14 Foot Boat Restoration

[@my67falcon]

Who the F are the people that gave this a thumbs down? Younger folks working to build something is a positive thing. Nice job guys.

[@meco72104]

I think there are people that just go trolling and put thumbs down on every video they can, and dont even watch them.

[@chrisp1495]

For real

[@shanester8712]

The people that reached out wanting them to fix their shit bucket for free

[@kingtut5923]

@@shanester8712 Probably the music very hard on us older guys.

[@kingtut5923]

Probably the losers than can't even afford a garage never mind a boat. Great job guys see you out there.

[@30CalCoreLokt]

Ill be honest... a few young guys doing a project, I was prepared to be disappointed. but yall knocked it out of the park!! great job!

[@wesofthewest]

The country needs more kids like this. Awesome

[@markdiloreto9042]

you guys have restored my faith in the youth of today!!! Great cooperative effort in restoring that aluminum skiff...Kudos to you!!

[@chrisgray3147]

This video inspired me to redo my 40 year old 12ft aluminum boat. good job guys.

[@MissionForFishing]

Glad to hear, good luck with your build!

[@codyashcraft4220]

Bro, you’ve inspires me to buy a skiff for dirt cheap and just build it myself. Good job guys

[@terryswails1191]

Kudos to these young guys doing this, haters are gonna hate, but its just jealousy, keep at it guys, I'm 71 years old 6'1" 240 lbs and am modifying my 14 foot semi V hull 15hp evinrude, and I love doing the modifications, I guess I'm just a big old kid , but love fishing, catching and cooking the fish. Awesome videos guys.

[@SeizeTheAdventureCo]

This is an excellent effort by some ambitious young men. Great work

[@MissionForFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@weets69]

Came out awesome. Nice job! Love the storage compartments and lights.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

Good times. Those headlights are perfect for flounder/frogs/ bow fishing.👍

[@jonathanjeyathas3818]

You guys did an awesome job!!! I have been looking at so many videos and this by far has been the best to watch!!

[@MissionForFishing]

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@Settlingintoalaskaliving]

Good bunch of fellas, great to see!

[@jamesdixon7115]

Great ideas for the boat! I have a sylvan that is nearly identical and this is the best redesign I’ve seen. That gap between the front seat and the bow point is a waste of space. Like a lot of the comments on here I’m both happy to see young people doing this and feeling way too old 😂. Carry on gentlemen.

[@MissionForFishing]

@@jamesdixon7115 thanks for watching!

[@ct026]

Good job guys. The carpet totally transforms a boat.

[@davidschroff2160]

Nice work, guys. I just picked up a 1974 Mirrocraft 14 foot for a project, and I am totally going to use your ideas for my build!

[@chrisb8127]

I just had a family friend give me a 66 mirrocraft 14 ft v hull boat. It's gonna be my first boat build and restore. I'm excited to do it for me and my 7 year old son. It seems like it's gonna be a very stressful job. I kinda have OCD and want everything to be perfect. So many ideas going though my head.

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

So good to see young folks doing really cool stuff..

[@SuperTamara64]

Love seeing young men spending their time on positive ventures! great job!!

[@mjk934]

good job guys , nice to see young guys staying busy , doing cool stuff 👍

[@michellemcc973]

Great job!! I was just looking for ideas to paint and redo the seats on a boat I have like this one, but now I’m thinking about doing something similar.

[@Zachaccount93]

You guys did a great job

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Good job men. Rey well laid out and so nice to see a young crew of men getting it done besides inside the house playing video games. I see another hogan squad in the making. There’s plenty of talent here. Go get it and never stop believing in your selves and going after what you guys want in life.

[@MissionForFishing]

Thanks man!

[@MrJzinn]

Great Job! I'll follow your lead on my 12Ft V boat. Thanks

[@MrRazor99]

I really like how you put your switches in a tool box. Awesome job overall 👏 👌

[@nicholaswolle]

This turned out extremely well, hit me up when you get this on the water and we can capture something awesome from the sky for you!

[@edwardtukiendorf5666]

Wow. I am doing a 16ft Sylvan. And I like the use of space you did. Came out good guys. I like how you braced the hatches underneath. And how you turned a Skif into a nice fishing boat.

[@bendodge8437]

Awesome job gentlemen! I don’t see a lot of people your age doing stuff like this. Keep up the great work !🤘

[@meco72104]

Nice restore. Love the paint.

[@raymondcarroll306]

Nice jobs guy's all the best from Scotland.

