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Finally got out on the water today! It was a perfect day to be out, very light wind, low 70s, and sunny. Just a great day. The boat handled great too. Very surprised on how stable it was seeing as the last time I was out on it was when nothing had been done on the boat. The front deck was...

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Well, finally finished it all up. At least most of what I can see that needs to be done. Still need to get it out on the water and see how it all works out, but I think it'll be fine. Here are the finished pictures... For having never worked with aluminum angle, or much...

Finished up the wiring today and got all the electronics installed...all that is left is securing everything down and installing the bow mount trolling motor. Should be fishing by June... Stereo, speakers, and switches installed:

Alright, been a little while since I updated this. Got a lot done recently, just a little bit of wiring and mounting some stuff and I'm done! Getting the stereo test fitted: (To the left of the radio, I got 3 contura switches that I never took a picture of. They control the bilge, nav...

I got the angle from https://www.onlinemetals.com/. If you look around online you can find a 20% off coupon which really brings the price down. I got 64ft of it shipped to my house for 86.50 which came out to 1.35 a foot to my door. I had called around to a few places close to home and they...

1. Yeah, I just driller the holes then rivet riveted on the supports. I used 3/16" rivets I got from Amazon. Why Amazon? I get free 2 day shipping and it saves me a trip. Living around 30 miles from the nearest major city, Amazon has been great with the free shipping. 2. I wish I could...

Alright, some progress has been made and an update is due. Finally got around to heading up to Menard's and picking up the rest of my supplies. EXCEPT they had no marine carpet of any kind...at all. Only outdoor carpet that would have been somewhat usable was the looped stuff and had no...

Alright, small update. Have gotten a few things done over the past week, but not a whole lot. Progress is slow but steady, which is fine as the weather has been mostly terrible up here lately save for a few days. Anyways, seats are out and angle is starting to go in. Pretty much what will be...

I will be following this as I'm doing a 1436L myself.

Alright, not much progress has been made up until today. Finally got a chance to cut out the bench seat! Now that it is out of the way, the real progress can happen. Next up will be cutting up the aluminum angle for the structure. Hoping my friend with his air powered rivet gun can make it...

That looks fantastic!

Very nice progress so far!

Alright, thanks! I saw that part of the build and just wanted to make sure as I know I've seen other threads where people said they used it. I had planned on going with the 6063, thanks for confirming the decision guys

Posted this in my build thread but haven't heard anything...As far as aluminum angle goes, should I be getting 6061 structural or 6063 architectural? I've seen people use both. I'm leaning towards 6063 as it would be easier to rivet together, but is 6061 with the added strength what I should be...

As far as aluminum angle goes, should I be getting 6061 structural or 6063 architectural? I've seen people use both. I'm leaning towards 6063 as it would be easier to rivet together, but is 6061 with the added strength what I should be getting??? On a separate note, a friend of mine is going...

Well, trailer is finally done...I think it came out well all things considered. Bow stop is in the right spot now, so that's good to know. I should probably look into extending the tongue... Anyways, quick question to those that have cut out the bench seat. What is the easiest way...

Alright, moved the winch down a little bit, the winch post back a little bit, and now I think all is well. Now to actually start getting some work done on the boat itself! The little bracket I found at the local hardware store: Bow stop attached to the bracket: Bow stop on the winch post...

I'm going to take another look at it tomorrow and see about moving the bracket that currently is holding onto the 2x4. I'm thinking I may have enough clearance to move that up while still keep the winch in between the bracket. This picture here shows where the bracket currently is mounted...

I had tried to come up with a way to have the winch lower then the bow stop, but the holes were already in place on the winch post as it is and I figured I would try to leave it the way it is if at all possible. Also, with the winch cranked all the way as far as it can go, the boat still sits...