1997 Celebrity 200, Rotten Motor mounts/fuel cell

[JDA1975]

due to popular demand I decided to post this job. Before anyone says it...YES the rest of the boat was rotten too, but owner did not, or could not afford a complete refit. I informed him of the extent of the rot, but he just wanted it to get back under power and might do a more thorough refit after the season is over.

The story behind this was that he was under power, getting up to planing speed when his motor twisted off its mounts. The motor mounts were completely rotten

Beautiful boat that had a dirty little secret

Motor mount where it tore loose due to rot

Fuel cell area, was rotten to the core

Removed fuel cell and rotten motor mounts, left one motor mount intact until I had second built in order to use it for measurements

cut, fit and glassed in the fuel area

Then rebuilt motor mounts and glassed them in using a 24oz. Woven Roving covered by a lighter mat and cloth to minimize the pattern. Also the original motor mount was a plywood box, and when I made mine I used a solid 4X6 for added strength

 

[JDA1975]

Re: 1997 Celebrity 200, Rotten Motor mounts/fuel cell

finished it up with a coat of grey bilge paint

Doing a fix in this fashion had a few trouble points, could not get a grinder into some spots to give it a nice smooth finish, but as I told him, its the strength that matters and it has that...bilges aren't meant to be pretty!

for the pros out there, I know this is not optimal, but I did get to as good of wood as I could and seperated the new from old with 2 layers of glass so that perhaps when he decides to get the rest done the new stuff will be good as is

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1997 Celebrity 200, Rotten Motor mounts/fuel cell

Well at least he has 1/2 a boat!!!!. What you did should be good to go when he comes back to do the rest.