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I was curious if anyone has experience using a smartphone instead of an expensive GPS/Chart Plotter. I am working on a budget boat project and was thinking about using an old Galaxy S5 which is water resistant in the boat. Would like suggested apps for this purpose. Would probably convert a...

So reading here the past year has lead me from "fully decked out super bass catching machine" to still probably unreasonably, but more plausible upgrading plan. I have no idea what this boat is. It's 12' and has no HIN on it so I have to assume 60s or older? The best part of the build is the...

Using 1/2" plywood for my deck that will be on the bottom of the boat. I have a shallow 12'er so I'm limited in what I can do, but I'm itching to have more than a crappy aluminum. Was curious if there are better materials to use on surfaces that aren't stood on that would be lighter than...

Was thinking about putting it on top of foam like this, but my step-dad seems to think it's a bad idea. Thoughts?

So i have this small aluminum I was excited to throw a deck on so I would have a nice looking fishing boat (really think its ugly right now and not a huge fan sitting on the bench fishing.) Its definitely not as tall as most peoples mods and was curious if there is a general rule of thumb to...

So I am working out my plans for my boat and will get a diagram up tonight, but would like some help understanding the electrical side of my conversion. Here is my current list. •Electronics• °Lights -6-8 LED Deck Lights -Navigation Lights -Compartment Lights (Turn on when open) -Spot Light...

So I just got a V-boat from my dad. It has no title, I haven't even seen the boat in person yet, and no experience at all comverting boats. But am over excited about the project and decided to start it off on here. The boat has spray paint on it but was not properly prepped so my first plan...