MAKING A MINI BASS BOAT!
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- Watch a complete transformation of an old aluminum boat into my own mini bass boat! Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer I know the "key" is a kill switch! Just made the other one for the video lol. I have a bungee kill switch always on and attached. Dont worry Ive seen the videos of guys flying off boats and there boat goes off on vacation! Cheers and thanks guys!
MY MAIDEN VOYAGE ON MINI BASS BOAT!!! - • MAIDEN VOYAGE ON MINI ...
Music used:
Nebulas - Ocean Jams
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Froot Loops - Jobii
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Wild Rooster - Tigerblood Jewel
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Winds - Ennio Mano
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Texas Style - Tigerblood Jewel
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Snake Oil Salesman (Instrumental Version) - John T. Graham
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Trip (Instrumental Version) - Siine
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Into the Light - Strlght
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One of the best YT videos Ive watched in a while. Really nice in depth guide, not too long or short, and I love the jazz in the background!
Thanks man! Love to hear it! The video and boat were both so much fun to make! And I hear you, if you don’t like Jazz then I don’t wanna be friends lol
Final result looks amazing. Motivational and inspirational to anyone with an old boat.
Thanks :)
All while knocking out some lawn work.
Haha had to be done, plus I honestly love using all the different toys lol
I Hope DeWalt gives you some sponsorship
Haha me too! LOL
No lie 😂
Dewalt is the responsible man's Milwaukee. Well worth the justifiable premium.
Always love to see things like this- shows you don't need a lot to make something really nice like this. Awesome work!
Thank you very much!
What a cool project!! The end result is very cool as well. Congrats on this build!! Enjoy it!!
Thank you! Glad you liked the build, it was so fun to do and even better to fish!
Awesome build man! Came out looking clean. Bet that thing is a blast to go out on
Really appreciate it man, thanks! Oh it is, Im so happy with it!
I REALLY like the little bass boat build! It is the perfect father/son fishing rig for making memories on the rivers, creeks and sloughs. I wish I had my Dad's old 14 foo deep v with the 20 HP Chrysler to do this with.
Thanks so much man! It was so fun to build! Also for what it is the fishing as been amazing!
Great build idea. The finger loops stapled onto the compartments' lids will pull and/or loosen once they get wet. on my john boat, which was a similar build, we used 3/4" stainless steel screws and a washer just big enough to secure the strap. That should put you without any worries
Good to know! I will upgrade them! Thanks
Love the build! Just one thing to mention. What you call the engine key is really an extremely important safety device. It is intended to be attached to the driver with a lanyard. People have died from being thrown out of a small vessel and the boat continuing on its merry way or going into a circle and running them over. It is a “deadman” switch that kills the engine if you leave the boat
Thanks man! and disclaimer I know the "key" is a kill switch! Just made the other one for the video lol. I have a bungee kill switch always on and attached. Dont worry Ive seen the videos of guys flying off boats and there boat goes off on vacation! Cheers eh
Can’t wait to see it out on the water. Nice job
Thanks! Maiden voyage video coming soon! :)
Nice job on that little boat. Looks amazing
Thanks you! It was a great build to do!
Doing this project with your dad has to be the best part! My dad never did anything with me, he worked 7 days a week and was from another culture. Nice job on the whole project! More opportunities to have good memories with your dad too! 🙂
I hear you man! My dad works a LOT too. But the trick is everyone’s busy and no one has time, you just gotta make it. I will remember this boat build forever :)
Awesome build! This is getting me motivated to get my own boat and modifying it. The end result is clean and tidy and definitely well worth the effort. Tight lines bro!
Love to hear it man! Thanks so much! If your curious I have an upgrade video on it! Cheers man
Nice my friend... You'll be so happy with this boat.
Thanks man! I really am! Its been so fun!
Looks awesome! Nice fun project.
Thanks! The build was really fun to do!
Wow! That is incredible!
Thanks eh!
Pretty much gonna do a similar build with mine I think.. I’m in love with this boat!
Do it! You will be so happy! And thanks man, means alot!
