My first boat. My first rehab 1973 14.5' Johnson fiberglass

[GSELLERS1245]

This will be my little journal of how my boat will come along. I just wanted to share my progress. Here is the boat how it sits after i cleaned all the junk out of it. Sorry for the crappy pics i took them with my phone. Let me know what ya think.

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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[FBPirate95]

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So far looks like you don't have any major surprises. Keep posting your progress.

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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well there was 2 surprises today
1. the colony of bull/carpenter ants
2. After fiddling with the motor it doesnt have a carb. Its a suzuki dt20 02003-704986. Called the seller and he said it didnt come with one.

The transom was solid, all the glass was in excellent condition and tomorrow ill take it and pressure wash it really good

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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pressure washed and looking good. pics soon

 

[Jacket4life]

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You gonna do the whole project in that apartment parking lot? That's AWESOME!

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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You gonna do the whole project in that apartment parking lot? That's AWESOME!

i sure am

 

[tallcanadian]

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The seller said it didn't come with a carb? How did he use it? But seriously it's a great boat. Looks like a fun project. Keep the pics and progress reports coming.

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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A little bit cleaner now and i remover the back seat section:

here is the pile i took out of and off of the boat

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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The seller said it didn't come with a carb? How did he use it? But seriously it's a great boat. Looks like a fun project. Keep the pics and progress reports coming.

he never used it, he bought it as a fixxer upper and it just sat in his yard. He is a junkyard dog and he had boats everywhere. Code enforcement was making him get rid of stuff so i got this boat for cheapo.

 

[tallcanadian]

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he never used it, he bought it as a fixxer upper and it just sat in his yard. He is a junkyard dog and he had boats everywhere. Code enforcement was making him get rid of stuff so i got this boat for cheapo.

Awesome...cheap is good. Looks good all cleaned up.

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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going to start sanding tomorrow. I have to get a respirator, golves, and get my shop vac back from my brother. This weekends list of goals is as follows:
1. get complete inside sanded and prepped
2. Remove screws and patch any holes
3. frame out rear bench and fabricate it so the seat will double as a cooler
4. Maybe start sanding the exterior but not sure yet. I might do the outside first and make my way towards the inside

 

[Free Bird]

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Your motor weighs between 75 and 100 pounds. I would build a stand for it and get it in your garage or living room or to the boat mechanics. Even in great neighborhoods light motors like that get stolen. It will make sanding and flipping the hull a lot easier too. I really like that hull BTW.

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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i sold the motor, i am looking to get something a little more reliable. This motor needed way too much work and parts were too hard to come by.


Anyway, here is the current update. I thought i was going to reuse the front deck and the seat that was in the front. Well it had wood on it....yeah....it was rotted. So out it came. And pressure washed it again. On the front deck bottom side there is drain holes that lead to the opening to the through hull drain to the transom. I stuck the nozzle in there and KACHOW!!!! roaches and more bull ants. They were all over me but luckile i didnt get bit. There was about 100 ants and 25 cockroaches. YUCK!!! anyway here is the current progress pics:

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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here is the boat now. I got 1/2 the inside done today and then had a rain delay. The other half and the outside should be done tomorrow.
heres pics:

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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current progress:

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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boat is off the trailer and starting on the bottom. About 3pm today i had to call it quits. It was sooooo freaking hot outside. Anyway, taking the week off and will get back to it saturday

 

[Jacket4life]

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Dude! You are doing GREAT! Where are you?

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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Dude! You are doing GREAT! Where are you?

i am in riverview florida which is close to tampa. Ill have to update my profile

 

[GSELLERS1245]

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ok couldnt stay away from it for long. Back at it today after work Here's the progress: