Another new owner!

[Watermann]

Oh yeah nice score on the big AL tank! A guy can never have too much fuel on board. :thumb:

 

[Mike(nj)]

Some more progress.....so far 10 55gal. bags of foam!! The boat must have dropped 500-600 lbs easy.

 

[bob johnson]

id wager for that year, and hull, the gas tank was factory where you found it, in the size you have!!!!

earlier models of the islander used to have the tanks under the seat platforms you took down!

let me know if you are getting rid of any parts....especially that hinged splashwell door!! ha ha( I can dream, right?? ha ha)

 

[dozerII]

Good progress, that part of the demo sucks

 

[GoldDuster360]

Man, that looks like real work, love that size boat and hull. Demo that Mariner shroud while you are at it, needs to be painted black and have a big Mercury decal on it

 

[jasoutside]

Making the whole back of the boat 1 level. Goal is more room and light weight.

This is a good move ^^^^ your whole boat will feel bigger and you won't be falling into that big hole right next to the helm.:thumb:

 

[Mike(nj)]

id wager for that year, and hull, the gas tank was factory where you found it, in the size you have!!!!

earlier models of the islander used to have the tanks under the seat platforms you took down!

let me know if you are getting rid of any parts....especially that hinged splashwell door!! ha ha( I can dream, right?? ha ha)

In the future I will probably get rid of some parts as I figure out my final plan. Yeah, the splashwell door is staying for sure. Sorry.

Yes, this DEMO work does SUCK!!!

Aren't Mariner and Merc the same? Seems like its in nice shape for the year. Anyone know of an online manual for this engine. I noticed it was stuck in gear......found the nut came off the shift rod at the bottom/center of the motor. Put that back on and still in gear. Am I missing something?

 

[Mike(nj)]

Still pulling foam.......onto bag 14.....ugh

 

[GA_Boater]

Some Mercs and Mariners are similar, Mike. And some ain't. If you don't have a manual, Boatinfo.com has many manuals. You can't print complete manuals, but you can print pages if your memory is like mine.

Fourteen bags? How many mice skelatons?

 

[jbcurt00]

I don't know Mariner motors well enough to know if it's the Merc version or not. Post a topic about your motor in the Mariner/Force forum. Be sure to post as much info as you can about it, esp serial# if you can find it.

There should be a manual available for it,

 

[Mike(nj)]

Some Mercs and Mariners are similar, Mike. And some ain't. If you don't have a manual, Boatinfo.com has many manuals. You can't print complete manuals, but you can print pages if your memory is like mine.

Fourteen bags? How many mice skelatons?

Not 1 mouse found.......only saw 1 nest. I believe the engine is original to the boat so I'm guessing its a 1983 115hp but will get the vin# today and look into this.

I did find a few holes in the hull. :grumpy: Please tell me all is not lost....any links would help greatly. Thanks, guys

 

[GA_Boater]

Hole pics, Mike? We can go from there on how to fix her up.

 

[Mike(nj)]

Hole pics, Mike? We can go from there on how to fix her up.

Here are 2.....

 

[Watermann]

Oh man you really have a corrosion issue there with quite a bit of material ate up in the area surrounding the hole. Clean the area up real good and post another pic. It looks to me like a patch to cover the area would be a possibility.

 

[hayko1971]

Great looking project there! I'm going to follow along.

 

[dozerII]

I'm with Watermann, that looks pretty bad, good clean up and then evaluate where your at on how to patch it.

 

[Mike(nj)]

WOW, its been a while but a few things came up and put a hold on any work to the boat. Here are some more photo's of what I'm dealing with.

 

[jbcurt00]

You should probably post more pix detailing the corrosion. From that pix ^^^ it looks like there's a good bit of corrosion on the rib in the bottom right corner of the pix.