greatoutdoors Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Hey guys, Picked up a steal today. Sold the $75 jon I bought and modded with a trailer for $900. Not bad, so I grabbed a 1958 Aqualine 14.5 ft semi V with an excellent running 1953 15hp Evinrude Fastwin sitting on a 1986 cox trailer for only $500. Everything is in great shape structurally and mechanically although I am having the V professionally welded to be safe. I also got a Minn Kotta Powerdrive 40 lb bow mount off a guy that owed me a favor for only $50. I think I stepped in sh**. I am modding this to a bass rig and wanted to share the before and after with everyone because we all love this stuff! If anyone can post the link to the V mod I saw a while back, I would appreciate it, always looking for more ideas. Here are the pics the guy sent to me before I bought it. I couldn't believe how he had it painted. Quote
smokepole Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Cant wait to see how it turns out. smokepole Quote
heathen Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Nice boat, cant wait to see the end product. Quote
greatoutdoors Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 Alright, I got it sanded and ready for primer and paint, but my spray gun broke so that's out til tomorrow. But I did get the decks cut and it was much easier than i thought and its going to turn out pretty cool. Paint and carpet for the decks tomorrow. Here are a couple pictures of the decks. Quote
greatoutdoors Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 Boat is done, came out better than I expected, the extra weight from the decks and floors slowed it down a little but added some stability. It was a fun project and I plan on doing it again. I still have to repaint the motor, but that could wait--I have some fishing to do!! Here are some pics. Quote
low_pro Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Looks good! What'd you use to paint the trailer? Quote
greatoutdoors Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks. I used 5 cans of Krylon Gloss Black and 1/2 can of chrome for the wheels. I debated spraying it with the air gun but decided against it. Quote
32251 Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 d**n!!!!! Sorry, I did not know what else to say. Incredible job. Quote
greatoutdoors Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks. I kinda said the same thing when I looked at the before and after pictures. It's cool what a little paint and some elbow grease could do. Me and the father in law are thinking about flippin' boats for a little extra cash! Quote
greatoutdoors Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 Here is the first one I caught off of the boat. Father in law got the first one, so I owe him breakfast, but mine was bigger so I was happy about that. Quote
devinjm Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 holy moly! you stoll my boat!!! lol your finised product is the spitting image of my boat. its freaky Quote
Super User bassfisherjk Posted December 23, 2009 Super User Posted December 23, 2009 Nice boat. Quote
tennwalkinghorse Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Greatoutdoors Nice Job Looks Sweet Quote
hjerk24 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I thought I saw this boat on a Craigslist page in Pa? Did you want to sell it? Or did you? Just curious. Nice boat. Quote
knap Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 wow you did a good job on that. thats not your first time doing it is it? Quote
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