Thread: Fish that took over an hour to catch

I swapped Alumacraft boats about ten years ago.
I bought my 1542 back in 1978 . It was heavy for an Aluminum boat . Originally came with steering and a 20hp Mercury .
I gave the hull to a friend of mine and bought a 1436 .
It’s light enough I can handle it by myself and setup for electric only lakes , although I still have a 6hp Johnson twin if I wanted to explore a bigger reservoir.
No decks on this one , my feet are on the floor inside . My weight is low in the boat .
I feel safe in it ,even alone .
It’s walking the trailer putting it back on the trailer to get to the winch that’s the scariest part of taking it out .
Guess I could take my rubber boots and get in the water on the ramp to load her up . Hadn’t thought of doing it that way .

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

I swapped Alumacraft boats about ten years ago.
I bought my 1542 back in 1978 . It was heavy for an Aluminum boat . Originally came with steering and a 20hp Mercury .
I gave the hull to a friend of mine and bought a 1436 .
It’s light enough I can handle it by myself and setup for electric only lakes , although I still have a 6hp Johnson twin if I wanted to explore a bigger reservoir.
No decks on this one , my feet are on the floor inside . My weight is low in the boat .
I feel safe in it ,even alone .
It’s walking the trailer putting it back on the trailer to get to the winch that’s the scariest part of taking it out .
Guess I could take my rubber boots and get in the water on the ramp to load her up . Hadn’t thought of doing it that way .

Can you put trailer guides on and drive it onto the bunks? I guess the only danger spot them is stepping from the boat onto the trailer and then to dry ground. You could also put planks on the trailer tongue to walk on.

See if you can find a young kid that wants to go fishing. Maybe ask at the Sport Shop. He or She could help you with loading and unloading and you could take them fishing. Just thinking out loud here trying to help you out!