guitarkev77
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2009
- Messages
- 49
Hello fellow IBoaters.
After joining the I Boats Forum a couple of years ago, and reading all the informative threads posted here, I am finally getting started on my own project.
The boat is a 1967 Fiberform 16' runabout/fishing boat. Pics will be coming, but the picture in my avatar was taken off of the boat while out on Puget Sound.
A little bit of back-story: I bought this boat a couple of years ago for a pretty decent price. After reading the forum for awhile, and given the boat's age, I was pretty sure that it was going to need some work. My suspicions were confirmed when I found some soft spots in floor by the battery. The PO had screwed a piece of wood down to the floor to stop the gas tanks and batteries from sliding around, I guess. Water wicked down the screws and rot started.
I bought this boat for salmon fishing and crabbing in the Sound, and didn't want to miss the season, so I put down some PT plywood on the deck and fished the season. The boat did well in the salt, and the motor, an early 80's Mercury 850, ran great.
Last season, I didn't really want to chance an accident happening and so the boat stayed in the driveway. Now it is ready for a rebuild.
I'm not looking to do a classic restoration, I want to make this boat a utilitarian fishing boat where I can take a hose to the floor when I get fish blood on it.
I know that the floor needs to be done, as well as the transom (I found wet shavings when mounting an kicker bracket on it a while back), so I am guessing it needs stringers, too.
A buddy came by today with a cherry picker and helped me pull the motor off the back and we put it on a stand I built, so it is sitting in my garage. My fiberglass supplies arrived from US Composites on Friday (I went with poly for the rebuild after a recommendation from WoodonGlass), so I feel like I'm ready to go to work on this thing.
I have never done any fiberglassing before, but I am pretty good with wood and I am looking forward to the project.
My goal is to be fishing by salmon season, which opens in July. I know that's not too far off, but this boat isn't that big.
I am going to try to tear everything out this week after work, and will take a lot of pictures.
Well, off to bed for the night.
-Kevin
After joining the I Boats Forum a couple of years ago, and reading all the informative threads posted here, I am finally getting started on my own project.
The boat is a 1967 Fiberform 16' runabout/fishing boat. Pics will be coming, but the picture in my avatar was taken off of the boat while out on Puget Sound.
A little bit of back-story: I bought this boat a couple of years ago for a pretty decent price. After reading the forum for awhile, and given the boat's age, I was pretty sure that it was going to need some work. My suspicions were confirmed when I found some soft spots in floor by the battery. The PO had screwed a piece of wood down to the floor to stop the gas tanks and batteries from sliding around, I guess. Water wicked down the screws and rot started.
I bought this boat for salmon fishing and crabbing in the Sound, and didn't want to miss the season, so I put down some PT plywood on the deck and fished the season. The boat did well in the salt, and the motor, an early 80's Mercury 850, ran great.
Last season, I didn't really want to chance an accident happening and so the boat stayed in the driveway. Now it is ready for a rebuild.
I'm not looking to do a classic restoration, I want to make this boat a utilitarian fishing boat where I can take a hose to the floor when I get fish blood on it.
I know that the floor needs to be done, as well as the transom (I found wet shavings when mounting an kicker bracket on it a while back), so I am guessing it needs stringers, too.
A buddy came by today with a cherry picker and helped me pull the motor off the back and we put it on a stand I built, so it is sitting in my garage. My fiberglass supplies arrived from US Composites on Friday (I went with poly for the rebuild after a recommendation from WoodonGlass), so I feel like I'm ready to go to work on this thing.
I have never done any fiberglassing before, but I am pretty good with wood and I am looking forward to the project.
My goal is to be fishing by salmon season, which opens in July. I know that's not too far off, but this boat isn't that big.
I am going to try to tear everything out this week after work, and will take a lot of pictures.
Well, off to bed for the night.
-Kevin