RedTop's Bass Boat project....

[RedTop]

As most of you know I bass fish a bunch....This winter I decided to do some upgrades and work on my boat. With my Dads passing recently I've found this helps keep my mind occupied... If the dang weather will just get right I can finish...   Here's a few pics from the first part....

Re-carpeting.... This is what it looked like before I started....




Now this is what I tore off....





Now I'm to this point...

[mtnman]

Looking good!

I've undertaken a boat project for this winter too.  I don't need to re-do the carpeting on mine, but I've swapped boats and need to re-do all of the electronics. 

[USRanger]

The decals are right on.

[RedTop]

Looking good!

I've undertaken a boat project for this winter too.  I don't need to re-do the carpeting on mine, but I've swapped boats and need to re-do all of the electronics.  

You buying new? Or just redoing the ones you had? I have the Humminbird 1197c SI and the 997c SI for my fish finders...and a Lowrance LMS520 I use for GPS.

Lowrance has some nice touch screens now...and Humminbird came out with the 360 imaging.

[mtnman]

Definitely not new, lol.

I had an '84 Chris Craft Skorpion 186, with a 236hp V8 in it, that's bigger than I wanted.  My "second" job is as a ranger at a Boy Scout camp.  They were in need of a boat they could use for skiing, and I was willing to swap it for a 1989 Lund Stinger 1600 with a 40hp Mercury outboard (plus some cash).

The CC is water-worthy as it stands, so I don't have to do anything with it, but the Lund has been sitting for quite some time.  The boat is in great condition, but the wiring is pretty ugly.

I'm re-doing the majority of it, and moving my fish finders, riggers, etc., over to the Lund.  Hopefully I'll have it ready to go for when the water isn't stiff anymore.

[RedTop]

Ahhhhh...got ya....Well good luck with your project bud.  If I even rewire mine itll be cause something major makes me.  LOLOL

[skorpx1]

When you said "Bass boat" I thought you meant the instrument.


Nice looking boat though.

[Triton28]

Nice boat! 

I would kill for a dual console when I'm riding shotgun on those 35 degree 60 mph runs up the lake.   

[mbailey]

Looking good RedTop!!   Very nice fishing platform u have there sir.

Nice boat! 

I would kill for a dual console when I'm riding shotgun on those 35 degree 60 mph runs up the lake.   

AMEN!! Although when its that cold...im usually out on the ocean...did you know it only takes about 2seconds for snot to freeze in ur moustache? Me neither, found that out a few weeks back Cod fishing...good news is the doc says my nuts should drop back down during the spring thaw 

[Curval]

Nice boat!

My boat adventures have all been put on hold now.  A much more exciting project came up (one that will hopefully make money and not be a hole in the water that I throw money into) and if that flies I won't have time to make buying a nice boat worthwhile right now.

I have had an offer from a couple here to pay for their walkon mooring and the insurance for a 32' Tiara, for which I get 100% exclusive use for a year.  May do that for this summer.

[RedTop]

Looking good RedTop!!   Very nice fishing platform u have there sir.

AMEN!! Although when its that cold...im usually out on the ocean...did you know it only takes about 2seconds for snot to freeze in ur moustache? Me neither, found that out a few weeks back Cod fishing...good news is the doc says my nuts should drop back down during the spring thaw 

 

[RedTop]

Nice boat! 

I would kill for a dual console when I'm riding shotgun on those 35 degree 60 mph runs up the lake.   

Been there done that

[morfiend]

Been there done that

  Quoted this because you made me think about my Dad,he past a year ago in Nov. and I started a little project to keep my mind off it also!

   Even found myself asking him what he thought of it as I went along,soory for your loss Red!




     

[RedTop]

  Quoted this because you made me think about my Dad,he past a year ago in Nov. and I started a little project to keep my mind off it also!

   Even found myself asking him what he thought of it as I went along,soory for your loss Red!




     

Thanks bud....I've asked him several times.

[jeep00]

Looking good RedTop!!   Very nice fishing platform u have there sir.

AMEN!! Although when its that cold...im usually out on the ocean...did you know it only takes about 2seconds for snot to freeze in ur moustache? Me neither, found that out a few weeks back Cod fishing...good news is the doc says my nuts should drop back down during the spring thaw 

 

to red-nice boat enjoy the project but if you post another picture like that shirt sleeves one and call it a "winter project" and hope for better weather I shall be quite.......unhappy.....