Re: My restoration project. Photos up!
Re: My restoration project. Photos up!
Hah! Come on guys. It's not that bad. I need a project. Badly. It literally hasn't cost me anything yet, though I'm about to purchase some tune-up parts & gaskets for that old Evinrude you may have noticed in the pictures.
I have a boat (albeit a smaller one than that) that runs so I can take my time and enjoy the work. Honestly, as bad as it looks it hasn't been too difficult getting it to the state it's in. I'm just a little further along than the picture show. I'll take some more tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
I think it's a good first time project. It's constructed fairly simply. It has a top and bottom half. The transom is very simple. Since it's a small tri-hull, stringers are not required. Making her lakeworthy should be pretty straightforward once I know which materials I need to do the work.
My plan is to:
Reinforce the tunnels before putting in the foam.
Reinforce the transom some before gluing up the wood piece that goes back in there.
Glassing in a new floor. 2 sheets of 3/8" will do the floor and the transom.
Put both pieces of the top half back in and secure it to the holes with wire ties. Then bolt the fore and aft sections that I cut out together so i can then remove it as one piece.
I'll glass it back together and probably make some modifications to it.
I would like to have fore and aft casting decks and perhaps convert the design to a stand-up center console.
Though I have removed about 300 pounds of wet foam, I have to be concious of how much weight I add to the boat since it's only rated for 35 horsepower and I'll be using the old 33 Evinrude.
I must also be aware of how any modifications I make to the "top half" effect the strength of the design.
Also, I have access to sand blasting and painting equipment. You won't recognize that trailer when I'm done with it. d
I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions soon, but for now I'm sanding and grinding and taking pics.
