wrener
New member
Hi Gang, I'm new to the site (sort of). I came on this site when I first started looking for a tin boat and began looking at all the great advice. I finally found a deal and bought my first tin boat last month. It is an Alumacraft 1442 w/livewell. The guy I bought it from had taken really good care of the boat and rigged it nicely with a 9.9 Nissan, trolling motor, and two depth finders. The depth finders are pretty basic so I plan to upgrade those, but everything works great. I got the boat, motors, trailer, battery, etc for $750 so I have some room to do what I want with it without breaking the bank. My first plan is to strip out the old decking and reconfigure. That front deck sits on the top rail of the boat (scary) and is a little small for my taste. I plan to lower it and make it a couple feet longer. I will post pics as I update it, but I have put up two as it sits right now.