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Here's a tip, prior to painting, put hot tap water in a bucket then set your rattle cans of paint inside , shake cans and repeat until cans are warm, the paint will atomize and flow way better plus every bit of the paint will be used! Especially if you use bedliner or undercoat paint.

Great results, really like the color. I have an old aluminum boat, and she looks rough, but I am too sentimental to paint her. The faded paint is from being out in the summer sun on high adventures. The dents and dings are stories and character of a boat that has stories to tell. Big fish have been caught and even bigger fish got away for next time 😊

I'm using 6# mono. For your average trouts small mouth bass. Is that good? 😅

You need charcoal filters for spray painting not p100s

Stainless steel will corrode aluminum.

Always hook a safety chain to your boat motor.

I've owned several aluminum boats in my lifetime and I even camouflaged a few that I hunted out of. I never repainted any of the others, because the factory paint was still in good condition. My last boat, a 14 foot Proline V-bottom, has no paint at all. This is the way it came from the factory and since I no longer hunt, I like it. When I first bought it (used) I replaced the wooden seat tops and they now have side by side pine 2X10's left natural and painted with clear a spar urethane. I just buffed the aluminum a little to make it shine and it looks great. After looking at many boats since then, I've come to realize that I'm the only person on my lake that has an unpainted aluminum boat!

Great video. What needs to be done prior to check for leaks in the rivets and welds?

GREAT VIDEO BUT ONE THING YOU HARDLY HEAR ABOUT IS WHERE SHOULD YOU START THE KNOT AT THE TOP OR BOTTOM OF THE SPOOL WHEN STARTING OUT

Orange strip is great stuff for an Aluminum boat. Gluvit or Total Boat aluminum epoxy will seal up the bottom seams and rivets. Just in case. Primer, paint, done. Never, ever, ever use Flex-seal on your boat.

Great video! I can’t wait to redo my old aluminum boat now! Thanks

A couple of cans of Rust-Oleum Bed Liner sprayed on the floor now wouldn't hurt.

Very informative thank you

I'm thinking of using monofilament green #4, with a 4# fluorocarbon leader. Although that leader might be too heavy to suspend much.

This is awesome and helpful.

Look at the color of the water. In cedar Water which is dark, a green line is fine. Use a small sinker because trout with take you to the rocks and near the edge. Split shot sinkers are fine and you can take them off or put more on easily. Trout like most fish, like movement.. I always prefer live bait mostly Canadian nightcrawlers that are left long,

I always use Power Pro and according to the weight of the fish. It'can through lily pads easily and some logs. It's strong but if it gets caught in a tree, you have to cut the line. Lake trout are much bigger and I don't fly fish, When in streams, it is natural for trout to move swiftly through the water.

This was a great job done to an old aluminum boat. Given today prices this is the way to go!!!

I'd have used a pressure washer before the stripper and to remove the stripper after it did it's work. Nice video!

wow really great job . i like the idear of stripping the paint off ,great information thank you for shairing

Thanks for sharing, doing the same thing to a 1966 mirrocraft 14ft aluminum boat right now.

It would be best if you never sandblasted an alloy boat. It destroys the integrity of the aluminium and effectively blows "grit" into the pores of the metal. People think it’s preparing a surface; it's not true… Let's delve into the fascinating world of chemistry. When oxygen in our atmosphere interacts with aluminium, a reaction occurs. This reaction manifests as a discolouration of the metal. It's the metal's way of trying to form a protective oxide layer... If you paint the alloy surface, this aluminium dioxide will eventually reject any paint applied to the metal. Metals need to be sealed to separate the Oxygen from the alloy. Polish, even the excellent carnauba wax, will also be rejected from the aluminium. Aluminium needs to be sealed, and some space products are now available. Google ‘marine clear coat’ - avoid urethanes - those are not UV-stable so that they will crack. That crack allows the ingress of water, and again, you get bubbles under your paint. The best polymers we have found are made in the USA. One is attributed to projects for NASA. The greenish marks on the metal are, I think, Zinc Chromate, which is old-school aircraft protection paint. Still used today but the clear coat polymers are better.

