freeskier92314
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This is my first boat. I have grown up around boats but this is the first one I have own. I have been fishing all my life and love to fish. I want to hand my fishing legacy to my two boys. I have wanted a fishing boat for some time. I was looking into an aluminum boat and stumbled on this site. I picked up a Valco 14 foot aluminum boat for 100 bucks. A buddy of mine gave me an 8hp evinrude outboard motor. I am also getting a trailer sometime in the next few weeks from a friend and will be modifying it a little to make it work with this boat. So I started my project for 100 buck. Here is how i got her.
I started By filling her up with water to see if there are any leaks. I then filled the small leaks I had then painted the outside. I did a duck boat camo. I used an oil base tan paint. Then used camo spray cans to make the effect of camo. Here is how it turned out.
This is the section I tested on:
And here is the finished product:
I used pine needles to do the bottom and pvc pipe to create the stick pattern.
Next I am going to frame the inside and create a deck area on the boat. Eventually my plan is to make a live well in the middle, make storage compartments, put a marine radio in the front, trolling motor in front and a couple chairs.
Thanks for looking! I will keep everyone updated on my progress. I am taking the pictures with my android phone worry for the quality.
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I started By filling her up with water to see if there are any leaks. I then filled the small leaks I had then painted the outside. I did a duck boat camo. I used an oil base tan paint. Then used camo spray cans to make the effect of camo. Here is how it turned out.
This is the section I tested on:
![20110703125853.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/3a0/3a0cad4e2e9ccaef3e793a5ed4441225.jpg)
And here is the finished product:
![20110703135505.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8c0/8c002ab97143e710a37b3ac4f65fcb4d.jpg)
I used pine needles to do the bottom and pvc pipe to create the stick pattern.
Next I am going to frame the inside and create a deck area on the boat. Eventually my plan is to make a live well in the middle, make storage compartments, put a marine radio in the front, trolling motor in front and a couple chairs.
Thanks for looking! I will keep everyone updated on my progress. I am taking the pictures with my android phone worry for the quality.