Recent content by Ain'tCatchinNothin'

I got period-correct decals for my Tracker rebuild from discontinueddecals.com. They're high-quality and look just like the ones I removed.

RESULTS So, at this point, the boat was done enough to use. And it did get used! Maiden voyage/shakedown cruise was a week-long camping trip to Nolin Lake in my home state of Kentucky. I’ve been back to that lake several times, as well as to other lakes in the region. The boat’s been on the...

CONSOLE REFURBISHMENT/RELOCATION At the time of purchase, the boat’s console was in a terrible position. Sitting on the floor, it was too low to ever be comfortable. My knees were against the steering wheel, which was barely at waist level when sitting down. I immediately decided I wanted it up...

Cleaning came first, of course. You never really know what you’re looking at until you scrape away the dirt. After using the shop-vac on the carpet, I realized it was a little better than I’d thought at first. I decided to leave it until I got around to rebuilding the front deck, at which time I...

The first thing that needed to happen was to give the old beast a thorough inspection to see exactly what needed to happen to bring it all the way back. It was a long list, though, so at first I just focused on the biggest, most important items so that I could get it on the water again. From...

So this is my first post on this forum. Like many others here, I used this forum and others as a resource for my recent build. I liked this one the best so this is where I decided to post my story. I originally had a different aluminum boat, an old rowboat that someone had done a so-so...