I gotta tell you kid (I can call you kid, I'll be 76 in a couple of months) you are amazing. You've never done this before? You build like a pro! You've shown me things I needed to learn. If you got time I'll tell you a little story. I worked on a beat up '97' Sailfish 193 center console fishing boat here in Bradenton FL after my next to last spinal surgery. I worked on that boat everyday almost for a year. I called the boat "Beating The Odds", which is one reason I looked you up. It turned out so well that folks at my marina wouldn't believe that it was as old as I said. Many thought it was new. It made me proud as hell anytime someone would compliment her. Well as life goes, I had another spinal surgery last April and the doctor forbid me to go boating or fishing until further notice. I really couldn't justify the marina expense when I couldn't use the old girl anymore. Put a for sale sign on it and sold in in 48 hours for a couple of grand more than I had in her. Meanwhile I have an early 80's Alumacraft Flat bottom bass boat which has a 25 hp Yamaha which is essentially brand new. I bought it in 2005 and it was a 2002 that a dealer found in the back of his warehouse; didn't remember he had it. He sold it to me for a fraction of the original price. So I have recently decided that Doctors don't know everything and that keeping me off the water was doing more harm than good. I have decided to redo my old bass boat. I'm going to tear it apart and make it new again. You are inspirational, I want you to know that. I actually was thinking of selling "Puddle Duck II", but I changed my mind big time. I'm gonna dive right into it when I get back home. We, my wife and I are here in PA, with may daughters and grandkids for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now I'm chafing at the bit to get started. I was watching MOTV the other day and there was a commercial Roland Martin made for Bass Pro (I think), he's an old time TV Bass guy if you don't know, and he says that Aluminum was perfectly fine in saltwater, he was pushing Tracker, something I was never sure about. So that got me to thinking. Your work appears flawless. And I love the use of aluminum, the weight loss can be extraordinary when I change out some of that 3/4" plywood. That will add to the skinny nature of the boat to hunt inshore species in SW FL, and on the Susquehanna River in the Summers for smallies. I'm rambling, sorry, but I couldn't let your work go uncomplimented. Preciate Ya... FR

@highwatercircutrider

4 жыл бұрын

You write well, I too restored an old fiberglass classic. It is the boat of my childhood dreams, a 1960 Glasspar Delmar 16’ mini cabin cruiser. I posted some video on my KZread channel a few years ago : highwatercircutrider

@seedling345

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a hell of a story

@bahamasking2063

3 жыл бұрын

Cool story

Better than most boat build channels, less nonsense talk, good audio, and great content.

Awesome build bud! I'm liking it a hell of a lot!

That was an awesome build.

About to do this to my scooter - thank you for the ideas!!!

This boat is friggin clean!

Badass Boat. I am totally diggin on the Beat!! Sounds stupid Ridiculous in my truck. I do have two 12's in the back. The bass is hittin. !!

Great Job! My advice would be to solder all connections and run all those wires through a wire loom. The vibrations while your running the boat can loosen the splices plus, the wire loom will protect the wires from rubbing up against the alumina framing you made. Fantastic video. If I come across a free John boat I may just to do the same thing.

@JD-hs7ib

4 жыл бұрын

100%

Good job lil man..nice to see the youth building projects with ther hands

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

That's brotha! It's what I do for a livin🤙

@raulmontesdeoca7843

4 жыл бұрын

Troy Snyder Exactly, too many youths are obsessed with video games and the like.

Well done fishin' boat.

Good job! Nice rig

Great job!

Turned out nice.

This build was awesome and crazy smart

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Aidon Fuller thanks man!

Very nice job. Impressive

Bro this is sick!

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Philip Nguyen thanks man!

Wow outstanding great job

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you man I appreciate it

Nice one man it looks good. You will accomplish far more in life if your out there getting the job done with what you have rather than working flat out to impress others with what you don't need. There are many a fancy boat that sit idle while its owner works tirelessly. I've just got a mig welding set up Iand and would recommend it as the possibilitys for what you can build are endless. Good luck

@FishingTheOdds

Жыл бұрын

Well said man! My buddy has one of those welders . Thanks for your time in commenting !

GOOD job bud looks great every thing has a place and out of the way mines still a mess, winter is coming my garage project

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

BIGDADDYROY1 thanks man appreciate it!

Looking good. I am doing a 13.5 ft Alumacraft. I installed 2 conduits at 3/4 in diameter each running down each side of the boat so I could put my wiring down one side and the transducer cable down the other side to avoid "noise" interference. I'm almost done with the painting of the deck, and then on to the carpet and finishing touches such as switches and fish finder, installing the seats and bow mounted trolling motor. The conduits are just PVC pipe that are 10 ft sticks and they only cost $2.35 each. I recommend you run that if you can. It will clean things up for you and help avoid accidental snags with stuff you might put in the compartments. Fantastic job you did though.

