Alumacraft New boat! "Project"

[Cr0ck1]

Bass fishin, island hoggin, gator hunting, bow hunting rig!!

Got it from Miller Boats in ocala.


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[Bossman]

Nice set up crock! I bet that you can't wait to get it bloody. I too have been boat shopping for the last 2 months and finally come down to exactly what we want. I wanted to spend my money as close to home as possible, but when I went to Miller's and told them that I was in buy mode and to at least match my best price they over bid it by $7,000... NO SALE!

[Cr0ck1]

Damn. I know the owner. Jeff Miller.


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[ario]

Nice....congrats.

[Cr0ck1]

Thx!! Just did a couple mods today. Ill post pics later!


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[bellyacher]

that's a nice boat ya got there Crock. Lots of things you can do with a boat like that. How shallow will she draft?

[Cr0ck1]

Not sure. Havent taken it out yet!


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[Cr0ck1]

Heres my latest mods.
Ok so today i:
-installed installed a second battery up front for the troller.
-installed a charging bank.
-moved rear battery.
-installed stern light and bow light
-installed bilge pump and through hull exit feed.
-cut hole for control panel.

Tomorrow its fishing wires to connect nav lights, bilge pump, & connect all to controll panel.

















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[Triple Creek Reaper]

You going to hang some lights for bow fishing at night? Always wanted to do it but sold my flat boat before I gave it a try.

[9dawgs]

Dang, that's nice Carlos! Looking real good. I need to get back working on my dads old v-hull.


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[Cr0ck1]

TCR Didnt get enough money for lighting yet!!

Thx 9dawgs

Got all finished connecting everything!! And YES theres a 50A fuse at the battery going to the switch panel!

Just looking for a way to secure down the gas tank.. Cant figure that out yet! Also gotta get my Yeti cooler mounted down somehow. I know Yeti makes some cool boat tie down straps.... But there NOT $50.00 cool.. ;(

Next project is boxing out the stern with compartments, and extending out the casting deck with compartments, then the floor!


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[Triple Creek Reaper]

Small ratchet straps hooked to a tie down coming out of deck should work, make sure they are low profile, especially on the front deck. If the cooler isn't up there, you don't want to be tripping over them. I ran an external tank on my flat boat and did the same thing. With regards to lights, I bought some cheap 40" LED's from China (Eyourlife brand), the only issue you have with them is water penetration, I took the end caps off, shot a bunch of silicone in there and screwed the caps back on, never had an issue.

[Cr0ck1]

Cool! Ill look into that!!


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[Cr0ck1]

Just put a floor in! Il post pics tomorrow!

I put down 1 1/2" foam board in between the ribs then layed down 3/8" horse stall mat over it.


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[Bossman]

Dang Carl, your gonna have a bad to the bone set up for just about anything. Can't wait to seen how the mats turned out. We should start a thread with pics of everyone pride and joy along with the queens.