Well, here it goes. Rick said that the only way I could actually join the club was to start a post and put up pictures. This is the first time I have attempted to redo a boat and this site has been a major help to me so far and I know it will continue to be that as I tear this thing apart and rebuild it. It isn't pretty but it came with a 140hp Evinrude that runs fine and a galvanized trailer, all for $500. My wife is still shaking her head. The purpose was for my kids to help in the rebuild, especially the tear out. The most excited of the bunch is my 8 yr old son who initially wanted to tear the floor out with an axe, is that excitement or what? His excitement got the best of him and he did manage to partially re-orient the passenger console/windshield before I was able to say NO! The good thing is you put a screw driver in his hands and he takes apart anything, and everything, that is near him. My 12 yr old daughter is the other part of the crew. Although she spends most of her time deciding which friends will get to go for boat rides, she is the real muscle in the tear out. My wife actually took off the first bolt so we are up and running. The goal is to be in the water by late September, we shall see. Currently we have put about 5 hours into it and have it gutted down to the deck. The gas tank is out, which was a fiasco, but the goal now is to lift the motor onto the engine stand, tear out the transom, remove the deck, and get it to the welder. I look forward to all of the advice and encouragement I can get........So where do I pay my dues?
Here is how it looked when I got it.
After 3 1/2 hours of tear out!
So far, except for the top rails, gunnels, there is no visible corrosion. What I have looked at under the deck is fine as well. My fingers are crossed.
This evening my son earned his keep. He was the socket wrench man as we removed all of the rub rail bolts. An interesting thing I noticed when we removed the rub rail, almost all of the rivets that attach the top to the sides of the boat were sheared off. It was off the the hardware store for a rivet tool after that. I decided to replace all of those rivets on both sides. Has anyone had to do this before and if so, do you recommend putting 5200 between the top and sides where they meet before riveting, or is that overkill. I do have a habit of over-engineering. We got finished with all of this and my son said, man, I hope we don't have to do that again....let's go get a slurpee. I hope to post more pics soon.
Keith
Here is how it looked when I got it.
After 3 1/2 hours of tear out!
So far, except for the top rails, gunnels, there is no visible corrosion. What I have looked at under the deck is fine as well. My fingers are crossed.
This evening my son earned his keep. He was the socket wrench man as we removed all of the rub rail bolts. An interesting thing I noticed when we removed the rub rail, almost all of the rivets that attach the top to the sides of the boat were sheared off. It was off the the hardware store for a rivet tool after that. I decided to replace all of those rivets on both sides. Has anyone had to do this before and if so, do you recommend putting 5200 between the top and sides where they meet before riveting, or is that overkill. I do have a habit of over-engineering. We got finished with all of this and my son said, man, I hope we don't have to do that again....let's go get a slurpee. I hope to post more pics soon.
Keith
. Remember I am the only one who has to pay dues and Kev has me paid up for the first 2 years 
