Recent content by TheQuicksilver

So, it only took me six years to post an update on this... First and foremost, we've been using and enjoying the boat since this project started. Last season I had to ditch the foot pedal on the new trolling motor, and rather than replace it, I adapted it to a remote control. (Turns out the MK...

Curious if anyone has some recommendations and suggestions for other things I'm thinking about now that I've taken the boat out a couple times. First, I'd like to add a decent voltmeter to our electronics console to keep track of the battery state. There are of course the more normal car type...

Boat arrived back home today: Still to do: Mount trolling motor blade Run line for trolling motor foot control Wire up second battery Install livewell pump Install stereo head unit Run main line for electrical bus from battery Finish wiring running lights Mount pole holders Catch all the fish

So, this update has been way long in coming. My dad and I have set in starting the work to take care of all the things we'd talked about back in 2012. My dad is a high school shop teacher, so we ended up paying their metal shop to do all our frame welding and some of the other woodwork for the...

Thanks, I'll look into getting the second battery. I think I may plug the boat into Sketchup and do a 3D model of how I want it to come out first. I think I'm going to leave the body stock alumnium rather than paint it though - just clean it up real nice. If anything, maybe just do something...

So, this is my first boat, and I got excited when finding this site researching it. Now I'm already thinking about what I can do to it. I paid $1500 for the whole setup, which I feel pretty good about: Trailer (needs TLC, but tows great) 25HP Evinrude electric start (1996, looks brand new...