Ok here it is, I have a beautiful boat w/ all the bells and whistles, but after 2 years theres things that I wish I would have done different, mostly interior layout. My question, should I sell the boat (even though it performs like a dream), and build another one the way I want it (taking a chance it doesn't perform as well), or should I gut the interior, extend the house 1 ft and refit it the way that suits me as I age on the one I have now? I don't know if I have it in me to deal w/ another boat build. I would appreciate some suggestions for a good interior boat carpenter. One that understands fitting interiors in aluminum boats. Thanks
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The hull is everything. Interior work is far easier and cheaper. Aluminum is endlessly forgiving when it comes to modifications. Rebuild the cabin. IMHOWinter is Coming...
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Rebuild the cabin, here too,
Considering, all those other things, you already know and like about this boat,
far too risky to have to do the new build, and work your way to the place you are in now with this one.
Def, the cool thing about Aluminum, and Interior Carpentry, easy to adjust, even adding to the house,
Wish I knew of a good carpenter for ya,
but it would seem there must be some good ones around Homer area,
home of the Wood Boat Festival and all, right?Ten Hours in that little raft off the AK peninsula, blowin' NW 60, in November.... "the Power of Life and Death is in the Tongue," and Yes, God is Good !
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I have the old aluminum boat In perpetual change for years. Have the new hard to and still working on the interior - Long way to go yet but a labor of love. Keep what you have and modify it would be my advice. A buddy of mine went with a new build and has spent the last 2 summers trying to work the bugs out. Has been a real pain. Good luck!
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If you like the boat just gut the interior and start over, its only a pile of plywood, i'm gonna have one to finish next winter also, can't wait to get it here, fish it all summer and dream up what i need to do to it to be comfortable, dickinson stove, nice bunk, small galley and lots of sounddown to keep it quiet. What more could a guy want.sigpic
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Originally posted by fullbush View PostOk here it is, I have a beautiful boat w/ all the bells and whistles, but after 2 years theres things that I wish I would have done different, mostly interior layout. My question, should I sell the boat (even though it performs like a dream), and build another one the way I want it (taking a chance it doesn't perform as well), or should I gut the interior, extend the house 1 ft and refit it the way that suits me as I age on the one I have now? I don't know if I have it in me to deal w/ another boat build. I would appreciate some suggestions for a good interior boat carpenter. One that understands fitting interiors in aluminum boats. ThanksThere's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! ALLEN BRADLEY-TANGLE LAKES ADVOCATE/FANBOY
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Thanks for the advice fella. The main issue is my stove. Like the potbuilder, I'm old school and have to have a big diesel stove. I have to have its its a security blanket for me. Theres nothing like the heat that you get from a diesel stove, plus I have to have an oven, I can't always eat fried food. It takes up so much room I didn't get the dinette arrangement the way I wanted. The top bunk is too small, my helm console is just a tad to high and my dash is too low. What I ultimately need is another foot on my house....The boat is all I ever dreamed of, now of course I want more, I wish I was just satisfied it would be less stressfulsigpic
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So, to get this all clear, you're saying this is NOT the boat in your avatar pic, that were talking about here? (grin)
actually, I'm thinking of your old avatar, are you talking about the bowpicker you used to have up, got Pics?
And Yeah, I sure agree on the security blanket of those diesel stove, that's THE KIND of heat for the ocean environmentTen Hours in that little raft off the AK peninsula, blowin' NW 60, in November.... "the Power of Life and Death is in the Tongue," and Yes, God is Good !
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Yes Kodiakrain the boat in my old avatar. I was thinking of cutting the cabin right behind the side windows and adding a foot there. ( The pic--- the north end of kayak island looking toward Cape Suckling)sigpic
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I sure do like the lines of that bowpicker, looks tough too
I've always wanted one of those, just look laid out so well.
So, you're talking about just adding to the house, right, or hull also?
and you would slide the house forward with extension, or bring it further aft ?
Looks relatively low impact to me, shouldn't be too traumatic
Nice Rig, Fullbush thanks for the picTen Hours in that little raft off the AK peninsula, blowin' NW 60, in November.... "the Power of Life and Death is in the Tongue," and Yes, God is Good !
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Originally posted by rambling raven View PostI think to give better advice I would need to spend a day out halibut fishing on the boat. It is pretty hard to give good advice from looking at the picture (no matter how nice it looks). I'm starting to finally get serious about enjoying the recreational aspect of my surrounding so after 30 years I just recently bought a new halibut jigging rod w/ a decent reel and some decent tackle and you're welcome anytime RR, maybe a fall deer hunt??
Originally posted by kodiakrain View PostI sure do like the lines of that bowpicker, looks tough too
I've always wanted one of those, just look laid out so well.
So, you're talking about just adding to the house, right, or hull also?
and you would slide the house forward with extension, or bring it further aft ?
Looks relatively low impact to me, shouldn't be too traumatic
Nice Rig, Fullbush thanks for the pic
<edit> I would love to extend the whole boat 1 foot but that would make it too long for BB which would drastically reduce the marketability of the vesselsigpic
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Originally posted by fullbush View PostI'm halibut fishing in the picture. My halibut prowess leaves something to be desired, although not seconds after this pic was snapped I tied into what I think was a heckuva halibut but after about 2 minutes I lost him, I reeled in my jig only to find out one of the treble hooks was snapped off. I'm starting to finally get serious about enjoying the recreational aspect of my surrounding so after 30 years I just recently bought a new halibut jigging rod w/ a decent reel and some decent tackle and you're welcome anytime RR, maybe a fall deer hunt??
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Originally posted by rambling raven View PostYou know what it takes to get a guys attention - Fall deer hunting would be a lot better way to test that diesel stove. I haven't hunted deer since southeast a long time ago, watched them a lot in the summer but haven't hunted them. We keep threatening to go but it would mean flying in somewhere since I am the owner of a toy boat thats to scared to take it out late in the year.
Oh did I mention the mofo that assesses our taxes here in the Mat-Su wanted to list my boat that was sitting on a trailer in my yard because it was commercial? I wanted to gut shoot him but instead I politely told him it was on a trailer and short lived in my yard. The friggn nerve of the borough when my taxes already support their committee committed to putting me out of businesssigpic
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