Redo: From Bass to Duck Alumacraft 1454

[jblood13]

So after I finished my boat last year, which I never finished posting on my thread...fail on my part, I know. I have decided to redo my boat. The reasons for the rebuild is several; I found that I could not have more than two people on my boat (not good since I'm married and have two kids), I ended up not liking the layout, and most importantly I want to duck hunt from this boat!

This time around I will not be using wood in the boat, as the last time it got WAY to heavy, this will be an all aluminum build. This will be a learning experience for me and may not be a fast build. I would greatly appreciate any advice and input from you guys. I will start this off with some pictures to show what I am redoing.
Where I left off from:



After some tear down:


The real fun begins:



More to come!

 

[Brine]

Good luck with the build. Looks like you've got it down to a clean slate.

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

We need more duck boats on here.

 

[jblood13]

Got started on the front deck. This was definitely an eye opener, it took a lot longer to get this far than I had expected but so far I am happy with the progress.



I did discover something though that I was not so happy about...The previous owner had just slapped another layer of plywood over the original transom which was completely rotted and decayed. I also cut out everything in the rear of the boat as well. Don't worry I will be putting some of it back in. I am taking the rear seat and pushing it all the way to the back of the boat instead of being 16 inches from the rear. I am debating if I want to use wood again for the transom or build an all metal transom. Any input on this?

 

[Pweisbrod]

Use wood. The boat will probably be long gone before it rots out. Properly treated, it won't rot in your lifetime.

 

[jblood13]

Sorry not much progress except stripping the rest of the transom out and grinding down old rivets. Hopefully tomorrow I will make some good progress and get some more pictures put up.