[@christophere5130]

Young people energy amazing!

[@eletor]

nice work boys!

[@steve0432]

Super job! I'm working on my 14ft boat also.

[@WitchDRofKabul]

Solid work. Looks really good.

[@allywilkeforsenate]

Love the paint job!

[@YakMotley]

Great video!

[@oilheating214]

You guys are great love it when his in the hatch boat looks real good

[@bobbybrooks5846]

Im currently doing this with my boat, but I don’t have the skills of you guys. You definitely got a subscribe from me. Hopefully I’ll see you guys on the highway or better yet on a lake. Very good job

[@MissionForFishing]

Thanks for watching! Good luck with your build!

[@ryanjankauskas8475]

Looks great throw some carpet decal stickers on the front deck make it look crazy 😍

[@kingtut5923]

Glad to see you guys found what you like , buy as many as you can , make MONEY

[@whodat417]

You guys did an amazing job

[@TheresOneOutdoors]

Nice work guys!

[@jimmiller9242]

True I just bought my own boat and these kids are younger than me and gave me more inspiration than I could imagine like doesn’t look too hard as long as you put your mind and heart to it good job yall 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@daneleclaire]

Great job guys! Keep it up

[@ih8people679]

Finally a video on the same boat I have, can't wait to do the work on mine come spring! Mine says Spectrum HD1400 by Bluefin

[@faronf2006]

Awesomeness ...Great job guys 😎

[@badluk1]

Great job guys !!!

[@martycarroll6432]

Awesome Job Guys! I just bought a project boat and would like to know where you guys bought that light switch Bar? All the lighting? The Hinges for compartments? Did you brush the paint on the whole boat ? Where did you pick up Carpet? What brand of glue did you use? It looks like you also stapled Carpet as well as glue, is that Correct? Front Bow lights? Blue lights ? Small interior white lights, can you say where you got all these supplies? Did you use 5/8” or 1/2”plywood? What did you water proof plywood with? Thanks in advance!! And again Great Job👊🏻👊🏻

[@pablorivera6879]

Awesome work.

[@TroyLeinaar]

Just came across the video. How did it hold up?

[@MissionForFishing]

Held up great for the year or two we used before he sold it.

[@sm6986-g3c]

Great work guys from 🇦🇺

[@LukesVintageRC]

Great video you guys! 👌

[@ProjectLMZ]

Amazing

[@FranksDIY]

Awesome job guys. I just bought a 2022 14 foot mirrocraft and looking for ideas .

[@highwatercircutrider]

Great, super well done video ! The pro TV channels have nothing on you guys !

[@kylegoblirsch1092]

Boat turned out sick! Thanks for filming

[@outdoorplug552]

Big idea what I'd you put a livewell in that spot in the back next to the driver. Just get a cooler, an arearor, pump, drill some holes and connect the lines.

[@williamreeves4188]

Great job

[@Dean403]

This is really cool! I just picked up a old aluminum boat and going to use a lot of this for inspiration. Good job fellas!

[@chrisbarber1020]

Seriously nice job guys very very cool how does the paint hold up

[@MissionForFishing]

It holds up surprisingly well, but it can get scuff marks if something metal rubs against it with force. Otherwise it is some crazy tough stuff and work great on both boats and trailers!

[@classicxl]

I wish i never found this channel lol , I’m itching to find a 14-16ft aluminum boat to do a build on . I’ll probably look for a old 14-16ft starcraft that’s a closed bow with a windshield and then remove the windshield and cut the front making it a open bow because boats like you guys have cost the same or more as a older starcraft of the same size here in canada and those starcraft are tanks ,very well built . I can get one for $3k or less just hate to butcher one up being there classic boats but with the closed bow you lose so much space . . Love the channel and can’t wait until you post new fishing videos with the new boat you just finished

[@sirlancelot3109]

Good job guys

[@greglarson1982]

I think I saw your boat on the road near Monticello a couple weeks ago Love the sharks mouth

[@joshmatthew4125]

Good work!

[@midwestfisherman]

Nice work! Well done!

[@ulusfarris]

great job

[@optimusprime2167]

Hey guy. I’m impressed with what you did with the boat I’ll be using some of the knowledge you gave me for my boat. Just one word of advice tone down the enthusiasm. Other than that great job guys!

[@johnnyfish4201]

Looks great guys. Question, when water gets in the boat from rain or out on the water, where will it drain ? There does not appear to be a clear path under the decking to drain.

