Trapper02
Well-known member
Well been lurking around here for the past week reading and finally getting to that stage i might actually buy something and start this project and needed some input. I would love to buy a new boat or even a very nice used one, but that just isnt in the finances right now and may not be for the next few years. I was happy fishing out of my two man boat, but its getting more and more cracks inside the boat and i feel its on its last legs, its almost 20 years old barn kept.
So now i am tossing the idea around to convert one of these into my fishing vessel for the next few years. Nothing to extensive, but I would want to make a platform on the front to fish off of and put a foot controlled trolling motor. I just fish small lakes for now and when i come across a good deal on a small outboard engine I may pick it up.
Boat 1 $400
14ft. Alum semi v boat with trailer. Has trolling motor. Needs a battery.
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/boa/2934634527.html
Boat 2 $600
14 ft. aulom. v botom boat. 9 horse johnson motor and tra.
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/boa/2857669473.html
Dont care about the trolling motor i'll snag a nice one later. Boat 2 comes with a an engine that supposedly worked last year. So might be taking a gamble with it. Need a trailer so both boats come through with that.
I was looking originally at a flat bottom jon boat like an alumacraft or tracker. But started reading the V-bottom might be more stable and cut waves better.
Could i achieve what I am trying to do with either of these two boats?
So now i am tossing the idea around to convert one of these into my fishing vessel for the next few years. Nothing to extensive, but I would want to make a platform on the front to fish off of and put a foot controlled trolling motor. I just fish small lakes for now and when i come across a good deal on a small outboard engine I may pick it up.
Boat 1 $400
14ft. Alum semi v boat with trailer. Has trolling motor. Needs a battery.
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/boa/2934634527.html
Boat 2 $600
14 ft. aulom. v botom boat. 9 horse johnson motor and tra.
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/boa/2857669473.html
Dont care about the trolling motor i'll snag a nice one later. Boat 2 comes with a an engine that supposedly worked last year. So might be taking a gamble with it. Need a trailer so both boats come through with that.
I was looking originally at a flat bottom jon boat like an alumacraft or tracker. But started reading the V-bottom might be more stable and cut waves better.
Could i achieve what I am trying to do with either of these two boats?