Hey guys, this, like many others, is my first post but I scored a 12' 1991 Alumacraft boat on face of with a trailer and trolling motor along with a brand new battery for $175.00 on a local Facebook page. I need help however, as I have minimal boat knowledge, in sprucing up this baby.
Knowing that weight will be a big concern I will list some of the renovations I would like to do and welcome any feedback and tips.
First thing first my trailer is a little rusty and has a slightly bent axle and I will be relighting it with submersible led taillights as well as drilling a hole to insert a hitch pin where the little trailer raises up so it doesn't have to be ghetto-tied down. I will then sand and repaint but have no idea what to do about the tires as they look like this
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Secondly I want to put a deck on the front and back but I know weight is an issue. The average person load will be 400-500 lbs but it sits up nicely with that and the battery. It is 47 inches at the beam and I would like to use aluminium as the framing material but cannot weld aluminium. Is riveting the frame together a safe bet?
I want an approx. 9 in high seat on both platforms and will use the thinnest (safe) treated plywood with marine carpet for the deck. What glue to use would be helpful. Then lastly I will just be cutting doors for storage into that floor. Simply put I need ideas for a lightweight but strong frame and a guesstimate on just how much weight I should be looking for because it would be a shame to spend $500 and the little beast not even float Lol.
On a side note there are small stress cracks on the back corners of the boat at the top of the sides and some micro leaks that after 4 hours will get your feet wet. Should I just JB waterweld the leaks and have those stress cracks braised?
Thanks a lot gentlemen,
Tyyberius
I just wanna fish comfortable. That's all!
Knowing that weight will be a big concern I will list some of the renovations I would like to do and welcome any feedback and tips.
First thing first my trailer is a little rusty and has a slightly bent axle and I will be relighting it with submersible led taillights as well as drilling a hole to insert a hitch pin where the little trailer raises up so it doesn't have to be ghetto-tied down. I will then sand and repaint but have no idea what to do about the tires as they look like this
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Secondly I want to put a deck on the front and back but I know weight is an issue. The average person load will be 400-500 lbs but it sits up nicely with that and the battery. It is 47 inches at the beam and I would like to use aluminium as the framing material but cannot weld aluminium. Is riveting the frame together a safe bet?
I want an approx. 9 in high seat on both platforms and will use the thinnest (safe) treated plywood with marine carpet for the deck. What glue to use would be helpful. Then lastly I will just be cutting doors for storage into that floor. Simply put I need ideas for a lightweight but strong frame and a guesstimate on just how much weight I should be looking for because it would be a shame to spend $500 and the little beast not even float Lol.
On a side note there are small stress cracks on the back corners of the boat at the top of the sides and some micro leaks that after 4 hours will get your feet wet. Should I just JB waterweld the leaks and have those stress cracks braised?
Thanks a lot gentlemen,
Tyyberius
I just wanna fish comfortable. That's all!