At the recommendation of kcassels (who has rendedered fantastic advice for me before), I'm jumping in the right way, and posting my project.
Like many, I went out to pick up a "great deal" of a boat. Like many, i found out too late that it wasn't. The outboard had been recently serviced, and was operable, but the owner seemed to not know ANYTHING about boating. (When I looked at it, I asked "where's the bilge plug?" The answer was, "It didn't come with one...") The boat had been (poorly) primed and painted, but the floor seemed very stiff, compared to previous boats I'd examined. After offering what I was sure to be an insult, the gentleman's wife urged the man to accept, and I picked up a boat, trailed and operable outboard for $500.
Of course, getting home and pulling some things to thoroughly clean the inside and outside, I found...
and second floor, with nearly identical carpet to the original.
Fast forward; The rot didn't stop at the deck, or the foam, or the transom, or the stringers.
So, I started measuring and gutting.
I'm posting this project about 2 months into the progress. The project started in August of last year, and had to stop in October due to the temps of Iowa. (No more glassin' under 60 degrees.)
As I type this, it's 25 degrees on April 1st, and I can't wait to get out and finish up this project.
Pic's attached are mostly in order of date, however, I don't have any "post seacast pour" yet.
Next steps; Grind back the stringers/bulkheads around the fuel tank, then add a layer of 1708. (Due to having to overgrind the stringers for tank fit.) Then, sand, clean and two-part epoxy prime+paint the tank prior to install. Then install floor, re-cap, and start the "re-install" of the seats and other deck fixtures.
More updates to come, and thanks to the "all over the place" questions I've been popping in other folks threads. It's all been very beneficial to me.
Pics are coming....
Like many, I went out to pick up a "great deal" of a boat. Like many, i found out too late that it wasn't. The outboard had been recently serviced, and was operable, but the owner seemed to not know ANYTHING about boating. (When I looked at it, I asked "where's the bilge plug?" The answer was, "It didn't come with one...") The boat had been (poorly) primed and painted, but the floor seemed very stiff, compared to previous boats I'd examined. After offering what I was sure to be an insult, the gentleman's wife urged the man to accept, and I picked up a boat, trailed and operable outboard for $500.
Of course, getting home and pulling some things to thoroughly clean the inside and outside, I found...
and second floor, with nearly identical carpet to the original.
Fast forward; The rot didn't stop at the deck, or the foam, or the transom, or the stringers.
So, I started measuring and gutting.
I'm posting this project about 2 months into the progress. The project started in August of last year, and had to stop in October due to the temps of Iowa. (No more glassin' under 60 degrees.)
As I type this, it's 25 degrees on April 1st, and I can't wait to get out and finish up this project.
Pic's attached are mostly in order of date, however, I don't have any "post seacast pour" yet.
Next steps; Grind back the stringers/bulkheads around the fuel tank, then add a layer of 1708. (Due to having to overgrind the stringers for tank fit.) Then, sand, clean and two-part epoxy prime+paint the tank prior to install. Then install floor, re-cap, and start the "re-install" of the seats and other deck fixtures.
More updates to come, and thanks to the "all over the place" questions I've been popping in other folks threads. It's all been very beneficial to me.
Pics are coming....
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