[@MissionForFishing]

If I remember correctly this was an issue that was usually remedied with a dry towel.

[@5smoothstonesproject740]

Awesome guys!!

[@rolandhoffman4456]

Just found your channel today and going through the vids, looking great keep it up!

[@mte874]

Amazing boat! you guys crushed it! I just saw a video worrying me a little about making sure I put enough sea foam in the boat if I add wood. How safe and secure would you say your boat feels after having it for awhile? I feel like if the weight doesn't exceed the boats weight capacity your fine right? Everyone I see making these boats seem to be doing fine with very minimal foam and doing fine with the pink foam sheeting under floor boards.

[@MissionForFishing]

Thanks, we’ve never had a problem with weight and decking yet. The pink foam is great to throw under deck is you feel it needs more flotation.

[@mte874]

@MissionForFishing Right on, thank you!

[@sharonshaddix3287]

Y'all did a fantastic job the boat. How much extra weight did you add ? Will you have to increase your horse power, can you without going over maximum rated HP to boat size ? Really great looking boat.

[@MissionForFishing]

I think when it was all said and done it totaled to be around 150 lbs. The boat was slow to begin with, only having a 6 1/2 horse Johnson so I believe the top speed dropped from 9 mph to 8.

[@nutmegchief]

I've been working on some of my aluminum boats and was looking for inspiration. This looks sick!

[@danielthompson8242]

Awesome guys

[@sstatic6093]

Dude I wish I had friends like that period. When u get older all ur friends disappears all projects is all on u

[@zoicnexus]

Preach

[@treshonlong813]

Hey fellas, Great job on the rebuild! I just bought the same exact boat and was curious if you guys kept any of the dimensions for the deck you guys made?

[@MissionForFishing]

I don’t believe so as we had to modify quite a bit of it from the original plan to fit.

[@nastyassnate3]

Is there any way you can make a video of how you wire up the led bars on the boat and all that would love that !!

[@MissionForFishing]

Oh absolutely, thanks for the suggestion!

[@outofbody6797]

What a fire ass build

[@charleyb1803]

How did it fish? It looks like you changed the center of gravity. How stable is it with three guys fishing. Thanks

[@MissionForFishing]

It was actually pretty nice to fish in. We had three guys in it on one occasion on some big water and I remember we were pleasantly surprised that it handled about the same as before.

[@dominicsmith9776]

how did you support the very front of the deck in the at tip of the boat? I have similar boat and only thing up there is the bolt for the winch hook.

[@MissionForFishing]

The deck is cut to wedge against the sides of the hull. It wasn't my idea but it gets the job done. I personally would have riveted an aluminum strip to the side and bent a tag end which would stick out from the hull to screw and support the deck.

[@HelloWhatYouDoin]

Great work man!

[@scottyfixer452]

Love the video guys. How much added weight did this add. I’m going to do this on my 12 ft

[@MissionForFishing]

I think all the added decking totaled around 150 lbs. I did this to my 12 also but I added an additional back deck over the gas tank and I think its about the same.

[@scottyfixer452]

@@MissionForFishing I’m doing my 12 foot right now. Just gutted it yesterday. Need to build the deck. How high up from boat bottom did you build your deck

[@MissionForFishing]

The decks are just sitting on the stock bench seats but it would probably be advantageous to lower them a few inches.

[@JasonSaylor]

Pretty dope guys. I'm about to leave to pick up a similar boat. Gave me some inspiration. thanks. any chance you guys have a break down on the average cost you spent for materials?

[@MissionForFishing]

All of the materials used totaled somewhere under $250 dollars.

[@chowboy44]

great job guys, how did you support the front deck at the bow? It didn't look like there was any existing support to begin with. Thanks

[@MissionForFishing]

We reinforced the bottom of the deck with furring strips and cut the front as close as we could to the shape of the hull. Because the hull tapers down at the front, the deck applies pressure to either side due to its shape which keeps the deck from sagging in. Its holding up very well and we have not had any issues with it yet.

[@coltonappel1701]

If you do something like this again, you could use painted styrofoam boards to section off hatches and it would help with stability and add to the reserve buoyancy if you manage to swamp it

[@Mike-c5p]

What did you guys use to waterproof the wood decking and what this and what thickness plywood did you use for the decking

[@MissionForFishing]

We used some discounted stain and sealer from a local hardware store and 1/2” regular plywood.

