First of all I want to say hello and thank you for all of the very valuable advice that many of you have posted in these threads. I have read and read and read some more.. I purchased an old (what I think it's an Alumacraft) boat a few days ago. The owner threw in a few things to sweeten the deal also. This thing came with 2 trolling motors (Minn Kota 30lb, and Minn Kota 55lb), 2 oars, 2 movable seats, a Lowrance Fish Finder, 2 batteries (one deep cycle, and one dual purpose), the trailer, and some other goodies. I paid $800 for it, which was probably a lot, but considering all that came with it, I didn't fret - my budget was $1000 for my first boat so to me this seemed like a steal.
I haven't done any modding (to the boat) yet, because this is my first boat, and I know absolutely nothing about boats. My plan is to add a deck to the front, and to the rear of the boat. It'll just be something crude laying across the 2 front seats, and something over the back to cover the batteries and give me some storage compartments.
So far, I have changed out the winch on the trailer (not pictured - I just did that last night), and moved the trailer parts forward about a foot because about 14 inches of the boat was hanging off the back of the trailer and it gave me little to no space in my garage bay, so when I swapped out the winch, I moved everything up 14 inches.. I plan to add a trailer jack (from Harbor Freight) next.
I figured I'd look around on here to see what you guys were doing, had done, or to get some advice. Attached are picks of the boat. It appears to have been painted a time or two, so I can't readily identify the model, nor would I know where to look. From what I've gathered, it should be somewhere near the transom?
I am very exciting about the purchase. I love to fish, but until now have only done so from the shore. It feels great to know that I can not get out there to the middle of the water or to the little inlets where I hear the fishing is much better.
Since this is my first foray into owning a boat, any and all advice would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you guys!!
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I haven't done any modding (to the boat) yet, because this is my first boat, and I know absolutely nothing about boats. My plan is to add a deck to the front, and to the rear of the boat. It'll just be something crude laying across the 2 front seats, and something over the back to cover the batteries and give me some storage compartments.
So far, I have changed out the winch on the trailer (not pictured - I just did that last night), and moved the trailer parts forward about a foot because about 14 inches of the boat was hanging off the back of the trailer and it gave me little to no space in my garage bay, so when I swapped out the winch, I moved everything up 14 inches.. I plan to add a trailer jack (from Harbor Freight) next.
I figured I'd look around on here to see what you guys were doing, had done, or to get some advice. Attached are picks of the boat. It appears to have been painted a time or two, so I can't readily identify the model, nor would I know where to look. From what I've gathered, it should be somewhere near the transom?
I am very exciting about the purchase. I love to fish, but until now have only done so from the shore. It feels great to know that I can not get out there to the middle of the water or to the little inlets where I hear the fishing is much better.
Since this is my first foray into owning a boat, any and all advice would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you guys!!
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