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Right on man! Projects are fun ! I just got a 14ft aluminum drift boat I plan on re doing the benches and putting new floors in it and some other things. Installing a bow mounted anchor system and so on. Thanks for the tips man! Enjoy the project! I might build a drift boat trailer for my boat

Very impressive. You did a really good job 👍.

@FishingTheOdds

6 жыл бұрын

Frugal Fishing Fundamentals thanks bruh

@kingkelly9104

6 жыл бұрын

Frugal Fishing Fundamentals love it dude awesome work. I have already improves my hook up ratio out of this thing. Can wait to try even more spot this summer. We gonna slay them out of this thing. Love the boat man. Peace....

Gret job man. I'm using your video for a 12 footer fiberglass boat project me and my kid have.

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks my man!

Excellent and interesting video. Thanks

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha!

Good work young man.

@FishingTheOdds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Great job on the build, solder the wire, lol

Looks good man

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Me gusto este proyecto felicidades

Awesome vid liked thanks for sharing Greeting. from Fishlocker..

Great build!!! I'm glad I stopped to watch. I'll be using your ideas. Thanks for taking the time to make a really good how-to video. I subscribed brotha!!! 👍

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

renken33 thanks bru!! Get out there and build a bad ass boat!

Nice job

Where is the pedestal and seat going and the live well

Great job!! 45 dat!

Do the rivets you added on the side of the boat not leak?

you did great

Sweet build. Just a small comment though. You might want to think about butt splicing the wires for you bilge pump and float switch so they don't come loose when you need them most, but shrink wrap is definitely a good idea in wet environments

Where is the foam incase it takes on water?

Great boat and glad to see someone young do something besides sit in front of a video game

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Theres too much life to experience for that! But thank you and tight lines🤙

@terrymc70

5 жыл бұрын

@@FishingTheOdds you are so right.

Hey! Love your build. Do you do anything to stop the rivets in the body to leak? Thank you!

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Ed every river was pushed in with marine silicone !

Great job, except for one thing , next time either solder your wires together or use crimp on connectors, or use the heat shrink solder ring sleeves that are basically a clear heat shrink tube with a ring of solder in the middle coated with Flux, it solders your wires together as it shrinks all in one step using a heat gun, no soldering iron required.

Dude this is awesome - thanks for explaining your thought process and expertise on each step. Guessing you've done this before?

@FishingTheOdds

6 жыл бұрын

JoelFishes thanks man . No this is my first boat build but I am a carpenter so that helps haha .

@JoelFishes

6 жыл бұрын

Fishing_The_Odds lol I could tell that by how confidently and casually you did everything. If I ever upgrade from my ShitRaft to a real jon boat I know who to hit up lol

@brucewellman8011

5 жыл бұрын

Yes nice job but when you took out the old seats you also took out the built in flotation. I would have liked to see you put in some Styrofoam in the floor for safety sake.

I’m impressed, great job man! How much did you put into the build and what do you think it’s worth now?

@FishingTheOdds

6 жыл бұрын

Half Watt thanks man. I paid 400 for the motor which I had to fix the carburetor and I paid about 600 on some tools and materials. The trolling motor and boat was free. I'm about to rebuild the trailer as well. Video soon for that but 1k on the boat and I could probably sell it for 3 to 4k I believe

@williamdunifon6162

Жыл бұрын

​@@FishingTheOdds ❤

Where to find the song?? Link doesn’t work

What thickness aluminum did you use. FYI, best deck build I have seen online. Well done.

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Jim McDonald 1/8” and thank you!

I want 2 buy my own tinny 2 do up. Iv been watching evry vid i can find. urs is the best by FAR. When i do get my boat il b constantly re watching ur vids 2 help me with my needs. Thx heeps from australia. Enjoyed ya vid heeps mate :)

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome brotha! Glad this helped good luck on your boat project!!

How did you seal the holes you drilled? And do you think it's safer to weld instead?

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

I riveted everything I used Marine silicone and every rivet it would be better to weld yes

How many people can it carry I’m trying to do this type of set up and fit atleast 3 people

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Technically itll be overweight but it's something I would still do. If the 3 people were small

Were those steel studs you used to frame or aluminum ones?

@drewevan4759

4 жыл бұрын

Aluminum, much lighter than steel and plenty strong.

You still got this boat?

What is the aluminum framing that you're using called, and where do you get it from?

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

I call it aluminum angle and you can buy it at Home Depot or lowes

It's a good thing the boat was free because I know you have a boat load of money tied up in all that aluminum angle.

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

gorp27 I got all the aluminum for free at work:)

raised level nice

How big is your outboard? You’ve added a lot of weight. A 9.9 might be ok, 15 would be better. Nothing like spending an hour or two getting out an an hour or two back.

