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Hey everyone!
Not sure if this is the proper place to post an introduction, but here we go
My name is Jesse, and I know next to nothing about fishing, and even less about boats. Most of my fishing experience has been from piers and river banks, and I have caught 3x more colds than fish. I just got a 14ft Starcraft aluminum boat and trailer for... and you should be seated for this... $0.00! My wife's cousin had this boat they never used and was taking up space in their garage, so they said I could have it if I came and got it. A few quick calls and 20 minutes later the boat was in my yard.
Here are the pics of it!
I have a few ideas of things I want to do, but am going through the projects forum here looking for inspiration of what else to do. The things that I know for sure are:
My lack of experience is preventing me from deciding what would be good vs what would be a waste of time, so I would love to hear opinions from more experienced people. I do prefer to stand and cast, but I also want to have enough room for two people to fish from this boat as well. I also haven't taken this on the water, so I have no idea what the stability is like. I did run the registration numbers online and learned that it is a 14 foot Starcraft, but not sure which model.
Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for any advice or ideas!
Not sure if this is the proper place to post an introduction, but here we go
My name is Jesse, and I know next to nothing about fishing, and even less about boats. Most of my fishing experience has been from piers and river banks, and I have caught 3x more colds than fish. I just got a 14ft Starcraft aluminum boat and trailer for... and you should be seated for this... $0.00! My wife's cousin had this boat they never used and was taking up space in their garage, so they said I could have it if I came and got it. A few quick calls and 20 minutes later the boat was in my yard.
Here are the pics of it!
I have a few ideas of things I want to do, but am going through the projects forum here looking for inspiration of what else to do. The things that I know for sure are:
- Close off the space behind the rear bench and back of the boat for the battery and gas tank for the outboard that I plan to add to the boat
- Build a deck for the area from halfway between the middle bench and front bench to the front of the boat for standing and fishing from
- Rod storage and a few storage compartments for tackle boxes, life vest, and small fire extinguisher
- Carpet the interior surfaces to minimize clanging and banging
My lack of experience is preventing me from deciding what would be good vs what would be a waste of time, so I would love to hear opinions from more experienced people. I do prefer to stand and cast, but I also want to have enough room for two people to fish from this boat as well. I also haven't taken this on the water, so I have no idea what the stability is like. I did run the registration numbers online and learned that it is a 14 foot Starcraft, but not sure which model.
Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for any advice or ideas!