I have a 12 ft just like urs and it's been modified close to URS but u took it to a higher level I really love wat u did n this has encouraged me to do some more things almost exactly like urs
I think u did a great job modifying this n I hope you have a lot of good times in your new boat .....thanku I really enjoyed watching ur video 😊
I love reading comments like this man! This boat has been one of the best things I’ve ever done! So many great memories! Do it, modifying it to the max is what made it so fun.
Beautiful results!!!! 👍👍
Really appreciate it!
Very well done, perfect 1 man bass boat.
Thanks eh!
Nice !!! My first Bass Boat was 72' Sears Gamefisher fiberglass 10' skiff. It was rough, needed paint but it cleaned up good. I fished out of that thing for 10 years. Had a Gamefisher 2.5 hp.motor . Trolling motor was a Paddle 😂
I absolutely love hearing all these boat build stories! It all about getting out on the water eh! and haha a paddle eh! Gotta start somewhere lol
That lil boat was a beauty before! After is just flat out killer!!!
S tier comment man! Thanks
I did a 14 ft boat build back in the late 80’s with plywood only no paint or carpet, when I got into the water my little 8 hsp wouldn’t get it on plane, discouraged me so I tore it out, hope you have better luck than I did. Finally got me a 20 hsp redid my plywood with paint, carpet etc, and I was set, caught more fish out of it than my fish ski boat. I loved doing the build, you’ve done a fantastic job, keep up the great work and videos. Good luck fishing.
Thanks! And I hear yeah. I love my build but I’m probably going to upgrade to a 20hp too, for that extra kick. I’m just happy to
be out on the water
Go with a 25 h.p. if u can find one, it has another cylinder vs the 20 h.p. i have a yamaha 20 but wish it was the 25 on my 16 ft skiff but it does the job
Also awesome transformation I'm bout to redo mine Also, yours came our beautiful
I’m 16 years old and saving up my money to buy a jon boat, this video is really giving me great ideas and some inspiration I love it man keep it up and keep living the dream 🙌
Thanks eh! And you’ll get it sooner then you think!
Awesome transformation!
Thanks
Wow great job. Getting me motivated to do mine . Nice work! Love it!.
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks eh! Thanks for the comment
Really nice job. Looks clean and its all you need for some fun time on the water.
Thanks eh! It was all about getting out on the water and Im so happy with it
Love the blue gill setup 🔥
The bluegill won’t know what hit em
Looks awesome. Little bass boat
Thank man! Im always so excited to take it fishing!
Sweet man! Looks good. 😎 Nice job on the video too! Shots and editing are really well done. 😊🤙🏽 Best of luck on the new boat!
Thanks so much man!
@@hyper.orange No prob! 😊🤙🏽
That's sick! Nice build dude!
Thanks dude!
Congrats from Brasil!!! Awesome job!!!
Thanks
amazing modification! Good job.
Thanks a lot!
Looks awesome! Nice job!
I'm glad you like it
Nice work! Love it!
Thanks man!
Love it dude! This is like a Dewalt commercial
Haha thanks! Dewalt has definitely been good to me
Very nice boat! GJ!
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks great!
Thanks!
I used to have a 12 foot boat similar to the one you transformed in this video. The one thing I did to mount my trolling motor was to bolt a piece of plywood onto the outside of the bow, that way I didn't have to worry about it falling off during transit from the lake and home and visa versa. Also, I had a 9.5 HP Mercury outboard on mine. It was a good motor, but I wished it had been a 4 stroke instead of a 2 stroke. Great job, the boat looks great.
Thanks and check out my new trolling motor video to see the new mount I did. And yea planning to get a 20hp 4 stroke
Awsome video man! I am now inspired to make my own bass boat!. Keep it up!
Thanks, you should!
Very cool boat! Sweat equity makes it more special!
Thanks Rick! Really enjoying it
I don't watch many videos all the way through. I did this one The way! Love this build awesome video man.
I appreciate that! Means a lot!
@@hyper.orange np. Do you still have this boat?