[@Mike-c5p]

@@MissionForFishing nice. Thanks dude

[@isaacroufs5779]

Looks great! Let me guess: the surprise is in the thumbnail?

[@MissionForFishing]

Maybe...

[@isaacroufs5779]

@@MissionForFishing I'm just glad to be here before 50k...

[@Kevindtheis]

How do you only have 660 subs you deserve more

[@jamesmccaffery79]

Looks killer! Great work guys. How did you set up the seats? Should do another vid on the fish finder and seat setup when you finish!

[@MissionForFishing]

That video should be coming in the next few weeks!

[@andrewhamilton1571]

What carpet did y'all use?

[@MissionForFishing]

We just used some standard indoor-outdoor carpet.

[@jonhunter8725]

Install a longer hatch to store the fishing poles under the deck. & rod holder's

[@jamiewhitworth7183]

Great work guys! One question though, is it not really top heavy to have a deck up that high and dramatically altering the centre of gravity on a small tinner like that?

[@MissionForFishing]

Good question, the deck actually helped with stability overall. My guess is from the additional weight below deck from the added storage space. It surprised us when we first tested it out, so after scratching our head that's about all we came up with.

[@jamiewhitworth7183]

Mission For Fishing Awesome, that’s good to know. I have a 14’ Naden I may have to try a similar project on.

[@spod11]

sweet Jesus. Nice boat.

[@rjtrucking2251]

Did you guys have to sand down inside of boat before using the rust-oleum paint ?

[@MissionForFishing]

No, we probably should have but we just cleaned the surface to prep for paint.

[@rjtrucking2251]

@@MissionForFishing thank you

[@rjtrucking2251]

How long did the paint take to fully cure and hardened I painted my boat with same paint and it seems like paint might not hold up to good

[@MissionForFishing]

We gave the paint 24 hours between each coat as suggested by Rustoleum. If the coating appears to not harden correctly, I would check the humidity/temperature of the environment, or consistency within the can (can be fixed by stirring the paint in the can for a few minutes before application). Multiple coats and a good clean surface to adhere are also critical to the adhesion of the paint. I hope this was somewhat helpful.

[@dominik.simone]

Beautiful job, but isn't the carpet going to be runied easy while fishing?

[@MissionForFishing]

Surprisingly no, indoor outdoor carpet is meant to not only look good for indoor applications, but also resist stains and fading from outdoor use. Almost every stain I have gotten on my carpet has come out with a little elbow grease. We would go with marine carpet but its like 4X the price.

[@charlescamarillo9279]

Very incouraging, not to complicated, but with nice results, good job..now go find another v hule and do it up too so all you buds can go yank some fish out of the water, together.

[@fillup86]

I am thinking of doing something similar to my 14ft Harbour craft. Just wondering how you guys made the front part, between the front seat and the very tip of the boat, stable enough to stand on? It looked like you just put a piece of plywood from the edge of the seat and let it rest on the side walls of the bow of the boat ...

[@MissionForFishing]

Yup, that’s basically what we did with additional under framing. It was stable enough for a guy to stand on but if you wanted even more structural support I’d probably look into riveted support tabs on the side of the hull. We’ve never done it ourselves, but that appears to be the next best solution. Hope this helped!

[@fillup86]

@@MissionForFishing Ah ic. Yah it's just a weird spot for framing, but thanks, and the rivet tabs sound good, but I don't feel like drilling through the hull

[@MissionForFishing]

That's ultimately why we didn't use rivets either. The reinforcement seemed to do the trick for us since its such a weird shape with odd dimensions.

[@fillup86]

@@MissionForFishing yah exactly. So what did you do exactly for the front? Can't really see it in the video

[@MissionForFishing]

Yes, 9:10 in the video gives a glimpse of the under framing which just consisted of 2x2's screwed to the underside for rigidity. The only spots supporting the deck are the fixed front seat and the natural taper of the hull which keeps the deck wedged at its set height, hence why the front deck dimensions needed to be as precise as possible.

[@fishduckdog]

good job!

[@2spotmooses]

Bad ass guys!!

[@iancrawford1851]

Nice job dudes. Was that a deep v? Or Just a regular 14ft aluminum?

[@MissionForFishing]

Deep v

[@cristiangaxiola622]

Nice job on the restoration! How well has the paint held up?

[@MissionForFishing]

It held up pretty well, it was very resistant to scratches and dings but started to fade after a year. Nice thing is if my buddy ever wanted to touch it up he had half of the original can to do so.