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Well here goes! I picked this boat up for 50 bucks. after tearing into it ive found roted deck, stringers, transom and a small garden. Well the good news is that the hull and cap seem to be in pretty good condition. I plan on gutting the interior and makeing it an open floor plan and makeing a...
I landed this boat from craigslist here in Arkansas. I am only planning to bring it back to origianl condition. First step is going to be to strip all of the old paint off, its been Painted about 10 times over the years. It looks like some minor repairs will need to be made to the aluminum...
Hey guys! I have one quick question. I am restoring a 16 foot aluminum bowrider. After I have removed all of the flooring I have found some small stress cracks in the deck stringers in the bottom of the boat. Should I have these welded or will they be ok? Refer to pics in my original post of the...
Hey eveyone! I am new here and have a few questions. I bought a boat what the seller said was a 1979 BlueFin. The Hp plate is missing. The hull number on the transon begins with F M. I am planning on making this a fishing vessel. The hull is seems to be rock solid. I am going to paint the seams...
