TXsurveyor11
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Hey everybody, my name is Ross and this is my first time posting on tinboats.net...this is an awesome site...I found this site about a week ago looking for ideas for my "new" 1432 eldocraft. This is my first boat (family has had them over the years, but first one titled in my name)...I'm pretty excited about this boat. I bought it for $250 during memorial day weekend (had a clear title, trailer, a 28lb thrust minn kota tm, and no leaks...i thought it was a great starter/project boat for that price..)
Anyways, I am just looking for some input/ideas for this boat from some of you guys. I've looked through some of the old posts and liked what I saw.
First off, this boat is going to be for small water - small lakes, up in coves, and maybe occasionally on the river. I plan on mostly fishing out of it, but another reason I got it was to get to some duck hunting spots that I can only get to with a boat. I know I am going to have to be pretty careful whatever I do in it, with it only being 32 inches wide and all, but I dont plan on actually hunting out of it-will be just a means of getting to and from spots.
Also being in college, I'm somewhat limited on my budget.
Luckily, I think I have all of the tools I should need, and my dad and uncle can help with the stuff I'm not sure about.
Here it is:
Well, here's my plans as of right now.
I want to paint the boat an olive color, kindof like the Xpress boats are...any maybe in time, put a stencil kit on it and camo.
I have a 5 hp champion blue ribbon motor (runs like a top) - I plan on replacing the wood on the transom with some treated wood (just to be sure)
I also want a depth finder on the boat-any suggestions for anything less that $100-150 thats worth it? I really dont want to buy a depth finder that nearly costs more that my boat and trailer #-o
Not sure on what I want to do for the floor-dont really want to carpet it, because I dont want to deal with cleaning fish and duck blood and mud out of it. I just want to be able to rinse it off with a water hose and let water drain out the drain hole in the back.
I guess that this is the biggest "mod" I have for the boat though...
...I would like to figure out a way to build a box for storing a battery and storing all my lifejackets and what not where the middle bench sits right now. Not sure if I should take the middle bench out, because I dont want to lose any bracing in the boat. I thought about building a box that would span from the rib behind the middle bench to the one in front of it, and the box sit just as high as the benches are (almost be like a "wider" bench), but I'm just not sure if I can do that. I also thought about cutting the face off the front side of the middle bench and putting a "wall" where the frib in front of it sits, putting hinges on that and having a door lay flat on the middle bench. I might have to get on Autocadd at work or just paint on my home computer and do some drawing to clarify what I am trying to explain if it isnt clear.
Sorry my post is probably LONG WINDED...but I'm fired up about this boat and looking for some input from other people.
Thanks! :mrgreen:
Anyways, I am just looking for some input/ideas for this boat from some of you guys. I've looked through some of the old posts and liked what I saw.
First off, this boat is going to be for small water - small lakes, up in coves, and maybe occasionally on the river. I plan on mostly fishing out of it, but another reason I got it was to get to some duck hunting spots that I can only get to with a boat. I know I am going to have to be pretty careful whatever I do in it, with it only being 32 inches wide and all, but I dont plan on actually hunting out of it-will be just a means of getting to and from spots.
Also being in college, I'm somewhat limited on my budget.
Luckily, I think I have all of the tools I should need, and my dad and uncle can help with the stuff I'm not sure about.
Here it is:
Well, here's my plans as of right now.
I want to paint the boat an olive color, kindof like the Xpress boats are...any maybe in time, put a stencil kit on it and camo.
I have a 5 hp champion blue ribbon motor (runs like a top) - I plan on replacing the wood on the transom with some treated wood (just to be sure)
I also want a depth finder on the boat-any suggestions for anything less that $100-150 thats worth it? I really dont want to buy a depth finder that nearly costs more that my boat and trailer #-o
Not sure on what I want to do for the floor-dont really want to carpet it, because I dont want to deal with cleaning fish and duck blood and mud out of it. I just want to be able to rinse it off with a water hose and let water drain out the drain hole in the back.
I guess that this is the biggest "mod" I have for the boat though...
...I would like to figure out a way to build a box for storing a battery and storing all my lifejackets and what not where the middle bench sits right now. Not sure if I should take the middle bench out, because I dont want to lose any bracing in the boat. I thought about building a box that would span from the rib behind the middle bench to the one in front of it, and the box sit just as high as the benches are (almost be like a "wider" bench), but I'm just not sure if I can do that. I also thought about cutting the face off the front side of the middle bench and putting a "wall" where the frib in front of it sits, putting hinges on that and having a door lay flat on the middle bench. I might have to get on Autocadd at work or just paint on my home computer and do some drawing to clarify what I am trying to explain if it isnt clear.
Sorry my post is probably LONG WINDED...but I'm fired up about this boat and looking for some input from other people.
Thanks! :mrgreen: