Durt
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- Mar 12, 2013
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Well, my original thread has vanished without a trace, so I'm starting over. I'm starting restoration on a 1982 Kencraft Baymaster. I'm going to remove everything right down to the fiberglass hull and rebuild from scratch. My goal is to complete the restoration by June 1 with a $2000 budget.
Cat scale says the weighed 2540 pounds without a motor and with the trailer. My goal is to reduce overall weight of the boat by ~175 pounds by taking out 3/4" soaked floor and soaked foam and replacing. I'm also going to remove the door/wall from the cabin and make it more open. Add a bow roller and anchor locker, rod lockers on both sides, an under the rail gas tank to make some room on the deck.
As you can see from the photos, the scuppers are below the waterline which floods the deck, so I'm going to close off the scuppers and put in bilge pumps.
The transom is soaked as well, and there is too much cut out of it for my liking. I'm going to replace the transom completely.
That's all I have for now, I'll fill in as I go......here are some pictures
Cat scale says the weighed 2540 pounds without a motor and with the trailer. My goal is to reduce overall weight of the boat by ~175 pounds by taking out 3/4" soaked floor and soaked foam and replacing. I'm also going to remove the door/wall from the cabin and make it more open. Add a bow roller and anchor locker, rod lockers on both sides, an under the rail gas tank to make some room on the deck.
As you can see from the photos, the scuppers are below the waterline which floods the deck, so I'm going to close off the scuppers and put in bilge pumps.
The transom is soaked as well, and there is too much cut out of it for my liking. I'm going to replace the transom completely.
That's all I have for now, I'll fill in as I go......here are some pictures