sabercraft 15' restore

[rjad]

Restoring a sabrecraft that i scored from the dump. It was in great shape for getting it at the dump. Still had a windshield that didnt have a crack in it. i tore out the floor. And tore out the transom. The floor and transom was rotten. What is best to use to rebuild the transom? And i want to beef it up better. Thinking about putting a new evinrude 250 g2 etec ho. Would that hold up? After i beef it up.

 

[sphelps]

Welcome rjad ! Do you have the title for the boat ? With no way of registering you may have been better off leaving at the dump .
I would think a 250 hp on a 15 ft boat may be a bit much .. Pics ?

 

[rjad]

Here in alaska dont need a title to get boat registration. And it was registered before. It has the numbers still on it. And i live in a small town. And seen the guys dump it. Its in amazing shape for just throwing it away. And i will take pics later on today

 

[rjad]

Here is a picture from the back of the skiff

 

[NAT1VE]

The whole transom looks to have a band-aid fix on it. I would remove that piece on the outside skin of the transom and go from there. Post up some More pics of the boat brother!

 

[jbcurt00]

You can't do anything to that boat to make it safe to operate w/ a 250hp hanging off the back. What you've done is hide current and future transom problems behind a big ugly steel plate.

Operate in saltwater, brackish or fresh?

Please consider taking a step back, evaluating the boat and doing sound and safe repairs to it before putting an appropriate sized outboard on it.

Good luck w your project.

Boat and boat resto safely

 

[jigngrub]

A 250 on the back of that boat will probably sink it the first time you launch it. That boat probably isn't rated for much more than a 50 hp motor.