Well after piecing the boat, trailer and motor together it is finished. Replaced the bunks, bearings, high dollar rust control primer and painted the trailer, tightened bolts, changed bolts, new lights, wiring, safety chain. I ran out of money with my budget and used carpet from an old rug for the bunks. Motor is stock I want a squeeze throttle. Cleaned carb up, spark plug. Primed boat with some good primer, reinforced transom, grab bar is ugly but I designed it so I could walk through it to get through the hull space. Ran some conduit to keep spotlight cord out of the floor, some other little odd and end things. Ran out of budget money I am leaving it primed for now. I did draw and cut out some nice curl feather stencils, but I tried to go back in and touch them up by hand and screwed them up. After I threw the stencil away. Screw it I am tired of worrying about the damn thing. I did name it..seems fitting, I hope.
Been running it a good bit, ran lines today I like it more and more. I was thinking of selling it but I think I will hold onto it. I am amazed and how tuff it is. I have smacked some stuff and it never phased it. I love how I can heel it just like a canoe and carve turns. I read stories of folks on the internet saying "be careful they're tippy." I guess hunting and fishing out of a canoe for years has just made me comfortable with a setup like this. I have no fear of running this rig topped out in shallow stumpy rivers. It handles exremely well. I think I am going to like it especially when loaded down with camping gear.
The only thing I have left is horns for the oar locks and oars. 30 degree angle and ferrying around a curve into a wad of birds after a slow morning sounds fun. I am going to do some serious jump shooting with this rig.
