this should be better for fishing

[68C15]

this thread will take me a few days to complete. maybe more. but don't worry, I'll do what I can to show just how creative and cheap I can be while keeping safety and functionality in mind. I will post pics of before and after but the in-progress pics do not exist. apologies are in order

last summer I bought a 1970 Alumacraft Jamaica 15' trihull from the original owner. he used it for a total of 6 years. the rest of it's life has been spent in his garage and covered.

it worked OK for the last 1/3 of the season but a lack of front and rear casting decks made it somewhat inconvenient. also not having a livewell for the perch, smallmouths, walleys, and northerns was bad.

I spent 2 months sitting on the water waiting for a bite and plotting my changes. one criteria I absolutely had to adhere to was not drilling or cutting any holes in an unmolested and pristine boat.

after lots of thought and brainstorming with my neighbor (also an addicted fisherman) we came up with measurements and a game plan. all I had to do was convince my accounting department of the cost-benefit relationship. I kept the investment lower than the initial purchase price until she got involved with some of her recommended extras. I loved it when she said we need a good trolling motor.

the first thing I did was made templates of the pieces I needed made from plywood. all this was done using 3/8 foam board from Lowe's and many many strips of masking tape. 16 individual parts make up the front deck due to the boat's 3 different platforms and numerous angles. BTW, a box of 1000 1/4" crown staples and 2 caulking gun tubes of wood adhesive don't go as far as one might think. LOL