@@gage6704 Yup still have it!
Nicely done
Thanks!
Nice boat for sure
Thanks bud :)
No problem cheers 🎥👍🎣💪🍺
Nice looking boat!
Thanks eh
BADASS BROTHER!!
BADASS COMMENT!
Im picking up a project boat thursday man this is great stuff
Have fun!
Great video. My wife and I are trying to but a house, right now, but I want to get a boat after that. This was a great, inspirational build for me. I've thought about doing something like this, but wasn't sure how to go about it. Seeing you do it really helps.
Would have loved a little clip of you fishing from it at the end, but still, great video.
Thanks man! I’m really happy with the out come for what it is.
Check out the channel, there are multiple videos of me fishing on it.
Good job man, sweet set up
Thanks, means a lot!
Sweet build bro, I’m definitely getting that EZ Bracket for the troller!
Thankssss! Good choice! I like it a lot so far!
Freaking awesome built. Wish I had one myself 👊
I really appreciate it, thanks!
Gotta give you 👍👍awesome build.
Thanks man, right on!
Sick build
Thanks man!
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Perfect motor for that boat. I had a 6 horse Johnson on several boats. You can’t kill these motors and so dependable!
I hear ya! So far its been great! Wild for how old it is too!
Awesome build
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
It was a great time working on this build with you! We'll have to go fishing on it again sometime😎
You know it
Sick build man!
Thanks eh! It’s been a blast
Nice boat, good job!
Thanks man appreciate it!
Love the build! I would pull the motor off, and 1.) put on a sawhorse and repaint the motor, the same color as factory. Same for the prop/lower unit. You can maybe get those decals from an old supplier, but if not, just clean them up the best you can. Make that motor look almost factory new again. 2.) Friend of mine got a rod rack on his bass boat, that 5- rods can be mounted laying down on side of top casting deck. Point here is, you do not have the length of the top deck as long as your rods, so the butts will hang off edge into the leg area, but not bad. It is organized in a not so wide mount, so you do not step on your bass rods, while casting. A must have... 3.) I would add another same seat on the other side, for another person to fish with you. 4.) I would mount some cup holders for drinks on the side of wall near your seats. I agree, bilge pump would be good. If you want to put a larger motor; a good 25hp merc. would get you around plenty fast. Just get a little larger tank. That's it! Great job!!
Okay first this comment is great, thanks! :) and yea there will be some more small upgrades. At first I wanted a 9.9 Mercury but now I'm already looking at a 25hp lol, it would absoulty fly! But for now I'm super pleased, I did this build for super low money! :)
@@hyper.orange can you give me an approximate price please, im 15 trying to get a bass boat and this is encouraging me, i can do everything here except electric work, but even just a John boat can be expensive, i probably would slap a trolly motoe on anyway, i had a friend who turned his prop around and put it on the back, it seamed cool to me
Around $3000 Canadian / $2300 USD
$1500 for boat, trailer , and motor
$1500 for trolling motor, material, paint, leather chair, etc
**Already had the fish finder, transducer and lithium battery
@@hyper.orange thanks man, if i could get a boat any cheaper this would be great
@@darkVib3z NP! and ye I hear you! Keep looking, stuff always pop up!
I’m watching your video again!!!! I have the same type of boat and I’ll be doing the exact same thing to mine.
Great Job. I’m excited to see how mine is going to come out
Thanks eh. And yea do it for sure, honestly one of the best things I ever did!
Nice going. Good luck and have fun.
Thanks man! It been amazing! So many fish caught!
aint nothing like a group of guys doin a little bit of woodwork
That’s what I’m saying
Those are some good old boats. We skied behind and fished from one a lot like that when I was a kid. I think it had a 20 merc on it. I fish in a 10ft jon with 4hp merc and foot controlled trolling motor. I've had several bassboats in the past but have fun catching fish from my one man mini boat now.
Edit: your boat will handle a 25 if your transom is strong enough. Should run 28-30mph if set up right.
That's awesome! And yea I hear you, so many good memoires are born on boats like this eh!
