1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

[boatnut74]

I got a 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama the other day. It's in fairly decent shape give it's age, just needs freshened up. One area I'm concerned about sd part of the deck that is soft. The way I think the floor is constructed is that it was made in a mold and plywood was bonded to the underside, all of this going in before the cap was installed. I'm not sure how to go about repairing this, I don't want to pull the cap off. The deck comes up on the sides and go up under the gunnels. The camera cord is MIA but heres a pic of the deck of the same boat. Any thoughts on how to repair this would be great. I'll get some more pics uploaded tomorrow.

 

[southkogs]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

I'll start by admitting I'm no help whatsoever to your question -

But congrats on getting the Silverline. I think you mentioned you were planning on getting it earlier this summer.

 

[boatnut74]

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Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

I've been working towards it for a year and a half but it's worth it! (I think) It has the stringer drive like yours so we will see how that goes. The family is very excited about it as well so that's a plus! I'm checking all the electronics out first and will go from there. After that I will give it a thorough cleaning and take a bunch of core samples to see what I have to work with.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Oh man a huge glass boat with an OMC Stringer. I suppose you know where I stand on that set up Drew

Hey, how bout sell for a el cheepo alum hull and go from there???

Cheers buddy

 

[proshadetree]

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From the looks of the one picture the deck board should be held up by the stringers. A board cannot wrap up and around at the same time. It must use several pieces of wood to do this. It appears however to go under the cap at the sides and the rear. I like the OMC cobra but have never had a stringer so I wish you luck there. JA is just hurt he let his go he is so missing it.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Oh man a huge glass boat with an OMC Stringer. I suppose you know where I stand on that set up Drew

Hey, how bout sell for a el cheepo alum hull and go from there???

Cheers buddy

I know exactly what you would do. There's alot of glass to cut up there though

I like the OMC cobra but have never had a stringer so I wish you luck there. JA is just hurt he let his go he is so missing it.

I think that's his deep down secret, knowing if he would of kept the stringer he could of had the Islander completed already

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Alright here's the pics I promised.

307 Chevy motor

Stringer drive and Bennet Hydraulic trim tabs

 

[boatnut74]

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Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Under the fidge and captains chair is where the floor is soft.

 

[boatnut74]

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[boatnut74]

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It's going to be a long project as I have never done any glass work. Hopefully somebody will stop by and give me some insight on repairing the deck. My fiance is excited about the project as well and wants to help me on it so that's a plus. I'm thinking I will probably ditch the OMC and transplant a Merc 5.7 with Alpha One Gen II.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Pretty nifty hull for sure. How long is it?

 

[sqbtr]

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It would be a bear to split that boat, my ulrichsen has the same aft deck set up. You can check my thread to see what I am doing about it. Cool boat and I wish you a itch free restore

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

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Pretty nifty hull for sure. How long is it?

It's 22'. Guess I should have mentioned that in the first place

It would be a bear to split that boat, my ulrichsen has the same aft deck set up. You can check my thread to see what I am doing about it. Cool boat and I wish you a itch free restore

Yeah I don't want to try to split it. I'll head over to your thread right now and check it out thanks!

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

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Glad you got her home, BN. What is the beam. She looks big and heavy. I like the below deck engine room and large cabin. Glad you got something to replace the SC. Good luck and I'll keep looking in - You're still a Tin-Hat in your heart buddy.

 

[boatnut74]

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I'm still keeping my eye out for another Starcraft. I've been working towards getting this one for about a year and a half. That was before I knew about Starcrafts. It should be an interesting project for sure.

 

[southkogs]

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The hull is neat. Can't wait to see it done. You and I can swap stringer stories ... I'm a survivor

 

[boatnut74]

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The hull is neat. Can't wait to see it done. You and I can swap stringer stories ... I'm a survivor

I would like to keep the stringer to stay original but what's the parts availability gonna be in 10 years? I don't want to dump a bunch of money into it now and have to swap it out later. The transom needs replaced anyway so I figure I'll just take care of it all at once.

 

[island mike]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Nice boat! Congratz
Needs a little more than just a fresh up though...Hows the transom?????
those bunks look nastyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Get rid of those things man!
Regards I mike
Keep us posted!

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

Nice boat! Congratz
Needs a little more than just a fresh up though...Hows the transom?????
those bunks look nastyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Get rid of those things man!
Regards I mike
Keep us posted!

The transom is soft around the outdrive hole. It will get replaced and more than likely filled in for a merc. The bunks are pretty sad. The foam is in good shape so I will probably just recover in vinyl. I guess what I meant by freshen up is a total rebuild . The floor in the cabin feels solid but I'll know more once I pull the carpet up. The deck outside the cabin will need replaced also once I figure out how to go about doing it.

 

[island mike]

Re: 1973 Silverline Grand Bahama

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Are you kidding boatnut?
Are you really gonna use those?
I dont mean to be rude but those things look like they might have a hazardous bug infestation hiding inside them.
Do you have a u.v light? should be fun ...or not lol
Regards i mike.
Nice boat man,Ill hang around and jump in whenever I feel i can help!