IHDiesel73L
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I've lurked around here a while and learned a lot about tin boats and lusted after used ones on Craigslist. Now that I finally have the funds (new job with a raise in pay) I've been looking around and trying to find a boat that will accommodate my family and what I want to do with it. We live near two large (2000+ acre) lakes, both 9.9 limited, so the boat will spend most of its time there. Other times we'll trailer it to smaller (500 acre or less) lakes that are electric only. We fish a little, but mostly just want to take the boat out on nice days, find a nice quiet spot along the shore, and picnic, etc... Right now it's me, my wife, and our two year old daughter, but we plan to have more kids. That's what drove me toward looking at larger, higher weight capacity boats like this one, which I might build this winter:
https://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=GF16#.Ud2Ulfm1GCk
I have a good cheap source of marine plywood, so I should be able to build the boat for less than $1000. I have a small outboard (Sears Gamefisher) and a trolling motor already, but it's really too small at 32lbs thrust. A friend has a trailer he'll give me as he sold his boat to someone who didn't need it/wouldn't take it so now he's stuck with it. So really all I need is a good hull, but a new one is out of the question as far as I can tell given the prices I've seen. Older ones mostly seem too small. The reason I chose the design above was the high displacement, generous freeboard at design water line, and 5' 2" beam. Are there older aluminum boats out there that have what I'm looking for-maybe I just need to cast a wider net in my search?
https://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=GF16#.Ud2Ulfm1GCk
I have a good cheap source of marine plywood, so I should be able to build the boat for less than $1000. I have a small outboard (Sears Gamefisher) and a trolling motor already, but it's really too small at 32lbs thrust. A friend has a trailer he'll give me as he sold his boat to someone who didn't need it/wouldn't take it so now he's stuck with it. So really all I need is a good hull, but a new one is out of the question as far as I can tell given the prices I've seen. Older ones mostly seem too small. The reason I chose the design above was the high displacement, generous freeboard at design water line, and 5' 2" beam. Are there older aluminum boats out there that have what I'm looking for-maybe I just need to cast a wider net in my search?