possom813
Well-known member
It's about the time to start working on my beloved 16/48 Basstracker
There are a lot of little things to do, and(God Willing) I'm about to have a 1,000 free dollars to put into the boat(not exactly free, have a buyer committed to some traps I built)
So, if you had 1,000 bucks to dedicate to your boat that you're wanting to 'fix up', what would you do?
I need new carpet, and probably new decking, it's not rotten, but it's 3/4" plywood.
I need to readjust my motor/steering setup, but that should be more than a few bucks in parts.
I'd like to convert it to a center console, but have no clue how to even begin that trip.
I'd also like to use aluminum for the floor and rear deck/lids, but not sure exactly how thick, or how to make the carpet stick.
I already have a good depth/fish finder
I have a good trolling motor, but I'm contemplating building some railing up front and getting a tiller steer motor and extending the shaft, as posted earlier this week.
I've got 2 bilge pumps, one automatic 500gph, and one emergency 1500gph
I've also got 3 plugs, 3 batteries(2 deep cycle and one lawnmower size for the trolling motor and fish finder, I don't troll alot)
I have lights bought for the front, and just picked up the red/green and white lights, I could use some deck lights for the floor.
The trailer has new tires, but I still need to get a spare wheel and tire for it and it needs to be painted
I'd like to paint the boat with teflon paint, but I don't see that happening in the near future, big pita to get everything stripped and it flipped over to paint.
The trailer needs new, carpeted side rails
There's probably a lot I forgot, but with the above info, what would you do first(besides the motor/steering kink)
There are a lot of little things to do, and(God Willing) I'm about to have a 1,000 free dollars to put into the boat(not exactly free, have a buyer committed to some traps I built)
So, if you had 1,000 bucks to dedicate to your boat that you're wanting to 'fix up', what would you do?
I need new carpet, and probably new decking, it's not rotten, but it's 3/4" plywood.
I need to readjust my motor/steering setup, but that should be more than a few bucks in parts.
I'd like to convert it to a center console, but have no clue how to even begin that trip.
I'd also like to use aluminum for the floor and rear deck/lids, but not sure exactly how thick, or how to make the carpet stick.
I already have a good depth/fish finder
I have a good trolling motor, but I'm contemplating building some railing up front and getting a tiller steer motor and extending the shaft, as posted earlier this week.
I've got 2 bilge pumps, one automatic 500gph, and one emergency 1500gph
I've also got 3 plugs, 3 batteries(2 deep cycle and one lawnmower size for the trolling motor and fish finder, I don't troll alot)
I have lights bought for the front, and just picked up the red/green and white lights, I could use some deck lights for the floor.
The trailer has new tires, but I still need to get a spare wheel and tire for it and it needs to be painted
I'd like to paint the boat with teflon paint, but I don't see that happening in the near future, big pita to get everything stripped and it flipped over to paint.
The trailer needs new, carpeted side rails
There's probably a lot I forgot, but with the above info, what would you do first(besides the motor/steering kink)