Jeremylerv
Member
Hello everyone! I have been on the site a few times and decided to join this awesome forum.
I am 17 years old and have been fishing with my dad all my life. We would always use a friends boat to go on opening day every year and I always had a ton of fun. A few months ago I started the hunt for a small fishing boat I could tow with my Jeep. A friend called me one day and said he found a boat on a trailer for free! The boat ended up being a beater but it came with a trolling motor, 2 pole holders and was on a nice trailer so I got rid of the boat and kept the trailer. A few weeks later I posted an ad in a local classified that is aired on the radio looking for a 12' aluminum boat for under 200$. A few phone calls later and I came home with a 14' aluminum that needed some work but it was FREE! So Thats the shortened version of how I got the boat and trailer, and I have not paid a cent so far
The boat looks good on the outside but the inside is a little rough. I want to paint the boat and trailer, and also put some sort of material on the floor of the boat, like carpet or hydroturf or something similar. Remember, this is my first boat so I am very inexperienced when it comes to aluminum boats and I am looking for any and all advice!
I am 17 years old and have been fishing with my dad all my life. We would always use a friends boat to go on opening day every year and I always had a ton of fun. A few months ago I started the hunt for a small fishing boat I could tow with my Jeep. A friend called me one day and said he found a boat on a trailer for free! The boat ended up being a beater but it came with a trolling motor, 2 pole holders and was on a nice trailer so I got rid of the boat and kept the trailer. A few weeks later I posted an ad in a local classified that is aired on the radio looking for a 12' aluminum boat for under 200$. A few phone calls later and I came home with a 14' aluminum that needed some work but it was FREE! So Thats the shortened version of how I got the boat and trailer, and I have not paid a cent so far
The boat looks good on the outside but the inside is a little rough. I want to paint the boat and trailer, and also put some sort of material on the floor of the boat, like carpet or hydroturf or something similar. Remember, this is my first boat so I am very inexperienced when it comes to aluminum boats and I am looking for any and all advice!