Just wondering if perhaps I should consider getting a can of Gluvit for the rivets and seams. Yes it will definitely increase the cost of the project as Gluvit is not cheap. 😏

Nice video. I have restored the inside of my boat and ready for the outside. This video will help me tremendously. Big thanks!

This is pretty much the same method I used on my boat. Mine is a 16' and I painted the inside a matte gray and the outside a semi-gloss red. I also chose to leave the bottom unpainted as that was where the most wear would be. It's been good to go with no scratches since 2021.

With all the work people put into painting and then paint it RED the worst color as it fades in short period of time now they end with a crappie red

Excellent advice!!!! As I said to Ander's Fishing: "I'm sorry to tell you this, but mono, flouro and even braided fishing line is a plastic. Only the really strong stuff is made out of non-plastic stuff, and even some of that is as well. Wind it on your reel any way you wish but make sure it is snug, not too tight, but snug. After it's spooled, remove the spool from the reel and dunk the spool in 120ºF water for several minutes and the polymers in that plastic will align it's self to the spool it has been wound upon. Take it out and let it cool naturally so that the polymer's molecular structure aligns with the way it has been wound. Once cooled, naturally, there will be no twisting of the fishing line, polymer, around the spool. This is basic chemistry for anyone whom has studied it. There will be no twisting or anything else. Plastics, polymers, tend to take the shape of what they are formed to, like fishing line. Don't go over 120ºF or you will destroy it's elasticity and strength, but if held under 120ºF, it will form properly. This is no special trick, it is how chemicals react to heat and how molecules align themselves. It's basic chemistry. If your line looses it's effective strength, then you've probably over heated it. After that, return the spool to the reel and lubricate the entire reel so that the water doesn't effect the reel performance. Easy peasy!! No, I looked at this for 2 mminutes and turned it off and made my comments. Maybe he suggested the same after the 2 minute mark but . . . . no matter. Hot water cures most polymer twisting "memory" problems." This is my take. I've never had problems spooling a reel on a spit, and as long as it goes on snug, the results have always been the same.

Is 15lb leader good for trout fishing at creeks

I have the same exact boat. Mine is a 12ft. Nice paint job!

Do not use a wire wheel on aluminum! It will cause it to corrode! Never ever do that!

Just wanted to say thanks for making this video. This is like fishing 101.

Would Rhino Liner work on the inside of the boat? Might get good traction for getting in and out.

I just bought an old 12’ Sears fishing boat. This is exactly what I needed to watch. Perfect timing. Thank you! 🙏🏻

Great video. Very informative and greatly appreciated!!

Why not just hit the boat with a pressure washer after the gel eroded the paint?

If you sand the bottom to bare alluminum dont you need to protect it with something? Im working on a similar project and was hesitant to work on the hull .

Should of hammered SOME dents out.

Best guide I've seen on the subject - consolidates a lot of the advice I'd seen scattered around elsewhere, and brings it together really well with the 'why' as well as the 'how'. Also adds a couple of points I'd never thought of. Excellent video, thank you !

Good video! I already did my old Lund, but I followed the same basic process as you showed. I like the Krylon and Rustoleum Farm and Implement paints; very affordable, easily available, and very durable. For small aluminum boats, a decent looking paint job doesn't require paint that costs $120 per gallon.

Good tips. 👍

Great tutorial! Thank you for the video.

Great personal additions. I also added an auger mount and of course a mount for my coffee cup. lol

Trying the soaking trick right now! I like to run straight fluoro on my trout reels and I occasionally fight line twist. Can be super frustrating especially since fluoro isnt cheap. I like braid for bass, but fluoro just feels better to me when trout fishing and I dont have to worry about tying leaders since I retie often. Thanks for the great video!

Very nice

Your videos are well thought out, well shot, and well edited. I'm looking forward to more from you. This video would have saved 20 year old me lots of frustration.

What?So spooling less line will make it retrieve slower?What? You say on an underfilled spool you get less rotational retrievals? Please explain how you are wrapping less line? I think science says otherwise?

Why add th3 skiis? It is a sled. It pulls. Why the added effort and cost for little reward?

You are a genius dude! I am definitely gonna use some of these modifications on my current smitty sled project! The lights are a must!

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How did you make the rod holders