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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    Hmmm I have a lot to think on, and I’m doing this in town in my driveway so idk if I have the space to pull the top.. how much materials such as resin and fiberglass roll would I need to tackle this project?!
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    So if I do go the route of a full restore, or just the stringers to the transom, floor and upholstery, etc.. could I get away with not pulling the top off and still being able to replace the floor under the front and back where the fiberglass frames sit?! I don’t want to do to much to the outside..
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    UPDATE!!!.. it took me less than an hour, but i pried the large piece of plywood up that was in the center, all the screws spun and did come out so I just pull the whole piece up, everyone was right.. it is a total gut and redo.. there are no stringer left, just non treated wood someone tried to...
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    I know! All they really had to do is have a tarp on it and the entire floor and stringer would have been fine.. I still don’t think I could have saved the floor even if I grabbed it 4 years ago…
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    Thank you everyone for the reply’s! Im ok with taking time to restore this boat if it is cost effective, and I make a really good boat for cheaper than if I would just go buy another and keep the motor.. I just saw a redone one with a boat wrap on the outside for $5000 where I’m at. I have the...
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    I will be doing it by myself, I know that the motor was started every year for the last 4 years, but it hasn’t been in the water for 4 years.. and I don’t see and chips or cracks on the hull. I have a 5on-2off-2on-5off schedule so I will have some time to work on it. And I will hopefully test...
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    Help! 1976 Mark Twain restore it or junk it?!?

    Hey everyone! Just got my first boat thinking it was a steal, of course it never is… so here goes.. I just got a 1976 mark Twain tri-hull with trailer, that has a 115hp Johnson motor. I paid $300 for everything. But the interior is trashed due to not being taking care of and parked outside for...
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