Great job jumping in and figuring things out on your own. People are afraid to try things but you learn from doing, even if you make a few mistakes along the way. The boat looks great and I hope you got a chance to enjoy it. Now that you have had it for a year, what would you have done differently?

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

I would have bought a 16 footer and made that into a bass boat instead 🤣 but thanks for the comment man

@michaelpeck5547

4 жыл бұрын

@@FishingTheOdds Well that's good input.. I just bought a 16.5 ft Alumacraft to do this to. I had a 16ft pontoon but I need something I can get around in local, electric motor only, lakes.

How much did it cost and where did you get the material from. I'm doing a rebuild now

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Joel Lamica I’m a carpenter the matieral was free, it’ll probably cost 5 to 800

No Boat foam for buoyancy , might not want to leave on the water overnight . Plus pray that you don't get caught out during a Pop Up Storm. But nice Job,

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

holles conley I read a lot about the foam in boats , and to be honest it didn’t make sense for this boats purpose haha ! Thanks for lookin out however 🤙

Did you fix the vertical aluminum supports to the bottom of the boat?

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Pops BMX yes they were riveted into the small little ribs along the boat

@uhwhat22

4 жыл бұрын

@@FishingTheOdds thank you! I'm converting a 14' jon boat!

One tip you should get a foot pedal trolling motor but then that’s just as good as a $30,000 Boat.

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

It would have been a great idea st the time! I don’t fish this boat anymore really however haha

How much did you spend on material alone

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of the material was free to me. But it would have costed about 700 approximately

Dude, I recognized the voice, before I recognized your face! You look so young without the long hair and mustache.

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Pastell hahaaaa right! I still look young shaved trust me🤙

You pop rivet through the sides of the boat??

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Yesss but above the water line bru!

@copperclad2106

5 жыл бұрын

@@FishingTheOdds awsome job man

young og

@FishingTheOdds

Жыл бұрын

😄

Get yourself a pneumatic rivet gun. Lifesaver

how much was this build

What happened to this boat since you have a different boat in your videos lately?

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

John Coon I sold this boat because I needed bigger

Where did you get you carpet

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was Lowe’s indoor outdoor

Good job. Total cost fo the build?

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny D 600

This is fucking insane. I just got a Jon Boat and want to do something like this on it.

What about floatation , and stability of the boat when casting

@peterpham4846

4 жыл бұрын

Great build! This is the most logical and simple mod done to a boat! I seen so many mod people do for casting and storage that are so way over kill and not needed. The flotation of the boat and stability of it was designed by the original designer pf the boat, That was figure out and approved by the US Coast Guards prior to selling it to the public! Adding foam to the inside of the boat doesn't make it anymore stable then the original design of the boat as is! The only way to have it more stable in the water is increasing the mass of the boat original design. You increase the mass..you add more displacement of water it can do! Adding foam only make the boat from sinking if you hit something that damages the integrity of the boat hull. Adding all these part into the boat, you need to look at the weight fact on how many people it can carry afterward. DO Not go over the OEM carrying spec!! Just because you added foam to the boat inside!!!

Tiny boat nation is a channel dedicated to this

@chrisweber4381

5 жыл бұрын

Dude on that channel talks too much...

@bravowhiskey88

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Weber agree.

That's a nice build, and you made it look simple, especially for a non skilled guy like me.....thanks for posting,....at 3:22 , was that a drug deal , or pizza delivery?,lol

@FishingTheOdds

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks my man ! And no someone was stopping buy to buy something from offer up I think haha

How much did the whole project cost?

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

Approximately 1k!

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

With motor

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

So 500

Cool what about a chair?

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

This boat is too small i built it so I could sit on the back feet go in the square part in the middle and I can reach the motor perfectly!

A boat he can build....but can he catch a bass out of it. Guess we shall see. Lol

@FishingTheOdds

6 жыл бұрын

Kelly king haha probably not Kelly

@totalannihilation9065

5 жыл бұрын

@@FishingTheOdds You at least got a boat to take to the water and have some fun.

I would like to see this boat in the water. a 12 ft aluminum boat has a rating of 510-610 pound's of carry capacity.including motor/gear/person's and a 12 ft boat is only rated for 2 person's. just be careful look's like you will be grossly over weight.

@FishingTheOdds

5 жыл бұрын

It was all framed aluminum with 1/2" plywood and I've made several bass videos with this boat in action go watch them. It handles the weight very well

I thought you said red carpet

that aluminum frame you used can't be cheap

@bullyakker

3 жыл бұрын

home depot.. $15 each

Metal as f

Just can't watch your video because of the crappy music. Even tried muting on/off. Drop the noise please. I see potential but it's creepy