Aluminum Boat Restoration Built for Fishing

 Tin Can Boat Works restores and rebuilds small aluminum jon boats, V-hulls, pontoons and personal watercraft with one purpose in mind — getting them back on the water and ready to fish.We don’t just make old boats look new. We rebuild

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Giving Good Boats a Second Life

Some of the best fishing boats don’t start out new.

Tin Can Boat Works takes proven aluminum hulls and tired small boats and rebuilds them into practical, purpose-driven fishing rigs. Each project starts with evaluating what we have, what the boat needs and how it can be made more useful on the water.

From hull and transom repairs to flooring, electrical systems, storage, seating and fishing-specific layouts, our goal isn’t to turn a small boat into something it isn’t.

It’s to make a good small boat fish better.

Jon Boats

Jon Boats

Flat-bottom aluminum boats make excellent fishing platforms when they're set up properly. We restore and convert jon boats with practical layouts designed around stability, storage and fishability.

V-Hull Fishing Builds

Small aluminum V-hulls offer versatility for anglers fishing larger lakes and changing conditions. Tin Can builds preserve that versatility while improving the boat's fishing capability.

Fishing Pontoon Projects

Older pontoons can make surprisingly capable fishing platforms. Selected pontoon projects can be rebuilt around comfortable, practical fishing rather than cruising.

Personal Watercraft

Personal Watercraft

Personal watercraft can become compact fishing machines. Our PWC projects focus on practical storage, rod management and fishing-specific accessories without unnecessarily complicating the craft.

Built to Fish. Not Just to Look Good.

Fishing First

Every layout starts with how the boat will actually be used on the water.

Practical Builds

Storage, seating, electrical systems and accessories are chosen because they serve a purpose — not simply because they look good in a photo.

Small-Boat Focus

Tin Can specializes in the boats many anglers actually own and fish: compact, affordable and capable aluminum fishing rigs.

Documented Builds

Tin Can projects are photographed and documented throughout the rebuild so the story doesn't disappear when the project is finished.

The Tin Can Guide to Small Fishing Boats

Whether you’re buying an older aluminum boat, planning your own restoration or trying to get more out of the boat you already own, the Tin Can Boat Guide is built around practical small-boat information.

We cover aluminum boat restoration, jon boat setups, V-hulls, fishing conversions, electrical systems, flooring, storage, buying used boats and the lessons we learn along the way.

Is an Old Aluminum Boat Worth Restoring

Is an Old Aluminum Boat Worth Restoring? What to Consider

September 1, 2026 No Comments

Is an Old Aluminum Boat Worth Restoring? Drive around long enough and you’ll see them. Old aluminum boats sitting behind garages, leaning against sheds, parked under trees or listed on Marketplace looking like they haven’t touched water in years. Some are $500 fishing boats waiting for another chance. Others are

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