The contributors to tinboats.net provided many great ideas that influenced my project. Hopefully my pictures and notes will help another.
Project Objectives:
1. Mostly bass fish on lakes and reservoirs with gas powered motor restrictions
2. Light enough to pull with a Toyota Prius
3. Target budget $1,500 (w/o depth finder, trolling motor, or trailer)
4. Low maintenance
Project Lessons Learned:
1. Structural hull repairs can be tricky and expensive
2. New aluminum material is expensive and scrap is hard to find
3. Used boats and trailers tend to be sold as pairs, so finding a used trailer can be a challenge
4. Actual labor exceeded planned labor by several orders of magnitude
5. Pricy boating accessories and tendency to upscale can drive costs up a little
Project Costs:
Item / Source / Cost
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Alumicraft MV 1448. Very Used. $200
Paint striper (2 gal). Home Depot. $40
BernzOmatic trigger start hose torch, cylinders of mapp gas & propane, 3 SS brushes (mostly structural repairs; minor paint stripping). Home Depot. $60
Dura Fix (4 lbs, 88 rods; structural repairs). durafix.com. $124
JB Weld (2 packages; smooth out Dura Fix welding). Home Depot. $10
Sanding/stripping/cutting/grinding related supplies for a drill,angle grinder, random orbit sander tools. Home Depot. $60
Rivets (various sizes; 5mm structural; 4mm non-structural;1/4, 3/8 & 1/2 lengths). Home Depot. $40
2 seat pedestals, 2 pin pedestals bases,2 spring seat mounts, and 3 round king pin bases. Cabela's. $170
Automatic bilge pump and plumbing kit. Cabela's. $77
Drain tube, Drain fitting kit, flanging tool,twist drain plug. marineegine.com. $63
2 gal fiber glass resin. Home Depot. $75
Aluminum deck framing material. Home Depot. $275
Stainless steel bolts (anchor deck to boat; Factory at rivet hole repair). Home Depot. $40
1 sheet plywood, glue, fiberglass cloth, and SS bolts/washers/nuts (transom rebuild). Home Depot. $60
1 gal Steelflex + 4 oz tint. fascoepoxies.com. $67
2 Qt Interlux 4250 Brightside Steel Grayand 1 Qt SYS-3 Quikfair. jamestowndistributors.com. $99
6 cans self etching primer, and fiber glass resin and cloth for deck,paint rollers/brushes, 1qt Acetone, 2 battery boxes, wiring nuts. Walmart. $90
3 sheets plywood, 3 1x3x8, SS hindges, and SS bolts/washers/nuts (Decking). Home Depot. $150
2 boat seats. Cabela's. $100
2 Marine batteries and wiring supplies. Walmart & Bass Pro. $100
1 Qt of Tuff Coat Non-Skid Coating. Cabela's. $30
Transom plate aluminum and shop work. Local welder. $70
TOTAL BOAT COSTS: (w/o depth finder, trolling motor, or trailer) $2,000
Project Objectives:
1. Mostly bass fish on lakes and reservoirs with gas powered motor restrictions
2. Light enough to pull with a Toyota Prius
3. Target budget $1,500 (w/o depth finder, trolling motor, or trailer)
4. Low maintenance
Project Lessons Learned:
1. Structural hull repairs can be tricky and expensive
2. New aluminum material is expensive and scrap is hard to find
3. Used boats and trailers tend to be sold as pairs, so finding a used trailer can be a challenge
4. Actual labor exceeded planned labor by several orders of magnitude
5. Pricy boating accessories and tendency to upscale can drive costs up a little
Project Costs:
Item / Source / Cost
============================================================================================
Alumicraft MV 1448. Very Used. $200
Paint striper (2 gal). Home Depot. $40
BernzOmatic trigger start hose torch, cylinders of mapp gas & propane, 3 SS brushes (mostly structural repairs; minor paint stripping). Home Depot. $60
Dura Fix (4 lbs, 88 rods; structural repairs). durafix.com. $124
JB Weld (2 packages; smooth out Dura Fix welding). Home Depot. $10
Sanding/stripping/cutting/grinding related supplies for a drill,angle grinder, random orbit sander tools. Home Depot. $60
Rivets (various sizes; 5mm structural; 4mm non-structural;1/4, 3/8 & 1/2 lengths). Home Depot. $40
2 seat pedestals, 2 pin pedestals bases,2 spring seat mounts, and 3 round king pin bases. Cabela's. $170
Automatic bilge pump and plumbing kit. Cabela's. $77
Drain tube, Drain fitting kit, flanging tool,twist drain plug. marineegine.com. $63
2 gal fiber glass resin. Home Depot. $75
Aluminum deck framing material. Home Depot. $275
Stainless steel bolts (anchor deck to boat; Factory at rivet hole repair). Home Depot. $40
1 sheet plywood, glue, fiberglass cloth, and SS bolts/washers/nuts (transom rebuild). Home Depot. $60
1 gal Steelflex + 4 oz tint. fascoepoxies.com. $67
2 Qt Interlux 4250 Brightside Steel Grayand 1 Qt SYS-3 Quikfair. jamestowndistributors.com. $99
6 cans self etching primer, and fiber glass resin and cloth for deck,paint rollers/brushes, 1qt Acetone, 2 battery boxes, wiring nuts. Walmart. $90
3 sheets plywood, 3 1x3x8, SS hindges, and SS bolts/washers/nuts (Decking). Home Depot. $150
2 boat seats. Cabela's. $100
2 Marine batteries and wiring supplies. Walmart & Bass Pro. $100
1 Qt of Tuff Coat Non-Skid Coating. Cabela's. $30
Transom plate aluminum and shop work. Local welder. $70
TOTAL BOAT COSTS: (w/o depth finder, trolling motor, or trailer) $2,000
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