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How much do you have in your boat?

19K views 159 replies 122 participants last post by  deathbyinjection16  
#1 ·
I was doing a little costing of my project 18 footer today. Between the flooring, materials for the deck & lightrail, lights & wiring, speedliner, motor, console, seating, shotblasting, gas tanks + the initial cost of the hull & trailer (I already had the troller & genny) I'm going to be into this thing for around 5½ grand! Not bad for a $2000 project!

How much did your boat cost to build?
 
#95 ·
boat/trailer........2000
genny.............. 400
converters........ 400
deck................ 125
lights................400
boat alum floor...180
motor...............500
cmc trim/tilt......350
74lb minnkota....500 (with ext. shaft)

Somewhere around 5K and it aint done yet.
 
#99 ·
boat w/ trailer - $850
40 horse outboard - $400
new trailer wiring - $30
DIY camo paint job - $30
gas tank & fuel lines - $30
genny - $125
deck materials - $100
lights - $50
battery charger - $40
boat winch - $75
troller - $50
welding, beefing up transom - $40 & 2 30 packs = $80
I know there is much more misc crap so in all roughly 2000-2300 bucks. Fished it for 4 years now and have gotten my moneys worth
 
#101 · (Edited)
I hated to add all of this up, because I have been ignoring it for a reason. Wow now I know why they say these are money pits....... Im sure I havent included alot of other misc stuff. WOW, and hopefully this is the last of the spending, its finally fishing like I want it.

Boat and Trailer $9,000
New Axle, tires and Lights $650
Deck $1,600
hydroturf $300
Lights $500
Lumatek Ballasts $450
Iota 55 Convertors $450
On board charger $150 (before I had convertors
101 Riptide $1,250
Batteries $380
Misc. $800 (Glue, Conduit, Tape, Wire, Bolts, Nuts, Cooler, Plugs, Etc...)
Genny $1,600
 
#102 ·
I don't think I even want to dig that folder up.... LOL... I bought everything brand new last year (boat, motor, trailer) and added another new 80# Maxxum and another batt this year.... another converter, 6g wire, hydroturf, underpad, glue lights, wire, conduit, Tach, Go-light, Too much to figure... Just BOWFISH!!!!! :laugh:
 
#104 ·
And you still have alot more to go!!! LOL Better hurry!
 
#106 ·
15k. just spent $20 today on the stickers so I can put it on water. New boat and motor. custom fixtures sitting here - another 600+. remote ballast box (with ballast kit) $500. 1k troller. still goin. stereo, on board charger, custon platform. ok I don't want to know anymore.
 
#107 ·
Sometimes it's better now to know!!! I have a file just slap full of receipts and have not added it all up again in a long time and probably never well!
 
#109 ·
I have roughly 3k total in mine....


 
#110 · (Edited)
My boat is my profile picture.
boat-50
paint-40
seats, trailer, and trolling motor- swiped off our old jon boat
new battery-100
floor material- extra stuff laying around
hardware-10
barrel-5
solar panel trickle charger-25

So far we have 230 bucks in our boat. I want to possibly put a better platform on the front. A very small generator and a few lights will be added here in the first part of the summer. My brother and I will finally be able to night fish.
 

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#113 ·
1852 Polarkraft Boat w/pods, tandem axle trailer, raised deck, 7 hps lights, 6 halos - $3000
65hp Johnson outboard- $40 after re-selling the hull it came on
troller-$350
Spare hps lights from old boat-$300
Iota- $180
Generator- freebie
push pole - around $50 I think

Time spent out on it- PRICELESS
 
#119 ·
Hull-$5500
Trailer-$500
Riggin, lights, paint, hydroturf, sound system, misc bull****-$3500
Motor, used 35 mud buddy- $2100.... Needs about another $2000 worth or performance parts to satisfy me

Bout $12000 and it still hasn't hit the water for the first time yet