New to the group here, but have had this 14' Alumacraft for some time. When I first got it, I made a few mods with the front seat, back seat and trolling motor mount. I also put some plywood in the floor. After toying with the idea of finishing the inside, I stumbled across this site and decided to go for it. You guys have given me some pretty good ideas that I will use. The pictures show the boat before and the progression I am making.
I will update as I move along.
BEFORE
14' Alumacraft, 15hp Johnson, Fish Finder, Trolling Motor
Front Seat Mod
Back Seat Mod
Plywood Floors
I decided to cut plywood to fit over the aluminum and attach the carpet to the plywood.
I figured I could use a little extra storage as well, so I bought a container from lowes and cut a hole for it to fit in. The process went pretty easy so I will probably add a couple more before I'm done.
This was a very time consuming process, much more so than I thought it would be. By the end of the day I had all the plywood panels cut to size and got them all covered in carpet, but did not have time to get them fastened to the boat.
My help kind of slacked off on me towards the end of the day.
Hopefully, I will be able to finish the carpet and storage this week and will move on to the floor next week. I am going to redo the floor and cut out around the ribs so I dont have fish falling through the gap in the side. I thought about decking the front, but I dont really need it because the way I have the seat is so comfotable and I dont really stand up when I fish anyway, so I will probably just keep the floor low.
I need to replace the bow stop on the trailer. I have looked at Bass Pro and Boaters World and cant find one for a flat front boat.
Can any of you guys reccomend where I can find one or how I can make one?
I will update as I move along.
BEFORE
14' Alumacraft, 15hp Johnson, Fish Finder, Trolling Motor
Front Seat Mod
Back Seat Mod
Plywood Floors
I decided to cut plywood to fit over the aluminum and attach the carpet to the plywood.
I figured I could use a little extra storage as well, so I bought a container from lowes and cut a hole for it to fit in. The process went pretty easy so I will probably add a couple more before I'm done.
This was a very time consuming process, much more so than I thought it would be. By the end of the day I had all the plywood panels cut to size and got them all covered in carpet, but did not have time to get them fastened to the boat.
My help kind of slacked off on me towards the end of the day.
Hopefully, I will be able to finish the carpet and storage this week and will move on to the floor next week. I am going to redo the floor and cut out around the ribs so I dont have fish falling through the gap in the side. I thought about decking the front, but I dont really need it because the way I have the seat is so comfotable and I dont really stand up when I fish anyway, so I will probably just keep the floor low.
I need to replace the bow stop on the trailer. I have looked at Bass Pro and Boaters World and cant find one for a flat front boat.
Can any of you guys reccomend where I can find one or how I can make one?