I just got a 12ft v hull and after watching this I’ve got so much motivation to pimp mine out now.
Do it man! It’s a lot of fun!
How does this guy not have a million subs he makes super good content
One of the best comments ever! Thank man! Ill keep the content going, I have lots of plans
I agree this was a great video glad i found this channel today
@@Boostedmafiainc Love to hear it! Many more videos coming soon! Its gonna be awesome!
ŚWIETNE! Greetings from Poland! Good work!
Thank you! Cheers!
I wanna do this! Awesome job 👊
If you can do it! It was so much fun!
Great job gave me a lot of ideas 😊
Nice man! Have fun building
Nicely done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow great job. Getting me motivated to do mine 😅
Thanks man! And haha I hear yeah, go for it!
Gus is a savage lmao. Sick boat, I wanna do this now...
He’s a mood lol and nice man do it!
fun video, one thing to consider , with marine epoxy you would not need to punch holes through your transom to mount your transducer, just remove the red paint and glue your mounting block to the bare aluminum.
I purposely did not want to use adhesive. With the bolts, there’s no way it can come loose. Also, after a year there’s been zero leaking thankfully and if it ever does, I’ll just touch it up.
Beautiful job.
Thanks
Awesome great work congrats
Thank you!
perfect build, wish i could do something like that
Thanks man! If you ever get the chnace I recommend it!
That's awesome!!
Thanks man!
I really enjoy watching this sort of build. You truly make the boat your own; I would add a couple of rod holders in the back for trolling And maybe a couple more than those two on the middle sides as well so unused rods are not laying on the deck. I have snapped a couple by stepping on them. Lol. All the best.
Thanks dude! I’ve definitely learned a lot from this build.
Gotta have allot of rod holders. My rule is 1 rod holder per 1’ of boat lol. Not really but seems every time we go fishing we each bring about 4 rods a piece.
nice job , looks good .
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job 👏 👍 👌
Thank you 👍
earned yourself a new sub! insane video super well done!
Welcome aboard! Really means a lot man, Im so close to 1000 subs :)
You picked the right helper, he is good at just about everything.
Haha I know right! I’ll let him know
@@hyper.orange one of the best guys iv ever known or worked with
Super happy to hear! Thanks man! Was a blast doing this project!
Awesome job
Thanks man :)
Just got an 11'6 aluminum boat from the 60s. getting it sandblasted right now then i wanna do a floor. This video is pure inspiration!
That’s great! Enjoy building eh, love hearing about all these tiny builds! Also if your interested I have an upgrade video coming in May!
Clean job bud.
Thank dude! Really happy with it!
Pretty cool boat
Pretty cool comment
Dope build
Thanks
Good call on the trolling motor. A good one transforms your fishing experience more than you realize... until you use a bad one.
Thank you! I completely agree! I do plan to upgarde to a Terrova soon, just cuz I really want i-pilot the way I fish! But the traxxis has been great for what is it!
literally the coolest boat i want to make one just like it!
Thanks man! I’m so happy with it! If you can go for it!
Really nice job dude..
Thanks man! The build was a lot of fun to do!
Great video! I will take this boat by inspiration to build my first boat! Greetings from Brazil!
Love to hear it man! And hello, thanks!
great job bro !
Thanks man!
Nice work!
Thanks!
Nice to see a v hull conversion. Almost all the other ones are jon boats.
Yea I hear you! and thanks!
Love it man
Love this comment man!
@@hyper.orange thanks
Enjoy the boat and happy fishing!
Fishing has already been great :)
Sweet boat man I’d love to have a fishing boat like this
Thanks eh! Fishing has been a blast so far on it!
Very nice job!
Thank you very much!
Great Job, It's tough getting back into a kayak after being in a boat for a while. Bass boat is around the corner.
I hear you! I absolutely love my kayak but fishing out of a boat is something else
Kayak, John Boat, full out Bass Boat for me, now my kayak collects dust. LOL
I day I get a proper boat I’m going to live out on the water lol