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Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12660752 03/06/18 05:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,324 wford / t-wok trlrman Extreme Angler
trlrman Extreme Angler Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,324 wford / t-wok	That would be awesome ! I have grown partial to the heated seat in my truck ,can we make that happen also along with magic fingers massage ? LOL Last edited by trlrman; 03/06/18 05:10 PM. www.twokblues.com

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Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12662374 03/07/18 06:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 11,552 Huntsville, AL F Fishin' Nut TFF Guru
Fishin' Nut TFF Guru F Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 11,552 Huntsville, AL	Nice! I've been following this guy in Alabama on his aluminum boat build. aldeer.com Waiting on Bob Davis' next selfie

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12668276 03/12/18 03:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma B Box Fish Hero OP Outdoorsman
OP Box Fish Hero Outdoorsman B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma	Made the 1,142 mile round trip (long drive) to see the build in progress for the first time. Made the final additions and adjustments. Had the windshield laid up on supports to get an idea of how it will look and to figure some other important measurements. Should see some pics mid week with consoles built and windshield installed. They had a good start on the trailer. Looking like completion around end of the month. (Windshield will be raised a bit and centered) It's a little bigger in person than I expected. Dropped off sonar units, interior lights and some networking items... electrician can put his 40+ hours into the boat in the coming weeks!

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12668535 03/12/18 01:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,774 The Colony,Texas S serj5150 TFF Team Angler
serj5150 TFF Team Angler S Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,774 The Colony,Texas	Wow!!!! That is one heck of a nice boat build!!!!! Checkout my Youtube channel for tips and techniques on crappie and catfish https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsHpQ1vQP7HRC_sw0fXopQ?view_as=subscriber

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12668563 03/12/18 02:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,712 Longview, Tx Txmedic033 TFF Team Angler
Txmedic033 TFF Team Angler Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,712 Longview, Tx	I can't wait to see the completed build and the price tag.

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12669195 03/12/18 07:44 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 163 G Gnab2 Outdoorsman
Gnab2 Outdoorsman G Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 163	Great start. I would like to know the know the build price. I am sure it will be sharp when done.. The one thing that I wish I had more of is dry storage.

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12669445 03/12/18 10:33 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,505 CYBERTRON O OPTIMUS PRIME Extreme Angler
OPTIMUS PRIME Extreme Angler O Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,505 CYBERTRON	Electrical... Your new ride is looking sweet pardner!!! And it will be cool to see the finished product. If you can, call em up real quick like though and tell em to please take the extra time and run the electrical nice if they can... Running all the electrical nice can be a little bit more work but taking the time will be worth it in the long run. I just got thru guttin out all the old electrical on my rig and totally rewired it. It use to be such a mess and it would take forever to figure out problems whenever there was one. It was a huge eye sore. I also got tired of the wires always being in the way whenever I tried to put sumpin in or get sumpin outta the console. I installed all new switches and mounted new bus bars and fuses where they�re easy to get to and check. Also ran all the wires around the contour of the console instead of right down the middle and wala... no more mess!!! It�s so beautiful now, I just wanna make some sweet sweet love to it like good Ole Serjy said!!!!! It went from this... To this...

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12669452 03/12/18 10:36 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,505 CYBERTRON O OPTIMUS PRIME Extreme Angler
OPTIMUS PRIME Extreme Angler O Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,505 CYBERTRON	Tell em No breaks baby Noooooooooooooooooo Breaks!!!!!

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12669517 03/12/18 11:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma B Box Fish Hero OP Outdoorsman
OP Box Fish Hero Outdoorsman B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma	I'm sure you already guessed, but it's not the cheapest option available. I ordered a 22ft boat, then added an 18" swim deck/float pod off the back, then they dont count the front portion of the "V"... about 2ft. I was expecting overall length without a motor to be nearly 25ft but it has landed at 26ft, its a lot to tow and stow. Cost of the build, Boat, motor, trailer, dual consoles, windshield, 2 seats and 4 bases, livewells....basically everything except the extra electronics I have added landed at 41,528.25. Pretty comparable to a new seaark procat 240 in terms of cost. Once the sonars, talon anchors, trolling motor and few other small additions are added, I dont even plan to tell my wife the amount of money we will be riding around the lake, just feels bad to say the number.

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12670033 03/13/18 04:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 222 Baytown, tx T troutmauler Outdoorsman
troutmauler Outdoorsman T Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 222 Baytown, tx	Don't forget cup holders!

Re: Building a boat [Re: OPTIMUS PRIME] #12670363 03/13/18 02:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,774 The Colony,Texas S serj5150 TFF Team Angler
serj5150 TFF Team Angler S Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,774 The Colony,Texas	Originally Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME Electrical... Your new ride is looking sweet pardner!!! And it will be cool to see the finished product. If you can, call em up real quick like though and tell em to please take the extra time and run the electrical nice if they can... Running all the electrical nice can be a little bit more work but taking the time will be worth it in the long run. I just got thru guttin out all the old electrical on my rig and totally rewired it. It use to be such a mess and it would take forever to figure out problems whenever there was one. It was a huge eye sore. I also got tired of the wires always being in the way whenever I tried to put sumpin in or get sumpin outta the console. I installed all new switches and mounted new bus bars and fuses where they�re easy to get to and check. Also ran all the wires around the contour of the console instead of right down the middle and wala... no more mess!!! It�s so beautiful now, I just wanna make some sweet sweet love to it like good Ole Serjy said!!!!! It went from this... To this... Snarff You need to come and do my boat!!!..lol!!!!...Mine is a big ole mess under the console!! Checkout my Youtube channel for tips and techniques on crappie and catfish https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsHpQ1vQP7HRC_sw0fXopQ?view_as=subscriber

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12671277 03/13/18 10:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma B Box Fish Hero OP Outdoorsman
OP Box Fish Hero Outdoorsman B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma	Consoles built today. Also a shelf running down the interior of the boat near the floor, kind of hard to see it in the pic. Can see in one of the pics where the pop up anchor cleats will live.

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12683458 03/22/18 12:05 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma B Box Fish Hero OP Outdoorsman
OP Box Fish Hero Outdoorsman B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma	Windshield found its home. Better look at the shelf running down the inside of the boat as well as the consoles and dry storage/step going to the front deck. Haven't seen many pics myself, they have been running wiring.

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12685981 03/23/18 03:40 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 116 S slabcrazy Outdoorsman
slabcrazy Outdoorsman S Joined: May 2014 Posts: 116	that will be a beautiful boat once completed. The price is not bad compared to others I have seen and what you are getting is very good. hope you enjoy it for years to come

Re: Building a boat [Re: Box Fish Hero] #12690497 03/27/18 12:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma B Box Fish Hero OP Outdoorsman
OP Box Fish Hero Outdoorsman B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 78 NE Oklahoma	Sitting on the trailer makes it seem closer to being done. Wiring and interior finish work should be done this week. Be waiting on the motor then.

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