Tin Can Boat Works — Small Boats Built for Serious Fishing

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Great Outdoors Shops is proud to partner with Tin Can Boat Works, a Florida small-boat restoration and conversion company built around a simple idea: good fishing boats don’t have to be big, expensive or new.

Tin Can Boat Works restores and rebuilds aluminum jon boats, V-hulls, pontoons and personal watercraft into practical, purpose-built fishing rigs.

Rather than simply making an old boat look new again, Tin Can approaches each project around how the boat will actually be used on the water — from flooring, storage and seating to electrical systems, trolling motors and fishing-specific layouts.

Built Around Fishing

The partnership between Great Outdoors Shops and Tin Can Boat Works is a natural one.

Great Outdoors Shops is built around the tackle, baits and equipment anglers use to catch fish. Tin Can Boat Works focuses on the small boats that help anglers get to them.

Both companies share the same philosophy: fishing doesn’t have to be complicated.

A well-built aluminum boat, a few rods and the right tackle can open up an incredible amount of water.

Giving Good Boats a Second Life

Some of the best small fishing boats are already out there.

They may have faded paint, worn flooring, an aging transom or years of modifications that no longer make sense. Underneath it all may still be a solid aluminum hull with plenty of fishing left in it.

Tin Can Boat Works evaluates each project individually and rebuilds boats around their strengths rather than trying to turn every small aluminum hull into a miniature bass boat.

Projects may include:

  • Aluminum jon boat restorations and fishing conversions
  • Small aluminum V-hull fishing builds
  • Fishing pontoon projects
  • Personal watercraft fishing setups
  • Flooring and storage
  • Electrical and fishing electronics
  • Seating and fishing layouts
  • Trolling-motor setups

The goal is simple:

Make a good small boat fish better.

Follow the Tin Can Builds

Every Tin Can project has a story.

Tin Can Boat Works documents its builds from the original boat through teardown, evaluation, repairs, upgrades and the finished fishing rig.

That means anglers can see what went into a build instead of only seeing the finished boat sitting on a trailer.

Visit Tin Can Boat Works to follow current projects, explore completed Tin Can builds, see boats available for sale and learn more about restoring and fishing from small aluminum boats.

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Small Boats. Serious Fishing.