03-03-2012, 05:58 PM
Trust me I know what you're saying. I bought this simple little Grandpa's 12ft flatbottom boat, and then fitted it up with all kinds of crap!
It came with a motor, rotten old oars, anchor, spare tire, fishfinder - but that was about it!
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Added seats, an electrical system, lights, rod holders, new oars, electric trolling motor, electric downriggers, gps, just got a newer fishfinder/gps. So yeah - I've put more into it than I paid for it! But that lil' pup gets me around, and into some of the places I want to go.
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I've got a bigger boat now with hopes to drag the kids around, but I also intend to fashion a nice fishing craft out of it too. Need to rebuild the bow area - storage, bowmount troller, anchor system, platform, seat...
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Even so - the little boat takes me to places on the marsh and river that no big boat (in their right mind) would entertain.
Then one of these days I'll get an ipilot, and I'll never be able to look back!
It came with a motor, rotten old oars, anchor, spare tire, fishfinder - but that was about it!
[inline 12745940.JPG]
[inline 12745948.JPG]
Added seats, an electrical system, lights, rod holders, new oars, electric trolling motor, electric downriggers, gps, just got a newer fishfinder/gps. So yeah - I've put more into it than I paid for it! But that lil' pup gets me around, and into some of the places I want to go.
[inline "Boat & Driver.JPG"]
I've got a bigger boat now with hopes to drag the kids around, but I also intend to fashion a nice fishing craft out of it too. Need to rebuild the bow area - storage, bowmount troller, anchor system, platform, seat...
[inline 6487091.jpg]
Even so - the little boat takes me to places on the marsh and river that no big boat (in their right mind) would entertain.
Then one of these days I'll get an ipilot, and I'll never be able to look back!