Hawaiian Tin.. 14' gamefisher

[Fishnkid2001]

I live in hawaii on depoyment. org from FLA. but i just got a sled, payed aLOT for her but i think it will be worth it. boats in hawaii are about double the price of mainland,,, no Joke. i plan on using her as a ocean goin boat, on CALM days and to go to the local sand bar! anys ways this is what she looked like when i got here her.

back of the truck .. hahaha 8)

 

[Fishnkid2001]

when i got her

1/2 done sanding

primer

Paint

 

[Fishnkid2001]

im waiting to see how bad she leaks to paint the floor.... lol

alot of the rivets are lose, the guy i bought her from gave me some of the green stick from cabelas so i hope that fixes most of them, as well as some 5200... If i had the tools i would re revit all of the once lose but i dont have the right rivet gun.... o well at least she look pretty

I also want to build a deck between the back and middle seat as well as the middle and frot seat/ and i dont mane that lil seat up fwd/ the big ones.... was thinks of making a plank type deck. any recamendations on what type of deck......??? the deck will be about 4 in off the floor, or level with BOTTOM of the seats.....

also what type of paint do u think i should paint bottom with? i dont got the money to have steel flex sent to hawaii.... lol and other recomndations for bottom paint that can seal some of the lil cracks/leaks......???

West-marine......20hp mercury 4-stroke should be here in 2 weeks... Cant wait!! [-o<

Its only rated for a 15hp but they wight the same, Same motor with diff carb... so ima just get the 20hp!! [-X

 

[jspansel]

Make sure you rebuck the rivets before doing any sealing. You dont need a gun. Just use a hard piece of metal backing and someone on the other side smacking it with a hammer. That will usually seal the rivet back up. Then you can seal them. If you are painting it, I would highly recommend using Gluvit. A little expensive at about $60 but well worth it. Will seal the boat for years.

 

[Fishnkid2001]

thanks, just went and got some guvit for the floor. also got a 2008 15hp yamaha 2stroke, got it used for 1500 on craigslist... i try buking them ... also made a motor stand from stuff i found layin around!

with some uprades

 

[jspansel]

Very nice!

 

[Fishnkid2001]

painted the sides and bottom!!

rocket lancher!!!

 

[Fishnkid2001]

All done with the inside. other than maby some side mount rod holders.... havent come up with any ideas.. i wanted somthing mounted on side , just to hold poles, verticaly; ANY IDEAS ?? ? ? ?

i mixed white and dark greenm, came out perfect sea foam green, looks really shiny in pic casue its wet!

 

[DD007STEELERS]

nice looking boat....
amazing what a lil elbow grease, spit, and dedication can do....

looking good...

how much did you pay for your 20 hp motor?

just curious, trying to upgrade maybe :0

keep up the good work...im diggin the blue paint...SHARP!!

what kind of fishing were you aiming for?

 

[Flat Bottom]

Hey, i actually got back from hawaii last year, spent a couple years there stationed at schofield barracks, most of it was in iraq. What are you plannning on fishing?

 

[Fishnkid2001]

I ended up finding a 2008 yamaha 15hp in really good shape for $1500; so I bought that! I plan on doing some offshore trolling, and maybe once I lean more about the area some bottom fishing!

 

[Brine]

Looks good =D>

 

[jasper60103]

All done with the inside. other than maby some side mount rod holders.... havent come up with any ideas.. i wanted somthing mounted on side , just to hold poles, verticaly; ANY IDEAS ?? ? ? ?

Here's are some creative/cheap mods for a small fishing boat. One of my favorite threads...

https://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=249113