I know that many of us enjoyed ReelSlim's build thread.
Unfortunately, I enjoyed his build thread a little too much and decided to have a similar boat built by JaxonCraft.
We were lucky to get a build spot that opened up for late May / early June. of this year. It will be interesting to see how things go with building a boat a year and a bit after the pandemic affected supply chains. We are being as defensive as possible and buying things when we see them for the build.
We have already purchased the aluminum, the motors (and controls) and the electronics. It is the little things that are going to be a challenge. For example we want to have the Yeti cooler tie down parts for the rear deck. They are sold out (and have been) almost everywhere in North America for some time. I managed to find a set last week. It will be these little things that may be the challenge as the build goes on.
I will combine the decisons made in my other threads into this one over the next few weeks.
My decision to do the thread was more about helping the builder than anything else. I had never heard of Jaxon Craft before ReelSlim's build.
I also want to thank ReelSlim for all his help during the last few months. To answer your questions we are building the same size/model boat but ours will be less hard core fishing.
Speaking of finding and buying things my brother is (it was was) a wooden boat guy. My brother read the thread and reminded me he that may be boatless but he is still a wooden boat guy at heart .He had a a few boats he was the custodian for (they are not owners but rather custodians of history). I am going to ask him to send me a few photos to post up on the thread.
He tipped me off to a Canadian rope maker in Ontario http://www.onlineropestore.com/
They have free shipping on orders over $100.00. I ordered lines and a throw bag from this company. We will see how that goes.
And so it begins....
Well I guess I’m passed the point of no return officially. I put the cheque in the bank after selling my Striper 2 days ago. I’m going to try and make this a “Happy” thread and post pictures of my new boat build. I placed a deposit on one a month ago after a few years of deciding what I was...
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Unfortunately, I enjoyed his build thread a little too much and decided to have a similar boat built by JaxonCraft.
We were lucky to get a build spot that opened up for late May / early June. of this year. It will be interesting to see how things go with building a boat a year and a bit after the pandemic affected supply chains. We are being as defensive as possible and buying things when we see them for the build.
We have already purchased the aluminum, the motors (and controls) and the electronics. It is the little things that are going to be a challenge. For example we want to have the Yeti cooler tie down parts for the rear deck. They are sold out (and have been) almost everywhere in North America for some time. I managed to find a set last week. It will be these little things that may be the challenge as the build goes on.
I will combine the decisons made in my other threads into this one over the next few weeks.
My decision to do the thread was more about helping the builder than anything else. I had never heard of Jaxon Craft before ReelSlim's build.
I also want to thank ReelSlim for all his help during the last few months. To answer your questions we are building the same size/model boat but ours will be less hard core fishing.
Speaking of finding and buying things my brother is (it was was) a wooden boat guy. My brother read the thread and reminded me he that may be boatless but he is still a wooden boat guy at heart .He had a a few boats he was the custodian for (they are not owners but rather custodians of history). I am going to ask him to send me a few photos to post up on the thread.
He tipped me off to a Canadian rope maker in Ontario http://www.onlineropestore.com/
They have free shipping on orders over $100.00. I ordered lines and a throw bag from this company. We will see how that goes.
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