My first mod 1236

[Nick51786]

I picked up this boat, trailer, and motor for $300 after finding this site and looking at all the different things I could do I'm really excited to get this project under way

 

[Nick51786]

This was patched with some sort of caulk , i picked All the caulk out how should I go about fixing it? I'm new to all of this so any help would be great

The guy I bought this from covered the caulk with foil

 

[user 7806]

My 1st choice would be to have it welded.

 

[Nick51786]

Would 5200 and metal over it be acceptable?

 

[papa]

A buddy just got a similar set up after going fishing with me. I'd say use whatever keeps the water out so you can fish 'til you make friends with a welder.

 

[J.P.]

i don't mean to douse your enthusiasm, but i'd say don't spend too much on your first project. for solo fishing, the length is ok, but it's kinda narrow and it has a flat bottom, so i bet you'd be wanting a bigger rig sooner or later, unless you'd like to stay in protected waters.

just patch it up and use it first. you can paint it to improve the look. after a few outings, that's the time to decide whether you'll commit to spending serious time, money, and effort on this one or postpone the project until you can get a better boat to work on.

 

[Nick51786]

I don't plan on putting to much money into it. I don't fish on any big waters just mainly small electric only. I finally will get out on the water this weekend to test it out to see how stable it is before I decide on what I'm doing to it.

 

[papa]

Patch the holes, bang out the dents, clean 'er up good and add some things over time to make 'er yours. Maybe you have it a year, maybe ten. It'll be worth more to you and more toward your next project, but best of all you can get out on it and go fishing.