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I finally got this beauty on the water and being a first time builder I expected some tweaks to be made! I invited my Dad on the first trip as I knew his experience would be valuable if we ran into problems. Right off the bat I realized we had a significant leak. After putting around infront...

The goal is now in sight and this was my work done on my boat as of 3/23/14. We are just starting to hear reports of fish being caught in the rivers so it looks as though the water test and 1st fishing trip will be next weekend. As some have noticed I wont be able to get the windshield design...

I ended up getting some toys in the mail and installed them for the next phase. This included my Pyle speaker system I picked up off amazon. I didn't want any of the bumping speakers you see on those pleasure boats but do like to listen to a football game or some music while on the water. I...

With the center console wrapped up I moved my focus to the front of the boat and tacked a few large projects. I started with creating the bow storage and decking. I cut a piece of some marine plywood (donated from my brother) to fit the top of the bow storage area and then matched it with a...

Next step was to build the side gunnels. I had to build 4 because the seats wouldn't swivel if the gunnel wasn't recessed, but in the end I am happy with the result. They were made by cutting the angle aluminum and then cutting the diamond plate to 4" wide. I then had to develop some brackets...

It was about this point of the project that I really started to see how amazing my girlfriend is as this was a far larger time commitment than I originally thought. It has worked well with her going to college and studying during my boat affair, but none the less she is my best catch!!! The...

Next part was to fabricate a battery box and splash-well for the rear of the boat. I wanted to have a splash-well that would double as a bait station for herring, sardines and other salmon bait. Underneath I built a box with two door that contain both of my batteries (minn kota and engine/aux...

Now that the smurf turf is gone I could move on to the custom fabrications. I would start this section by saying that I have had very little metal work in my past and the rest of the project was completed with mostly common tools for a handy man. -jig saw, drill, circular saw, measuring...

The next few days of work was spent cleaning up the wood and laying down the marine vinyl: I got my marine vinyl from a local Smokercraft dealer in Oregon called Stevens Marine they were a great resource for my parts including some unique larger rivets. I used 3m Professional 90 spray...

Here are the first three days spent on deconstruction: Bow -Minn Kota removed -Decking remove and the good news is that the wood is in good shape outside of being a little damp from the previous carpet job Console section -seats removed and seat boxes removed (will be resized an remounted)...

So I ended up fishing out of the boat and in all reality it was very workable for the next year or so but then I found this site and I began to itch with ideas! Here were the original plans: This boat had more of a bass setup and although Oregon has some excellent and way under-fished bass...

As with every post I read I must thank everyone for all of their insight and knowledge on the topic. My build would have been far more difficult and minus a few cool stolen ideas without you Tinboat members! So my story begins with an unfortunate beginning as the boat was my uncles before me...