Nathan’s grandfather was a professional ship builder and a perfectionist. Unfortunately he passed away the year Nathan was born so all that knowledge was lost. But oddly enough Nathan managed to pick up a few skills of his own.

@ifishforfoodnottrophys7483

11 ай бұрын

Wow it’s in blood

I'll chose low budget form and function over big dollar boats all day, every day. I dig the color too. Great work, brutha!

@southernsalt

4 ай бұрын

🙌

Nathan Ankersen, great grandson and grandson of Gulf coast boat builders and great grandson of a French merchant marine who was the ships carpenter. I know you have made them proud.

@ianmankersen

11 ай бұрын

Wow no mention at all of the brother who is a merchant mariner..

@vtrippster

Ай бұрын

@@ianmankersenhe didn’t come out his brothers balls

Nice job, Nathan! Sounds a lot like a great story for the TinyBoatNation crew!

This is for me. I always need a project and I want to have a nicer boat than a kayak one day so this sounds like the way for me! Big savings too!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

Definitely, I’m looking forward to my build!

I have the same hull with 25 Johnson. I fiberglassed a casting platform and repurposed an old aluminum step for my poling platform. Aluminum extension pole for the push pole. It’s an amazing rig. $2,100 total invested

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

Heck yeah!!

Great video love to c build start to finish video series

@southernsalt

10 ай бұрын

Looking into it now

It really is an incredibly versatile boat. Part time submarine. On its maiden voyage it nearly escaped. I hear his nephew has really strong arms. These stories only add to the legend! Southern Salt should come out fishing with us on a brothers trip and see firsthand the majesty of an Ankersen fishing trip.

@thethinkingsurvivalist9708

11 ай бұрын

44😊

Can’t believe this doesn’t have more likes, really hope y’all do a build video

DO IT!! That would be a great group of video's!!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

I went through a similar process during Covid. I bought a 14’ hull & Customized from there. Took me about the same amount of time about six months. Coincidentally about the same cost as well.

@nathanankersen4695

11 ай бұрын

2" Tessilmare Radial Flexible Rub Rail

mom, HEYY MOM! LOOK I'M OH THE TVs!!!! Thanks for the feature Nate, let's start picking paint colors for your new ride.

@asudchiman

3 ай бұрын

@nathankersen4695 Do you have a build thread anywhere? Really interested in what all you did. Looks great!

I would love to see that. Get them likes up!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

Auburn man! Bravo!

I would love to see that skiff build video!

@southernsalt

8 ай бұрын

🙌 🙌

Definitely do a boat build would love too see it

@southernsalt

9 ай бұрын

🙌

where did you get the black trim thats goes around the whole boat

Awesomeness!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

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I love it. I built one but im looking for the black molding like yours for mine. Could you tell me where you got it

@nathanankersen4695

11 ай бұрын

2" Tessilmare Radial Flexible Rub Rail

Please build and film that would be awesome 👍😎

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌 🙌

Sweet boat! War Eagle!!

Nice!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

My wife and buddies thought I was crazy because I sold my 23’ bay boat last year to build a 17’ mod-v Jon boat into a skiff. But I love the boat I built and it is way better in the marsh although I do miss going offshore

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

Yeah man something about fishing off of a boat you built just seems awesome!!

The how to build video would be a great idea - I have a 18 foot deep V I can change in to a skiff boat like this.

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

This guy should be able to make a killing down at the coast rebuilding these things!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

No doubt!!

What kind of boat did it start out as?

That would be an awesome video. Hope it happens.

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

I'm about to build mine. I found an old 14 ft one and I'm going to start on it this weekend. I would like to see how you extended it because I wanna extend mine 3 more feet.

@southernsalt

Ай бұрын

I’ll see if I can get Nate to comment on that. I’ll be starting my build soon as well

So what was the make of the boat in this video that he started out with. Can not understand what he said because it was said so quickly. Any help would be greatly appriciated

Is 25HP strong enough for fishing the intracoastal waterway and/or flats for redfish for example.

@southernsalt

7 ай бұрын

I definitely think so but it depends on a ton of factors

If the transom isn't rotten wood inside the fiberglass. Mostly are already . All those old boats have rotten wood floors underneath the fiberglass. I think they replaced all that here somehow.

Impressive.. job well done.. i would fish the hell out of that boat

@southernsalt

9 ай бұрын

🙌 🙌

I couldn't hear him when he was telling about the push pole, where did he say it came from? I want one or more

@nathanankersen4695

11 ай бұрын

Craig Boutwell Bamboo Farms in Andalusia, AL. You can find them at Southern Bama.

@henryclark5486

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

I loved the walkthrough, and the description of the build, but $5200 and about five months is not a deal at all for that boat. A labor of love, sure, and kudos to his skills. But for that money, you can get a trailered 16-18 foot boat ready to launch from even a semi motivated seller. Love your channel, please keep up the awesome videos.

@chiphill4856

10 ай бұрын

Not in my state!

@JupiterGeorgeFishing

10 ай бұрын

Hear that, I bought a brand new gheenoe lt10 for $2600 and a brand new Suzuki 20hp with electric start for $3300.

I love the color. Where can i buy that paint?

@southernsalt

7 ай бұрын

I’ll have to check on that one for you

I got a stiffy guide push pole and some free labor if you do it bro!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

Let’s do it lol

Build a skiff!!!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🙌

Roll tide!!!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

10-4 lol

@doch6489

11 ай бұрын

War Damn Eagle! Nice boat.

非常漂亮都船😊

Make the video for us regardless!

What kind of boat did you start with?

@12timknight

9 ай бұрын

I asked the same queation

@scotribolla5381

3 ай бұрын

Still don't know the brand.

BUILD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@southernsalt

10 ай бұрын

Coming soon!!

👍

You lost me at the auburn cushion! RTR!

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️

Nice job. I couldn't find a john boat during the covid hoax so i built my own with wood and foam. Its 12.5' x 4'. Stable, quiet and floats in 2". Lots of storage. 60 hrs from scratch. Love this thing.

I'll give him 7k for it 😂❤

@nathanankersen4695

11 ай бұрын

Great starting point. I'll rock, paper, scissors you for the rest. You go first.

Go UGA

@southernsalt

10 ай бұрын

Right on lol

74 trihull new. 40 hp they say boating expensive but boat was 275

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

Excellent find!!

Ok, it’s got 40k likes, it’s on like donkey Kong?

👍👍👍👍👍boat video

Takeway: Boating is not cheap, folks.

1st

@southernsalt

11 ай бұрын

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What do you mean what he was actually saying? Even a six year old understood him.

Thanks cool video of how poor people engineer things to work, never count the southern folks out nate keep casting and cooking.

@chiphill4856

10 ай бұрын

Poor? Really? Like food stamps and govt housing poor?

For 5200 you can buy a good..better boat..no work involved..

2-300 bucks all day long sounds like Bullshit off Rip. Boat and trailer? Doubtful

@ShrimpyOutdoors

2 ай бұрын

Depends on where you live, theres a million of em on Facebook here in Florida for $200-$300

@micahcavanaugh1331

Ай бұрын

@@ShrimpyOutdoorsWhat’s the name of the hull?

Logic can't hear; the goofy dude never said 100. He said hundreds. That's way worse. Lol

That's a nasty "stain" on your seat cushion! Did you have an accident on the water? LOL GO DAWGS!!!