Pics of my winter project

[txnavysailor]

whoever put the floor in knew nothing about fibreglass cause they just poared resin all over the plywood. im going to pull it up this weekend, hopefully the stringers are good.
jonathan

 

[jcsercsa]

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Welcome , hope you get Lucky and the stringers are good !! she will be a lot of fun !! John

PS hope you got some wood drying ?? it can take up to a month to get it dry !! are you going to us poly or epoxy ?? and do you have a good respirator ??

 

[txnavysailor]

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still doing my homework on the resin type. dont have any wood yet ive only had the boat for a week. i figure it was worh the $200 i paid for it. the omc motor started up and ran yesterday. i would like to convert the riding bow into a deck bow like the old 50s runabouts b/c someone cut out the molded fiberglass seats and i think it would be easier than building new ones. is there any way to put teak or similar wood ontop of fiberglass?
jonathan

 

[i386]

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That boat looks a lot like my Chris Craft Scorpion 186. Any idea what it is?

 

[jcsercsa]

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cool it allways a plus when she starts !! lol

your trailor is worth 200 alone !!

OMC parts can be hard to come by , so lets all hope that good !!

sure you can do anything you wood like [pun intended] lol, I got a buddie on here that cut the hole stern off and added 4 feet to his boat , He will be here , oops is his name , great guy !! you want to put like a little cubbie cabin in or just a flat top on the bow ?? to do that you would have to use eopxy !! John

 

[jcsercsa]

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ohh yea first get your wood drying , and get a good mask a dual cart,one. and what ever you do dont wash your cloths in you washmachine after you been grinding , it will get glass on all your cloths !! john

 

[txnavysailor]

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ya i was going to build a little storage locker under the bow deck. the omc motor is a 2.5l and resembles old chevy motors, the starter was bad and i put one off a chevy in, bolted right up.

id like the bow to look like this pic and also build a deck over the rear to cover up motor area instead of "dog house" type cover. then put one big u shaped seat to get my 7 pass max

 

[txnavysailor]

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i forgot to mention it is an 1983 renken 18'8" dunno what kind of renken i am curious if anyone knows
jonathan

 

[maxum247]

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ya i was going to build a little storage locker under the bow deck. the omc motor is a 2.5l and resembles old chevy motors, the starter was bad and i put one off a chevy in, bolted right up.

id like the bow to look like this pic and also build a deck over the rear to cover up motor area instead of "dog house" type cover. then put one big u shaped seat to get my 7 pass max

That boat has great lines.Sure would look sharp with the teak on the bow!
Lot of upkeep, strip and varnish, strip and varnish.
Teak looks good when it's first sanded though.

 

[jcsercsa]

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That really would look great !! Like maxum247 said it would take a lot of up keep !! but she sure would look pertty !! John

 

[txnavysailor]

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well im going to rip out the "deck" tomorrow and see what it looks like underneath. is it possible to take out the 4cyl and put in a v8? i have a built olds 350 just sitting there and thought "hmm i wonder if it will go in the boat?"
jonathan

 

[jcsercsa]

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O am pertty sure you can !! i dont know how but there are a lot that do on here !! good luck, hope all the rest is solid for yea !! John

 

[txnavysailor]

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ill take some pics tomorrow of the deck coming out and what lurks beneath. going to a vw swapmeet in the am with my pops
jonathan

 

[ezmobee]

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Love the idea of the wrap around bench seat in the back. Do you fish at all? If you do, that bow area would make a great casting deck. You could even fab up some removable cushions for when you just want to cruise. I have a closed bow boat and I really think you'll regret doing that to yours. People want to ride up there! My closed bow is a colossal waste of space.

 

[SnappingTurtle]

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Nice looking boat!

I rarely go out with more than four people at a time, and often in the past in not the best weather. I am probably in the minority here, but I like closed bow concepts, from both a visual and a practicable viewpoint.

A closed bow offers both a dry place for gear in rainy, stormy weather, and is better for my tendency to take on waves that tend to crash over the bow.

That said, I vote for you closing it up, giving it a overall sporter look.