Antique Boat to Mini-Bass Boat (Full Build!) 

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This was easily the most thorough and complete boat build I’ve seen. Congrats. Can’t wait to see you fish out of it

Nice build

I swear that boat got bigger by the end. Well done looks good👍🙂

Very impressed with your build and looking at incorporating some of your build into my recent 12ft. Boat purchase.

Nice job good luck out there

Wow great project. Just got a little aluminum boat and I’m about to start working on it. Thanks for the ideas. Go catch some big ones! 🤙

I know this video is pretty old, but this is a fantastic video. Appreciate the time you took making this.

You and your dad did a clean job. But I was hoping to see it on the water. I am doing something similar to my 14' LUND.

First of all, great job. Clean. Simple. Functional. Sweet setup. The ONLY thing I see that's a personal preference but that it could use is maybe trailer fenders and rims painted to kinda match the good look of the boat. Maybe silver wheels and that red on the fenders? Otherwise, sweet little setup.

Very nicely built. That's a good motor, you will get better performance and speed if the cavitation plate of the motor is flush with the bottom boat. Have you thought about installing a jack plate to lift the motor up? Since it's a long shaft.

Man that’s a great design. I have a 14 foot 1948 aluminum boat and I’m about to do the same thing. I’m sure I’ll take some ideas from your design. Wish me luck! Thanks

That is a very neat and detailed job!!! I really like everything done and the attention to detail on every corner. I was just wondering if you know how much weight you added with all the materials used and in what percentage did that take away from the LOAD CAPACITY of the boat? Reason I ask is because I am considering doing a boat just like that and as I continue to watch different boats and ideas, yours is one that I really like!!! Thank You!

an amazing build.

How did you cut those joist to the contour of the bottom of the boat that’s what I’m wondering.

Yooooo!!! This was really cool to watch! It's inspired me to do something with my antique V-Hull! But dude, you painted that in a garage without a respirator on!?!?! LOL How did the fumes affect you? Again, great vid and thanks for sharing!!

Hey guys, how did you guys get the radius for the subfloor that the 2 x 2s fit into?

This is an old vedio. However what is the name of trailer you are using. Thanks

How about sealing the wood from water/

I might have asked you this before but how exactly did you measure those 2x6s to cut them for a floor support brace

I hope yours lasts longer than mine did. My plywood started warping and delaminating after only 3 years. I had sealed both sides and the edges with marine varnish and then covered it with carpet like yours. I had it secured with screws every 8 inches, so I thought everything was weatherproof and I left it uncovered outside. Looking back I wish I had bought a cover for it, but the fact that they only last a few years themselves deterred me from it. Covers may cost a lot, but they're much cheaper than the labor and material you put into the boat. I'm negotiating with a metal working company on getting mine redone with sheet aluminum if the cost isn't too high. If it is I'll just buy a fiberglass boat and be done with it!

I dont know anything about boats really, what are the cost savings for making a boat like this compared to buying a used "real" bass boat? This looks like a fun project.

Got to love ohio weather lol I live south by the river so I understand. Just bought 1969 sea nymph v hull that om wanting to lay put pretty much the same thank for the video

looks like a fun build to pass time an make something , for me i don't like bass would rather jig for perch or pickerel they taste better 😁

Awesome build. I like your engineering and fabrication skills. I bought an aluminum boat last month. I have never owned a boat and here I am beginning a project build at age 65. Your's turned out great. I would call it a "signature" build.

Nice job!!! Great video and commentary. Get out and get them bass.... Tight lines.

Dude, that was an awesome build, you made it look so easy. Congratulations. How on earth did you measure/cut that curve on the floor? I'd spend 2 months just doing that. Great build, great video.

Wear a respirator when you get old like me you will appreciate it

Yu did the same thing I did to my jonboat. But mine was modded out to a cat boat

What size trolling motor shaft do you have?

I have to admit that I'm very impressed with the quality of work you did on the Minnie Bass Boat, outstanding. Keep up the good work 👌🏾

Get a manual jack plate for the Tohatsu. If the shaft is too long it won’t plain right.

JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU SO MUCH!!!!

In the future Mount the trolling motor do it does Not stick out over the edge of boat. Learned that the hard way in many boat builds. At some point you will run the trolling motor into something. If it just inside boat you will hit boat first. Hope this helps. Great job on build

I had problems with pop rivets as it caused mass Corrosion on the pop rivets. the aluminum on my boat is 5052 aluminum. The corrosion was so bad it started damaging my boat.

Hahah, that’s awesome man. The intro shows MY old boat. The tracker with the BPS sticker, my boat in front of my house!! Wonder where you got the picture. Good job also on your build

Good job on this boat build! I'm converting one now...fun project! I'm hoping to score a pair of cheap jetskis very soon to do a couple of jet boat conversions with...got a jon boat & a '75 Glastron I can refurbish with those if I can get them...👌🏿😎👍🏿

Nice job. Good little video. I think I will use your storage tote idea in my remodel. Thanks!

Best boat build I’ve seen! Thanks for sharing!!! 🙌

Ive watched a lot of videos and u guys made it so simple. The only thing is my boat doesnt have seats. What would u do different in my case?

Seriously I think I like this design over all others I’ve seen on RU-vid. Definitely gunna steal some of the framing design!

I did some of the same, I liked the idea of a long shaft so I rebuilt the transom to a long shift I found a friend that bought a 18' for upgrades to what he has. Because I helped with the parts boat he gave me the transom, 2 1/2" thick, I replaced my 15" with a long shaft beefed up the boat and went up 10 Hp. Works good I get 8 MPH more and I don't have to open to WOT , I get better fuel economy and think the motor will last longer.

Just checking what's with the no shoes?

Hey, great job on the boat, and awesome production format on this video. The voice over, light bckgrnd music, intermittent time lapse, etc.. Perfecto!!!

Is it 12ft or 14ft

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good looking build

What's the weight limit on the boat.?? How different did it sit in the water after the decking

Nice work !

Nice work .... I, as well, have rebuilt a 1978, 14ft. Valco V into a bass boat ... but the take away for me was the inter action with your dad .... “Kodac” moments.... As a “old” dad ... priceless.... Much respect Son.... Paul Rowe

Fantastic job, boat look great!

So awesome seeing this. I’m fairly certain I bought the exact same boat yesterday. This is the build I aspire to have. Thanks.

Great job.

Fantastic

how much did this cost?

Great build. I’m doing something very similar with a 12ft Sea King. Did you use any additional foam and is there anything you would change now that it’s done?

Great video Regards from Brazil ;)

One of my favorites.

What kind of paint did you use? Thanks

Good job. How did you determine the curve to cut for the floor supports ? Template of cardboard?

So cool man! I have just recently found a v bottom boat and trailer that im thinking about buying. Does your channel have a Snapchat BTW??

I really like the way that boat turned out. I have a '57 Arkansas traveler V bottom that I am wanting to fix up...may "borrow" some of your ideas.

Cool!

What paint did u use

Maybe I missed it but what’s the length on the boat

What kind of boat is that? I love this video. I just bought a 1970 14' MirroCraft

And how did you get those floor stringers cut that way

Very nice video. I enjoyed watching it. Being nearly 2 years later, how is the paint lasting? Especially on the outer hull?

Great video keep it going nice build 💯💪🏿

How did the paint hold up?

You did an excellent job with this video.

Awesome build man, very nice, clean and simple.

Where did you get the carpet

I would of sealed that wood

JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND!!!

Awesome job!

Super clean

nice job

That’s basically what I want to do to mine except for the 3/4 plywood. That seems like some heavy shit. How do you like the tohatsu. I wasn’t too sure about that brand

Damn good job

Where is the video that shows the completed project on the water?

Do you still use this boat?

Nice build. What is the length and beam of it?

You did a nice job with that boat ☺️

How much weight does that add

What size boat is that?

Well done. What are the sizes of those aluminum beams you ran for the decking?

To anyone wanting to use PT wood in an Aluminum boat make sure you insulate it from the Aluminum. The chemicals in the wood will eventually eat holes in the boat. It would be best to completely seal the wood before final install.

Seeing this video a little late but you are really going to wish you wouldve put a short shaft on that