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Thanks for all of the advice guys. I checked Boat Trader (thanks Rich!), etc and found a wide array of 40hp boats selling from 2-6k. I spoke to the owner last night and he's asking for $3100 which sounds fair, but there's a catch - We took the boat out for a test ride and the boat drained...

I know it's hard to price a boat without seeing it in person, but I'm interested in buying a boat from a friend and I'm not sure what it's worth. I couldn't find many similar boats for sale on our local Craigslist to compare this one too. The boat seems to be in great working condition, and...

Rob, good luck on your trip. For pier fishing, I usually bring a similar rod/reel setup from home that I'd use for catfishing or musky fishing back home: a 10' MH rod, spinning reel with 20+ pound braid. I usually catch bait with a castnet or a rod/reel from the surf. It's pretty easy to...

I removed these benches: My plan was to rivet some braces under my casting platform to reenforce the hull from flexing: That seemed to be enough to support the hull. Here's more or less the finished product. I never had any issues with it flexing or cracking. I did take preventative...

I sent you a message on your website, Bulldog. I'm in the market for a boat sticker as well. Thanks for being a sponsor here! -House

The second mod that I knocked out was adding a front rod holder: -I used a round 1" drill bit to bore out a round hole. I threw some silicone under it just for the heck of it and used stainless steel screws and w/washers under the floorboard (after I took this photo) just to make sure this...

I haven't updated my Tracker mod in quite some time, but I ran into an interesting "situation" this weekend that I wanted to share. One of my friends leaned back too far in one of my chairs and broke it, so I yanked out the rusty seat post and was left with a big hole in my floorboard:: (I cut...

Can you post a close-up picture of those rod holders, please? A friend of mine just bought a tinboat that we are going to mod and we're looking at rod holder ideas. Those look they might be just the thing.

I swear I have one of those sitting out in my garage, let me go check. I think I bought it at U-haul and got home and it was the wrong kind.

I have been away from the site for quite some time as I have been kayak fishing a lot more than tinboat fishing :) I have all sorts of ideas how to do this that I'll try and get on paper. My buddy and I have mounted trolling motors on our kayaks and were actually discussing our options to up...

I took my buddy out fishing this weekend in 40 degree weather and we got into some good hybrids out on the Ohio River. After an hour of fishing, he drifted down in front of me to chat and had a line dragging behind his canoe which went off in a big way :) After a 20minute battle, he pulled out...

I have used spit before on my snorkeling mask and that worked but I haven't tried that trick on my glasses. If you're feeling adventurous, let us know if it works! haha

IN -those mullet lures look SWEET!

Awesome catches dude! I'm still looking for my first one :)

I gave the boat a good scrubbing this weekend and only have a few more finishing touches to add: Project list: 1) New trolling motor battery: -I priced them out and I think Walmart has the best deal with their EverStart Maxx Group (Size 29) Marine Battery: $99, but I need to make sure that...