I got her home, and I thought Id like to add some clampon seats...oh and maybe a floor of sorts..so I youtubed how to put a floor in an aluminum boat and thats when I saw it....The youtube promo video for tinboats.net.... Wow! I knew right then I wanted to do that too!....stay tuned....