First post, first boat, first mod. Start to finish....

[Coy]

First, just want to thank everyone on here for all of the great information. This is a great website and I learned alot from all of the posts that you guys have put on here. I feel like I would be cheating the system if I did not post what I learned on this site. This is my first ever boat. It is a 1440 (I believe) Apache V-bottom. I have never hear of Apache, but that is that The guy that sold it to me said it was and that is what the registration says. Still have seats to add and maybe work on the sea king 5hp motor that came with it. I havnt tried to start it yet since I have been working on the boat so long. So anyways, pictures speak much better than me babbling on. So here it is

 

[dyeguy1212]

Nice rig! Welcome to Tinboats

 

[Coy]

more pics..

 

[flintcreek]

Nice job....I like the layout, carpet and every thing...Flintcreek

 

[Waterwings]

Nice work, and Welcome Aboard! 8)

 

[cavman138]

wow great looking boat. You did quite a job on it.

 

[Coy]

Thanks for the welcoming. Sorry the pictures are out of order. I didnt realize it until after I posted them.

 

[bAcKpAiN]

Nice transformation and welcome aboard!

 

[MeanMouth]

Nice job, the boat looks great!

 

[fishfast41]

Looks very good, Have ya had it on the water yet?

 

[cyberflexx]

looks good.. i like how you used angle for supports.. i did the same thing with mine...

 

[270Handiman]

Turned out real nice. Great job!

 

[Froggy]

Welcome, Woah! turned that ugly thing around, jeez some job you did on that, Good luck!

 

[Coy]

Looks very good, Have ya had it on the water yet?

Thanks for all the compliments. No I have not had it on the water yet. Probably will in the next week or so. I am curious to see how "tipsy" it will be with the decking. This will allow me to decide how high the seat pedestals will be. I tried to keep the decking as low as possible, so I just set the decking height to the bench height.

 

[sturdi87]

Looks awesome, great work.

 

[Brine]

Nice work Coy, and welcome aboard.

 

[Coy]

Well, its about that time again, and I have found myself revisiting TinBoats....I realized that I never posted a final picture, not that its much different than the last picture, but atleast it has the seating on it. I might get a wild hair this summer and redo the trailer. As you can see it has a halfway welded upright on it. I have torn that off since then and would like to put two new ones on. Anyways here it is.....

 

[aluminumboatlover]

wow that is an awesome mod!!! looks great!

 

[moberg12]

Great job, looks like you've made yourself a great boat. One thing I noticed in that last pic is the hook on your winch looks pretty beat up. One big bump might see it coming unhooked, If you haven't already I would replace it.

 

[atuck593]

Awesome work...similar set up to what I would like to do with mine.

1. How was the stability with those decks and pedestal seats?

2. Where did you get your carpet from?

3.How did that motor work pushing the boat with all the weight of those decks?