cmatthews_jm
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I'm new here to the forum so to introduce myself, I'm Clay. I'm a 20 year old college student with only a handful of cash and a million dollar mind. My dad (and I) have a 1448 Voyager mod-v that he bought a few years ago. The boat is super stable and came with carpeted floors. Dad did what I call a little comfort modifications and added a bow and rear seat. Other than that the boat came with a 15hp evinrude (not new but in good condition), tiller trolling motor and it was rigged with a throttle and steering stick mounted to the middle of the boat. It has a trailer that fits the boat but the bunks don't fit the boat.
Basically, considering that I like to duck hunt and do some fishin during the summer, I was gonna try and make a boat with the comfort of a bass boat and the huntability of a duck boat. I don't know if that's possible but I sure want to try. I know how to make a boat blind so that really isn't the issue for now. I just don't really know how to get started.
My plans are to gut the boat floors because I know they aren't in the best of shape. The boat needs a new coat of paint for sure so I was gonna do that and replace the floors with plywood. I wasn't sure about adding decking yet because I don't know what kind of weight that would add but eventually I would probably do that. I am most definitely going to make new bunks and fit them to the boat because I am tired of having to half way get the boat on the trailer most of the time.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, I have a little time to gather materials and ideas because this is probably gonna be a summer project. Let me now what you guys think and from what I can tell, you guys are the ones to ask. Thanks.
PS: I will get some pictures up at some point, classes are a little important at the moment. :/
Basically, considering that I like to duck hunt and do some fishin during the summer, I was gonna try and make a boat with the comfort of a bass boat and the huntability of a duck boat. I don't know if that's possible but I sure want to try. I know how to make a boat blind so that really isn't the issue for now. I just don't really know how to get started.
My plans are to gut the boat floors because I know they aren't in the best of shape. The boat needs a new coat of paint for sure so I was gonna do that and replace the floors with plywood. I wasn't sure about adding decking yet because I don't know what kind of weight that would add but eventually I would probably do that. I am most definitely going to make new bunks and fit them to the boat because I am tired of having to half way get the boat on the trailer most of the time.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, I have a little time to gather materials and ideas because this is probably gonna be a summer project. Let me now what you guys think and from what I can tell, you guys are the ones to ask. Thanks.
PS: I will get some pictures up at some point, classes are a little important at the moment. :/