sorry i was away for so long guys!!! between a break up and school full time this boat project has moved fairly slow. Alot of progress however has been made. The boat its self is nearly complete which just leaves the hard part....ELECTRICAL!!!!!! Due to running out of carpet though we have been...
for paint i would not go with anything you find in your local hardware store. i painted my trailer and a previous boat with rustoleum and it peeled and did not look great. so this time around i did a google search for auto paint places around my town. i found one, went in, and these people were...
sick. the only word that comes to mind. keep up the work and cant wait for the finished photos. also its nice that when you take pics you take a bunch. more pictures the better. we all enjoy drooling over other peoples projects.
yeah no kidding did you see that rats nest of wires!?!?!
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and i just got done testing the hull for leaks and found a fair share...i am pretty disappointed and dont really know where to begin...either i need to seal it or take it to get welded....does anyone know how much it costs to...
for me the fun part was ripping it apart now it feels like there is so much work ahead that its overwhelming!!!!
i'm mostly looking forward to just screwing in the deck after its carpeted and being DONE! i want to get this done before june is over so i can go catch some monster bass and maybe...
The boat is completely gutted. we are getting ready to paint the riveted seams with a product called glove-it. the couple we originally purchased the boat from told us there was a small leak at one point. however when we tore the boat down there were probably 30 different ways for this "leak"...
yeah i was skeptical at first but i read carefully and it said it could be used on pontoons so i said ehhh ill try it its only 10 bucks...just wish i had a better respirator that stuff is very strong
did you go to napa??? i feel it did a decent job for 10 bucks :P would have loved shark hide but for the price and the fact that i didnt want to wait for shipping...and sharkhide gives to much shine for my liking...wanted shiny but not a mirror
thank you very much for the info about the decking!
so i want to treat the ply before it goes down. i was confused what to use because everyone says that treated wood causes aluminum to have pitting....
and yeah it was a steal the owners were older...and i mean it needed alot of work so they...
i had a small Jon that was 10 feet that me and my best friend fished out of.... We always wish we had a bigger boat but even a 12' wouldn't have survived the big lake. I personally would go bigger, besides when resale comes a 15' is probably more desirable... you can only go bigger once and you...
i am a photography major and use photoshop...i plan to shoot commercially for lure companies, magazines etc, and to help move the sport of fishing forward with great beautiful photos.
what project are you working on?
the boat is 16 ft long. not great but for the price it should rival any used tracker...
The boats coming along great its just turning out to be more work that i originally expected. i figured new wood carpet and a few parts. we have taken it down to the guts. we were nervous about the rivets...
yeah honestly i am planning on entering tournaments with this boat...not pro but amateur at the lake near my house. I figured for 5 fish limit two live wells would be better plus make it a lot easier to separate your keepers from your fillers...
the boat is built pretty sturdy , today i...