Restoration Project.

[Blueyboy]

Hi Guys,

This is my first post here and firstly I would like to thank everyone who has posted in the past. There is a huge amount of knowlege here that has helped me get this far. I have never done a project like this before and am currently at a point where the transom and floor have been removed.

I would like to ask some hep in identifying this boat. I have put all my photos on http://s1080.photobucket.com/albums/j327/adamfeil/

The hull looks like a bellboy but I have only ever seen one other pic online from a seller in Queensland who's advertiement said it was a 1966 Bellboy.

Has anyone seen this boat before and tell me if the seller was correct?

Many thanks in advance.

PS. If anyone sees anything in the photos (apart from the finger damage) that I am doing wrong please let me know. Cheers

 

[JDA1975]

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That was an interesting trailer to say the least...nice job getting it back to par. How well does it pull? As far as your boat work so far only thing I see is your working on top of the trailer which is fine...but add more support during rebuild to keep your hull from flexing...I did not at first and it took me some time even after building my cradle for it to finally get it reset to where I know my cap will go back on...hindsight...go figure right! Love the boat, looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[Teamster]

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Did I see a tiller handle on the Rude'????


That's a neat little boat, I like it,...

 

[Blueyboy]

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There is indeed a tiller handle on the outboard. A little ceased up but i was pleasantly surprised that is actually fired up after a few pull starts. Its a 1985 evinride 30hp 2 stroke.

As soon as the floor and box seats came out i started to notice the hull flexing. Going to grab some scrap wood and make some supports to hold the shape. Probably looking at at least another year of work so definately worth it.

 

[zopperman]

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Cool boat!!!

 

[Friscoboater]

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Cool boat. Take a look at how to post the pictures in your thread. I know I am lazy and hate clicking an external link...

Here is teh link to the how too. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=288451

 

[Blueyboy]

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In response to demand here are some pics for us lazy peeps.
I gotta say, the more I look at it, the more I love this hull shape...

 

[Jon Sob]

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I have to agree with zopperman ........ that is one cool boat! Good luck on your project and keep us posted.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Not me!!! That is the Ugliest Boat I have ever seen. In fact it is soooooooo ugly that I think I need to come haul it off for you so the neighbors won't complain. My neighbors, on the other hand, neeeeever look outside so it an sit in my backyard with no worries.!

Seriously, R U Kidding me!!! What a great looking craft. I Reeeeeally want to follow this one. She's so KOOL!!!!

 

[ezmobee]

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Have you ditched the cabin? or is it just off temporarily.

 

[zopperman]

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It would be awesome with a flybridge!!!

 

[Outback Jack]

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Wow I like that boat , nice find, will make a nice boat when you get it all back together.

Jack

 

[Cadwelder]

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She is rather cool...but a 35 seems a bit small for that boat, but on the other hand I don't know the length? Hard to tell that from the pictures.

Looks like a fun project though. Good luck with her.

 

[archbuilder]

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Now that is a cool project!

 

[Blueyboy]

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Its only 4.2m or 14.5 feet. I think the 30hp might be a bit underpowered for it but am hoping that with a good tune and the fact that it is two-stroke (more power???) I will get away with it at least until I can afford a repower.

The cabin was bolted on so I took it off to get access to the section under it for repainting. After a lot of measuring I worked out the the deck space on to stand in is only 1 square metre. Decided I needed more so cut the cabin down by about half.

It was only after doing this that I found out that this might be a bellboy, and maybe a bit of a classic?? Now I am in two minds about whether I want the extra deck space or if I should put the cabin back together and reinforce it to bring the boat back to original.

That's a long way off at the moment (its taken me almost a year to get to removing the floor to get to the stringers) so I guess the decision will need to be made when the cabin goes back on.

I LOVE the shape of this boat and would really like to know if it is actually a bellboy. Skagit boats seem to have very similar hull shapes but all the other bellboys and skagits i have seen have had big batman wings hanging off the back . Still stumped...

 

[Alwhite00]

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Great looking boat, Nice project.

LK

 

[kfa4303]

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super cool little boat. It seems like the dory design is much more popular in Britain and Australia than here in the states, but I'm not sure why. I've toyed with the idea of converting my little 14' tinny to a similar set up, but I haven't found a good design. Thanks again for the post.

 

[ezmobee]

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It seems like the dory design is much more popular in Britain and Australia than here in the states

Indeed it would seem that way. Thus making it less likely to be a Bell Boy. I'd stick with your modification plan if that's what you want to do.

 

[island mike]

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Nice boat!
Check put fiberclassic.com.
They have a great site and lots of pics.
Maybe helps identifying your boat
Good luck

 

[vincechig1975]

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That's a neat lookin lil fishin boat .