I'm so thankful for finding these videos. It's going to be so much help to be able to go back and look at them.

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Good. Go back and look at them about 100 thousand times and watch all the ads. 😂. Good luck on your build. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. If you are located close by I would be glad to help if you need it.

Each video gets me fired up ready for season.

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Won’t be long.

Looking like a boat 🤩

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

More and more everyday.

Cracking job 👏

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Professional grade!

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

what did you expect? lol thanks!

Hey Jack, would you mind describing how you trace the cardboard to match the curvature of the sides so well? Do you use something to offset your pen/ sharpie so you can slide it down the side wall as you are marking the cardboard?

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

5 ай бұрын

It usually takes at least two or three passes. The first one gets it close by eyeballing it and then you can hold it off by making a fist and riding down the wall if that makes sense.

Awesome build. I will be going back to refer to your videos and yes I let the ads play. Just wondering if you didn’t mind sharing how you ordered the bottom and sides bent. Looks like it was creased to. Thanks for posting.

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just told frank at pierce aluminum how I wanted the profile to be. He bent them to what I told him I wanted. I didn’t give him exact measurements but you basically have 96 inches to work with. So generally speaking you can get 56 inch bottom with 20 inch sides. The profile and bend locations are up to you. If you get strakes in the bottom that would make it a little less of course as well.

Looks fantastic, I’m think of building my own from scratch now, only pieces I’m having a hard time sourcing is the gunnels, what kind of gunnels did you use for your project?

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

I bought gunnels from the aluminum supplier. He had all types of boat gunnel extrusions. BUT, I have seen many people cut a slit in aluminum pipe and slide it over the edge to form a gunnel. It’s a process but not as hard as it looks.

I can see a FULL duck strap laid on the front deck and the Armstrong boys headed for a pancake breakfast already.

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

That’s right. Hope it works out like that.

@terrileigharmstrong1557

Жыл бұрын

I’ll fix the pancakes if he grills the duck 😊

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

@@terrileigharmstrong1557 as long as there’s a nap in between.

Did you have any issues using the spool gun vs say a tig set up. If someone was going to modify an existing boat adding steps and framing, welding seams. Is the spool gun the right choice vs a tig set?

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

i would have rather used a tig for some of it, but i didn't have one at my shop... the spool gun is more than sufficient and is definitely quicker... with enough practice and a good machine, you can get the spool gun to look almost as good as tig... just don't have quite the control all the time...

Awesome job! Reaching out from Utah. Been thinking about building one myself. Might be hard to find a company to bend the hull around here? Thanks for the videos!

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Hope you can make it happen, you’ll enjoy it.

First!

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

boat came out great can you price me one 14ft long with a small center console wanna use it to run my crab traps out of it don't like messing up my bay boat that I got lol I live on ms gulf coast like 10k range if possible what size outboard would you recommend for it 25hp?

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. I’m not building them for sale right now, but maybe one day. This was more of a one-off personal deal. I think you could be in a good boat that size in that price range. There’s a bunch of quality boat builders in south Louisiana that could set you up. It’s part of their culture over there. You could probably even go with a bigger motor than 25 too.

What size pipe did you put in the bow of the boat

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

2" sch40 half pipe

Hey man, I'm looking at doing a floating deck. Just wondering is that 1x2" tubing up front? And if so after having it for a while would you do the same again or go bigger?

@jfitzikner9

11 ай бұрын

Also what thickness lol

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

11 ай бұрын

It is 1x2 tubing and it’s 1/8” and it’s plenty. I would do the same thing again. Aluminum is light so don’t be afraid to over build it. If you think you need more braces, put more braces. Lol. Let me know if you have any more questions.

@jfitzikner9

11 ай бұрын

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms thanks for the quick response, that's what I was thinking 👍🏻 and awesome I certainly will! Only channel or well pretty much any resource for a floating deck on the internet haha

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

11 ай бұрын

@@jfitzikner9 glad to help.

Where did you get the bottom from

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

6 ай бұрын

pierce aluminum in broussard La.

what gas are you using with your alloy mig welder thanks needing help for getting right gas for my set up

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

100 percent argon

@bryanleroux4448

Жыл бұрын

@@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms thank you so much your videos have helped me to getting myself into building my own aluminium bass boat

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanleroux4448 tell your wife I’m sorry. Haha

@bryanleroux4448

Жыл бұрын

@@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms thankfully not married yet 🤣 so why doing now

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanleroux4448 I hear ya. Get it done. Let me know if you have any questions. Glad to help.

Awesome job! Where are you located sir?

@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’m in south Alabama

@FosterOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I never knew u where in Alabama I been looking for a boat builder in Alabama for a while lol