jwrinkle Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Hey Y'all, Just wanted to share my home built swimbait/hunt boat. I like to fish angles that put me in tight spots, and I wanted a small boat that was simple to tow and launch for the short sessions I'm able to squeeze in during the week. My tournament boat is comfortable and fast but charging 4 batteries and having to keep it in the driveway was starting to get old. I built this boat after seeing an ambush skiff for the first time. It seemed like it would be the perfect platform for a few rods and a small footprint. She is 14' long, 48" beam, 100% aluminum, self bailing and filled with flotation foam. I put a gps trolling motor on it with remote because it's a little shaky standing all the way in the front. There are 3 hatches that hold my rain gear, baits and a few tools. The craigslist evinrude 15hp took some work to get going again, but pushes this tiny boat to 23mph which is a little sketchy. I did drop my cellphone on the maiden voyage and lost most of my build photos! No gunnels took a little getting used to, but I'm really enjoying it. What do y'all think? Willluvstafish, BrhodesBassin, basskickinrednick and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willluvstafish Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Well done. Looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Came out good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadbassin89 Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 That’s awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPerkins802 Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 So cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdatwe Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 outstanding, great idea - wish you still had the pics to help us build ours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrinkle Posted September 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Thanks for the positive feedback. I wish I still had the pics. I can tell you It’s overbuilt, and I would probably put less bracing in if I did it again. I also should have put a rigging tube under the top deck to run the transducer and electrical for the navigation lights. I’m not a huge fan of the fuel tank sitting out in the open but I wanted to keep the self bailing properties of the flat deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Looks sweet! I dream of doing something like this in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike h Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 That’s sharp. Looks kinda like a layout boat. Very sleek. Really nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hell ya! Looks great man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchalk22 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Very nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 That's an impressive home built boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Great effort sweet rig. Looks like tm has too long a shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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