If You like the boat and want to see my fishing out of it check out this video here of me catching catfish out of it! • BOBBER DOWNS! Channel ... The Motor is a 1994 Mercury 8HP
Nice little boat, looks good after the makeover. Great upgrades. Perfect for Lake Erie fishing close to shore for walleye, bass and steelhead. Very nice bro.
I love these little tin boats, especially the older Lowe's! I like your idea on an external battery. I always keep a cheap booster pack with me. I bought mine form Walmart and it has all of the plug in's and lights but it can also jump my cranking battery off in a pinch. I'm currently building my 14ft v-hull and will be uploading my first videos here shortly.
Awesome job on the boat. And good video. I'm looking to do the same thing here pretty soon. I'll probably come back to this video a few time for ideas. 👍
Nice job you and your dad did. I to have a 12 foot aluminum boat and your description of how you did yours is awesome. Oh and I subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
I run a tracker 12 ft. deep V, before that I ran a 10 ft. Sears. years ago. Here are a few suggestions from experience older than you are. First suggestion…..put a stingray Jr. fin on your engine (Bass Pro). It will jump it up on plane quickly and really add to stability. I actually run a 25 hp. Yamaha electric start on mine…..27 mph with just me. I have a Motor Guide X5 with remote and transducer on the front with anchor lock. Improved my fish catching by 50% (12 volt Lithium off Amazon 22 lbs), LED Rigid Industry headlights, and red/green led permanent running lights, carpeted floor, Ranger style bass seats, Lowrance HDS 9 on front and back, a all aluminum custom drive on trailer, and finally a custom towable custom cover. I get 26 mpg towing it with the Subaru. I’d suggest stop drilling holes in the boat. I glue most everything to the aluminum. Now it’s a pricey boat, but I’ve made improvements starting with it new in 2002. I started with a 7.5 Eska, then a 15 hp Mercury, and then the Yamaha. The fin on the back was the best improvement and cost $60. I’ve fished from Erie to Ochachobee in it. I can fish a month on the 3 gal of gas in the tank, while the bass boat in the garage takes that to idle out of the marina. If you want message me and I’ll send you a photo. You’ve made a great start.
Sweet rig bro, I just did my 1965 Mirrocraft 12 foot V-hull with an extremely similar setup. I purchased the hull with trailer for $1000, then the bass boat deck style diy build was a extra $1000, now i’m on the look for a 6-9hp motor and that will likely cost more than the whole project ($1,500-$3,000)
Nice set up just one tiny thing. You might want to set up a chain or heavy duty wire with terminal end to snap on to front recovery eye in case your winch attachment point, rope, terminal end or winch it self fails.
my trolling motor the same, it works well reverse on my boat.... which the main motor has only forward so is handy to back away from things. I wouldl like to mount in front like yours in future
Nice boat. Like it. Kickers are priced pretty much by age and brand. I really should get one of these. And good gawd! Think you can find a bigger & longer pair of needle nose pliers??? 🤣🤪🤣
Hey,, lovely boat,, especially like your anchor set up…. The only thing I don’t like is the vertical rod holder arrangement,,, vertical stuff can really get in the way if you hook a big fish that moves around quickly,,, even the vertical seat can get in the way…..
I’m disabled and this is as close as I can probably do to my own. Does the boat “feel” much heavier from using 2x4 instead of aluminum bracing? The heavier, the harder for me. It would probably never leave the lake it would end up in. Thanks and good job.
Where’d you get that box for the battery. Great idea sweet boat by the way. Excellent job on the boat in my opinion you’re better off with that trolling motor. I’ve had a bow mount and a transom mount dows exactly the same job for way less money
Nice setup. Just a note. My 2018 Mercury 9.9hp came with a 6 amp alternater (electric and pull start) so it keeps the battery charged continuously. Runs all the gear as well. Fish on! 🎣🚤😊
How did you figure out the level of the boat before installing the deck? Or did you simply just use the bench seats as your level? Aka how level is the casting deck when fishing? Also do you wish you would have mounted the casting deck seat closer to the bow? Sorry to hit you with some many questions, I’m just fixing to start a mini boat building myself and doing research so any info would be helpful.
Aye brother. I just used the bench seat yes and the seats I installed were just plates that the seat can be placed in. So they’re removable. That’s the way to go so when you don’t want them there you can move them. Hope that helped
Hey, great video. No clue what you do for work, but a boat designer company should be looking to hire you as a boat or boat gear designer. Nice job on outfitting your Yacht.
This is an awesome build. I'm looking to build something similar with a little lower deck for stability while winter duck hunting. How have you felt in the boat? Any rolling?
Keep that little trolling motor. Everybody talks about bow mount so I got one but they suck on a lightweight aluminum boat. They are too touchy and the pedals over correct. A spot lock would be awesome and a remote might work well. Forget pedals though. Just keep what you have. You will have better control than with a pedal.
What area of Western New York? I am a So Cal transplant now going on 28 years but grew up east of Rochester and have an Aunt that still lives in Attica. I still love all of Upstate, Finger Lakes and Western in particular.
nice build man! I am actually picking up essentially this same boat! how is the stability? I am a big boy (300lbs). this will be the first boat I'll be fishing from ever... any tips for bigger bodies of water? any downsides from your build u wish you could change?
My fishing buddy is 300. Couple suggestions…..put in a floor not a deck (lower the center of gravity) being that high can really rock you. The floor is 5/8 plywood, with angle slluminum bolted underneath to stiffen. Aluminum doesn’t touch the boat but strengthens the wood. Carpeted the wood. Seat tops were reinforced with aluminum plating, then the seat mount plate mounted flush on top. Seat base is spring loaded with bass seat on top of it. Check weight rating on seat….they make big boy seats rated for 300 so you don’t break the back setting the hook.
Dude ive got a 12 foot sea nymph were doin something like that i take you and your dad go on it too? Im putting a minn kota edge and a little out board on the back of the boat do you think yours was pretty stable
Oh yeah it’s plenty stable I stand all over it do whatever I want with two people at staple as well if you’re both standing got a pay little bit more attention but still very doable only thing that you cannot do is if you have an outboard and a motor on the back you cannot put the battery in the back as well take it for me I tried almost took on water in the back 😂😂😂 Good luck on your bill thanks for stopping by the channel
@@OutpourOutdoors no problem at all have you tried mounting a bow mount by chance were guna try n get away with a edge bowmount up front and i was thinking about running a little tiny 2.5 in the back or something any tips on weight distribution and those kind off trolling motors on these little v bottoms?
@Outpour Outdoors thats awesome..ive got a 12 footer too, it only has a 6hp and wont plane, but i just picked up a 9hp motor, so thats awesome knowing your 8hp moves it that well.....thanks!
