Howdy all.
I'm another new guy here, and am tickled to have found this website! Like so many others, I don't even remember how I came to find this place, but I'm sure glad I did!
I see the many of you are from the midwest and eastern parts of the country, and I'm truly envious of all the tin dealers you have available to you- [that and all the many places to fish!] We have a Bass Pro shop, Cabela's and a Crestliner dealer here and that's pretty much it.
I've gone through the Jon boat conversion threads again and again and still can't get over all the cool innovations and great build ideas y'all come up with.
It's been a while since my wife and I have owned a boat, but we're planning on getting a tin shortly. An Alumacraft 1648 NCS is what I've got in mind, and of course the obligatory modifications to follow. Plenty of room and good stability are most important to us, and with that in mind, Gillhunter's build thread sure looks good!
I'd like to have a boat that can be used on the larger desert lakes around the Phoenix vicinity but still be usable on the mountain lakes of eastern Arizona, where I like to trout fish. Many of the mountain lakes are limited to 10 hp. Some are electric motor only. I believe I'm on the right track here.
I can spend hours here getting all sorts of ideas- a lot of which are frowned on by the financial officer of the family!
Thanks for having me,
Bill
