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hey dude, painting is tough, but that thing looks much better now than when you got it!!! It's just a boat! 6 weeks ago, I put the first coat of flat paint on my duck boat. The next day, I put the second coat on and I thought it looked wayyy worse and I was kicking myself for even putting...

Still need to paint the inside of the boat to match the outside, install the anchor light and install the cig lighter. The captains seat is the only thing I am debating whether to fork out the cash for a brand new pedestal seat or just build a small open box. Minimal stuff from here on out...

So Here is an update. I am almost done with this build and so proud I have kept this thing on a tight (Less than $500) budget. So far, I am in love with this Deck Restore stuff. got it in River Rock color. The switch panel board is used from an old piece of inflatable flooring. So perfect.

Terp, I checked your build and I was looking at that stuff and I love it. A bit pricey, but probably the same cost as Tuff Coat. Do you battle a lot of cold weather in your area? Does the aspergrit ice over at all? thanks.

BigTerp - Was talking with my dad over the weekend and he has an older 12v charger for me. I'm going to try it out for the season and if it doesn't give me the results needed I will end up buying new. I have been making progress! No pictures today, will upload some this evening or tmw...

Gorgeous! What a budget too. I'm going through a similar build, have almost everything laying around. Can't believe you did it with a headlamp haha that's awesome! But hey, when fishing calls! Looks to be the perfect size for 2 people. fish on!

So, as stated in my first post, I got this boat for free from my neighbor. He did not have the registration, title or the MC numbers. The only thing to track this boat down in order to get it registered was the HIN. So I took that with a bill of sale to the secretary of state and they issued...

Nice! I was just at Home Depot on my lunch break looking for something along those lines. I think I could open a store called, "Everything Home Depot doesn't have" and be mildly successful lol. Thanks Terp!

Should also mention that I will be keeping this boat on a hoist in my backyard. I will be adding a charger for the battery so I can just plug her in and juice her up for the day of hunting. Since my tiller is a pull start I can run the battery dry and won't be stranded, come back at the end of...

Built the frame for the front casting deck, pretty happy with it but I will probably make a few changes. Learned a lot of lessons from this, but I do think it turned out sturdy enough. I am going to put the fuel tank in the bow so I ran my fuel line and electrical. I have my switch panel and...

Duck hunting in 25 degree weather, snow and 20mph winds in an aluminum boat is COLD! Give me carpet to try and trap whatever heat I can inside the boat blind.

Well she is starting to take shape! Had a very busy weekend, but did manage to get a few hours of work in. Weather should stay nice this week to get some more done. Built this bench mainly for storage and hunting. Can solidly hunt 2 guys, I'm pretty happy with it. from the bench on the port...

Spent some time on the fourth getting the boat painted. Wire wheeled, acetone wash, double layer of self etching primer and an initial layer of Hunter's Specialties Duck boat paint Marsh Grass color. I think it turned out well, still needs a few touch up spots, but I am excited to have...

after re-reading the first page of your post, I found my answer. Sand!! :oops: :oops: :oops: Thanks for the pictures and keep documenting.

Hey, Nice build so far!! I am in the painting process of my own aluminum and I am about to order a gallon of Parkers since it has only gotten praise. I am at a toss up between the dead grass, hunter green and the sand tan. Which color did you use? Obviously not the hunter green, but...

Didn't get as much work done to her as I thought I could, have been working 12 hour days blah, blah, blah that whole story! But I did make some changes to the original plan and decided since the hull of this boat is so strong that I am going to do away with the rear bench and just throw down a...

I am definitely not a fan of a broken down and neglected boat either and believe me, the Detroit area boatyards look as though a boat genocide is happening. I'm glad to give this girl a new life and promise to fill her with fins and feathers!

rscottp - I just went through your build, fantastic job! One idea I have had for a while is installing a rear splash guard, since I do find myself back trolling a lot and the water here can get extremely choppy. Do you have any suggestions or lessons learned from installing yours to the...

Hey everyone, so this past spring, I got an old (atleast 1950's??) 16ft aluminum for FREE from my neighbor!! Ideally, I would like to turn this boat into a duck hunting boat, since I live on the Detroit River and am an avid hunter and my current 14ft boat just isn't big enough for my needs...