CarolinaPanther
Cadet
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- Feb 27, 2010
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Attached you will find some photos of a great ski boat that has been in our family since it was purchased new. ?In the Red? is a 1972 Century Mark II with a 360 Chrysler and paragon V-drive. It is in good shape and I am trying to restore her for the next Century.
It has been kept garaged and has not been on the water for ten years. I am comfortable on the mechanical side but I am lost on what needs to be addressed structurally, and cosmetically. I don?t want to have to open her up after this restoration. I don?t have unlimited funds but I want to do it right, including having a professional assist if required.
My areas of concern are three fold.
1. Structurally sound hull. I have opened up the center sub floor. Nothing is rotted and appears solid, with the exception of the supports around the motor mounts. There was a 1? core that was not sealed up. It appears damp but not rotten. The stringers sound solid up to about mid way in the hull, they sound hollow. I am taking the boat to a fiberglass expert to get his opinion on the next steps. I believe I should consider adding some reinforcement. Do I have to take up the remainder of the subflooring? It appears to be bonded to the hull.
I don?t think it has ever been under water, but I do know that it took on some water, up to the drive, over 15 years ago due to a bad bilge pump. What are the next steps? I plan on reinforcing areas around the engine hatch and other areas as needed.
2. Deck reinforcement. Attached you will see the top bow deck and side gunwales. The fiberglass is tired. When you walk on it you can hear it creak. As you can see in the photos there are now reinforcement only spray on foam which appears to be delaminating. What are my options here? Could you remove the foam and reapply chopped fiberglass. Any thoughts are appreciated.
3. Motor mounts. As you can see the motor mounts are made up of wood blocks. The front post supports concern me the most. What are my options here? I would think new mounts would be in order, but how and what? It appears that threaded dowels and epoxy were used to secure the existing mounts.
I appreciate suggestions, recommendations, and lessons learned on how to best get her back in the water. I live in Greenville SC. If you know of some reputable restoration people I am also interested.
CarolinaPanther
It has been kept garaged and has not been on the water for ten years. I am comfortable on the mechanical side but I am lost on what needs to be addressed structurally, and cosmetically. I don?t want to have to open her up after this restoration. I don?t have unlimited funds but I want to do it right, including having a professional assist if required.
My areas of concern are three fold.
1. Structurally sound hull. I have opened up the center sub floor. Nothing is rotted and appears solid, with the exception of the supports around the motor mounts. There was a 1? core that was not sealed up. It appears damp but not rotten. The stringers sound solid up to about mid way in the hull, they sound hollow. I am taking the boat to a fiberglass expert to get his opinion on the next steps. I believe I should consider adding some reinforcement. Do I have to take up the remainder of the subflooring? It appears to be bonded to the hull.
I don?t think it has ever been under water, but I do know that it took on some water, up to the drive, over 15 years ago due to a bad bilge pump. What are the next steps? I plan on reinforcing areas around the engine hatch and other areas as needed.
2. Deck reinforcement. Attached you will see the top bow deck and side gunwales. The fiberglass is tired. When you walk on it you can hear it creak. As you can see in the photos there are now reinforcement only spray on foam which appears to be delaminating. What are my options here? Could you remove the foam and reapply chopped fiberglass. Any thoughts are appreciated.
3. Motor mounts. As you can see the motor mounts are made up of wood blocks. The front post supports concern me the most. What are my options here? I would think new mounts would be in order, but how and what? It appears that threaded dowels and epoxy were used to secure the existing mounts.
I appreciate suggestions, recommendations, and lessons learned on how to best get her back in the water. I live in Greenville SC. If you know of some reputable restoration people I am also interested.
CarolinaPanther
