well this is my first post ( of many hopefully ), anyways just want to say hello to everyone from Tampa Fl. I just picked up this welded 16 ft wide body alumacraft with a 25 horse evinrude and trailer for 400 bucks...so far I love the boat, as is but after finding this website, ive got the bug to fix her up...so Im going to ask a few questions and make some decisions, and start my build up soon. heres some pics, as she is, I got the trailer for free yesterday which is much better (in size) then the tiny jet ski trailer it came on which was about 4 feet too short. and 2 feet too narrow.
for my questions -
1. I see a lot of people raising the floor up higher, what are the advantages of this other than having tons of storage space.
2. If I bed line the inside of my boat, is it too hot to walk on barefoot in the sun ?
3. what is a good cheap livewell to use, I dont really want to use a cooler but, is the any other items that you can re-purpose and mold into the floor for a good livewell ?
4. what type of paint should I use and how should I apply it for the exterior ?
5. how difficult / expensive is it to turn this 25 horse evinrude into a remote steer ? say I build the console myself, other than the helm and cable, what am I getting myself into ? same thing for electric start, this pull rope is killing me. It does not have teeth on the flywheel though. I think I may just want to sell this motor and get a 40 horse already with steering.
Im done rambling, but if anyone has any suggestions I open to hear them all. thanks a lot in advance.
for my questions -
1. I see a lot of people raising the floor up higher, what are the advantages of this other than having tons of storage space.
2. If I bed line the inside of my boat, is it too hot to walk on barefoot in the sun ?
3. what is a good cheap livewell to use, I dont really want to use a cooler but, is the any other items that you can re-purpose and mold into the floor for a good livewell ?
4. what type of paint should I use and how should I apply it for the exterior ?
5. how difficult / expensive is it to turn this 25 horse evinrude into a remote steer ? say I build the console myself, other than the helm and cable, what am I getting myself into ? same thing for electric start, this pull rope is killing me. It does not have teeth on the flywheel though. I think I may just want to sell this motor and get a 40 horse already with steering.
Im done rambling, but if anyone has any suggestions I open to hear them all. thanks a lot in advance.
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