I purchased a 2000 GoDevil 1644 hull and 25hp GD Longtail this year and decided to redo everything on this boat. From wiring, hoses, flotation and paint to a brand new boat blind and trolling motor. It took four months of work, but I got it done.

Here are some pictures of the progress.

Boat as purchased:







Boat prepped up, flotation removed, hoses and wires removed, and 2 coats of Sherwin-Williams KEM-400 that I ordered over the phone from the New Orleans SWCC store:









Camo applied by individually sticking leaves with masking tape (applied on the back of the leaf), and spray painted with Rustoleum Brown spray paint:







Hydroturf goes on, then new seats, gas tank, trolling motor:














Finally the boat blind, that I custom made to bend around the longtail handle. The blind can be easily removed and the straps were not permanently attached to the gunnels:

dayum good job!!! i like it

The fruits of my labor

little early to be woodiebustin?

oh, we caint shoot woodies durin teal season.

It would save alot of boring days.

Great Job!

how did you do that paint job, just painted the base coat then use tape to do the grass lines??? I like it alot.

very nice work!! you deffinatly have some time in that!! that new trailer really completes it!

nice work on the boat. i sure wish mine had that layout.

looks great, i built the same kinda blind for my last boat, it worked great. I am about to paint my boat so just getting ideas together. Thanks

Sweet conversion!!

hey chris, do you have any plans drawn up for that blind? I'm lookin to build one in the coming weeks. boat looks awesome man. im about to get my rig ready for the season. you're gonna have to come over and help me work on it before we go blast at seminole.

- rick

solid man i appreciate. boat looks freakin great by the way. cant wait to get on those cans.

holy chit man, great job, love the way it turned out. keep up the great work, and good luck this season.

PIMP!

Chris,
Nice work man! Where you located at in Florida? North?

ha. chris, i know exactly where you live and ive already thought about it.

Chris,
Did you remove the flotation that is located in the side of the boat? If so, was it wet?

Awesome job man...that was alot of work put into it

Where'd you get the strapping and strap hardware? Asap thanks. In process of doing that to mine now.

The black straps I bought at my local Walmart. It comes with those easy latch plastic clips.

The bimini hardware I purchased from Overton's (Overtons.com). It's 7/8" bimini hardware that requires only a little bit of sanding for a snug fit on the 3/4" EMT conduit.

The hardware used to attach the straps to the gunnel were all bought at my local Lowe's. It's a combination of a 1/4" hose clamp with rubber lining inside, and a zinc-plated metal D-ring. This configuration allows you to remove the blind easily without permanently attaching it to the boat.

The splice in the EMT was done with a thick piece of 3/4" metal tube (about two feet long), drilled while inside the EMT and riveted together. The connection is very solid.

Let me know if you have any other questions I can help with.

Chris