Got my first Boat. Never really had one. Recently retired, I think I am going to fish. It measures about 11'6" Long and I think it was a Montgomery Wards Boat with trailer. The trailer is pretty much junk with half of a Harbor Freight section cleeeeeestered on the back but it rolls. Had 12"er wheels but I've put 8" wheels on it now because it was hard to launch being up so high (I'll mod this trailer or get a different one eventually).
I've only worked on the inside so far and hope to strip the exterior next year. It's got a pretty flat bottom with ribs that are only about a half inch high, so not sure what kind of "Floor" I can really put in it after I get the two or three leaky rivets shored up.
I've got grand kids and I did not like the thought of them having to jump over that middle seat so after looking at other peoples images, I modified things, cutting a 12" wide path. I put a small deck up front with a hatch and added a couple of seats. It does not seem to make the boat flex any more than it did, but I want to pull a string across the middle with marks on it so I can compare the difference between on the trailer and in the water with people and gear.
Then a buddy told me to I had to do boat "ABM".... (additional boat math), making absolute sure I stuck enough money into it, in order to lose at least 50% of that when I sell it. He said that is how it is supposed to work, lol. That lead me to adding a Newport 55lb trolling motor, Lithium Battery, Switch Panel, Navigational Lighting, Bilge Pump, Garmin Striker 4, Attwood Anchor Lift and those retractable Gunwale straps (Boy I sure like those). I've got to add some indirect interior lighting yet, maybe a white bow light and what the heck,.. I'm thinking maybe a radio ? Oh, and that flat floor perhaps. And then you have all those nice looking EVA coverings...
Then I found a 2HP Evinrude for redundancy, BUT then I found a nice little 4HP Evinrude and have stuck with that for now. I've got prop questions, but I'll ask that in a different forum. I need to get a fishing rod yet because my pal calls the rod I got a "snoopy rod".
Well, I know people like PICS, so I have attached some. If anyone sees a major flaw, I sure wouldn't mind criticism !
I've only worked on the inside so far and hope to strip the exterior next year. It's got a pretty flat bottom with ribs that are only about a half inch high, so not sure what kind of "Floor" I can really put in it after I get the two or three leaky rivets shored up.
I've got grand kids and I did not like the thought of them having to jump over that middle seat so after looking at other peoples images, I modified things, cutting a 12" wide path. I put a small deck up front with a hatch and added a couple of seats. It does not seem to make the boat flex any more than it did, but I want to pull a string across the middle with marks on it so I can compare the difference between on the trailer and in the water with people and gear.
Then a buddy told me to I had to do boat "ABM".... (additional boat math), making absolute sure I stuck enough money into it, in order to lose at least 50% of that when I sell it. He said that is how it is supposed to work, lol. That lead me to adding a Newport 55lb trolling motor, Lithium Battery, Switch Panel, Navigational Lighting, Bilge Pump, Garmin Striker 4, Attwood Anchor Lift and those retractable Gunwale straps (Boy I sure like those). I've got to add some indirect interior lighting yet, maybe a white bow light and what the heck,.. I'm thinking maybe a radio ? Oh, and that flat floor perhaps. And then you have all those nice looking EVA coverings...
Then I found a 2HP Evinrude for redundancy, BUT then I found a nice little 4HP Evinrude and have stuck with that for now. I've got prop questions, but I'll ask that in a different forum. I need to get a fishing rod yet because my pal calls the rod I got a "snoopy rod".
Well, I know people like PICS, so I have attached some. If anyone sees a major flaw, I sure wouldn't mind criticism !
