FSUfisher
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Hey guys I got directed to this site from another and really like it, especially all the ingenuity and creative builds.
I already own two fiberglass boats, but have really wanted a cheap, sturdy jon to mess around in and spank oyster bars, logs and such with. There's this little lake in Lake City, FL where I lived until a couple of weeks ago that I fished every so often.
One of the docks had such a boat half-sunk underneath it due to neglect and filling with rainwater. After months of dreaming I finally got the nerve to confront the homeowner with a lot of help from my old neighbor. A few days later, I had my first tin can for $100 cash. I wish I had pictures of when we dragged it out of the lake- it was a story. The boat weighed a ton and had a fish and mussel hatchery in it.
The pictures below show some of the progress so far, which has really been limited to cleaning and grinding with a wire wheel. i have also primed most of the boat with Krylon, which I don't know yet was a good idea or not.
I got it home on my neighbor's trailer and angled it to get some of the water and crud out. It was in rough shape, but I have a good imagination: :lol:
I liked the decals but unfortunately they had to go when grinding:
She's nasty:
This is what it looked like during the heavy cleaning inside. The EPA may be after me for what that front yard turned into:
I yanked the flotation out of the front as it was completely ruined. I cleaned up the flotation under the other bench seats and hope what's left will do:
The inside all nice and white with primer:
I will take some more pictures of the outside tomorrow as I tackle the grinding on the transom. The plan is to incorporate false floors and more decking with marine carpet and incorporate some marine junk I've got laying around. Right now I think I may use a stencil I made to camouflage the outside with spray paint, unless anyone has better ideas for (cheap) paint. I hope for this to be a very low-cost skiff.
I already own two fiberglass boats, but have really wanted a cheap, sturdy jon to mess around in and spank oyster bars, logs and such with. There's this little lake in Lake City, FL where I lived until a couple of weeks ago that I fished every so often.
One of the docks had such a boat half-sunk underneath it due to neglect and filling with rainwater. After months of dreaming I finally got the nerve to confront the homeowner with a lot of help from my old neighbor. A few days later, I had my first tin can for $100 cash. I wish I had pictures of when we dragged it out of the lake- it was a story. The boat weighed a ton and had a fish and mussel hatchery in it.
The pictures below show some of the progress so far, which has really been limited to cleaning and grinding with a wire wheel. i have also primed most of the boat with Krylon, which I don't know yet was a good idea or not.
I got it home on my neighbor's trailer and angled it to get some of the water and crud out. It was in rough shape, but I have a good imagination: :lol:
I liked the decals but unfortunately they had to go when grinding:
She's nasty:
This is what it looked like during the heavy cleaning inside. The EPA may be after me for what that front yard turned into:
I yanked the flotation out of the front as it was completely ruined. I cleaned up the flotation under the other bench seats and hope what's left will do:
The inside all nice and white with primer:
I will take some more pictures of the outside tomorrow as I tackle the grinding on the transom. The plan is to incorporate false floors and more decking with marine carpet and incorporate some marine junk I've got laying around. Right now I think I may use a stencil I made to camouflage the outside with spray paint, unless anyone has better ideas for (cheap) paint. I hope for this to be a very low-cost skiff.