Finished My Boat Project

[south point]

earlier last year I had a friend give me a walk through windshield, off of an older ski boat. I hate that colder than heck boat ride in the winter, so I decided to build a passenger console and a hinged, walk through door for a complete wind block. picked up some drop aluminum from another friend who is a machinist and borrowed a spool gun welder from yet another buddy and went to town! my aluminum welding skills are non-existant and my training was to plug it in and see what happened. I figured it out. slapped a quick generic camo paint job on it and ready for the winter now! just gonna have to take it off before the dang asian carp start jumping!

[Jigging15]

Looks like that should work fine. That aluminum is not the easiest thing to learn to weld by a long shot. Spool gun on a mig is even tougher I think then with a TIG. Sure have to make sure it is good and clean before starting to weld it.

[Jerkey Log]

Looks nice!

[dfar]

Looks like a good job and should work well.

[cschottfish]

Looks good, that will make the winter catfish trip a lot nicer. Here kitty kitty!

[beagle man]

by golly that there is pretty darn sharp. ought to be a nicer boat ride.

[Route U]

Lookin good Greg....... We've also been making some improvements/upgrades to our rig, but it's not time for show and tell just yet!

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[LSL Angler]

Looking good Greg. Add some bars to it and you are ready for the asian carp.

[Downsea]

That looks really nice. Definately keep the wind out now. First time I tried to weld aluminum with my dad on a old canoe, he showed me twice. That small tear turned into a basketball size hole before I knew what happened!

[south point]

Lol, thanks for the compliments! yeah, Chris, I feel your pain! it took me a couple of "practice runs" before I figured it out. funny thing is, my buddy who lent me his welder said"you ever use one of these?" I said, "I been running a welder since I was old enough to pick up a gun,how hard can it be?" well, turns out it can be pretty darn hard! had a few beers while I was welding her up after work one night, I thought hey those welds aren't half bad looking! came in the next morning with a more sober eye and wondered what the heck I was thinking! could be better, could be worse. one thing is for sure, it blocks the wind well.
next up, is a canvas cabin. I have an old bimini top frame, a sewing machine, and some canvas for the top. haven't decided what to use for the sides yet, gonna need something clear and I don't really wanna pay what they want at a boat shop for clear vinyl. I think I am gonna go hit up a convertable top shop and see what they would charge for some. a friend of mine suggested a clear shower curtain, but I just ain't sure that will hold up to freezing temps, water and wind. if ya'all have any idears', I'm all ears!