Hey guys! New to the forum and semi new to florida. A little background before I get into my boat repair question 🤣, grew up crappie fishing with my old man in upstate New York, haven’t fished in some years and moved down here with family last December, now that we’re settled in I have been doing research on crappie fishing in and around my area (Vero Beach) and been gearing up to be able to crappie fish all winter. I have a 21’ center console and wanted something smaller and not as nice to ram in to the weeds or hit the smaller lakes near me in fellsmere so I picked up a 1994 17’ tracker boat and took it out for the first time the other night on stick marsh and noticed she had some leaks. Did the ole garden hose test and found multiple pin size holes and pitting from corrosion underneath where it sits on the bunks. Needless to say it wasn’t the best boat to buy but we’re past that and I am now looking to see if anyone knows of any aluminum boat repair shops near Vero area to repair the leaks ,as I probably could do it myself but want it done as nice as possible , and to last as long as possible .Also looking for anyone wanting to get out this winter for some crappie fishing! A little long winded , sorry about that but sometimes it’s better to give some background info before asking questions. Looking forward to chatting with some of you guys in the surrounding areas! Thanks!
-Jake