dwhite1031
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Apr 14, 2009
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I just "acquired" an older 18-1/2 foot Cane Cutter bass boat. 115hp Mecrury & VIP trailer. It's ready to put on the water now but needs some cosmetic work and personalization.
This is going to be our project boat. My wife and I love to fish and have had seller's remorse ever since we sold the 16 foot jon we converted to a bass rig a few years ago. We're both early 50-ish and looking forward to spending a lot of time on this boat once we get it where we want it. I'm going to have a lot of questions as I dive into this project and I hope everyone doesn't get tired of me.
First thing is to replace bunks on the trailer and do a little work on it. I'm 125 miles away from nearest water so unloading it at the lake and doing the work isn't an option right now. Will have to do the dry dock thing but not sure just how to begin. Need the boat off the trailer to do the trailer work.
Also, the gelcoat on the hull is gonna need some elbow grease. I've seen oxidation before but there are white areas on the hull that look almost like hard water deposits do on sinks and such. Hope it's not something that's gonna eat my lunch. The boat is a dark burgundy/brown with the traditional flakes so this shows up pretty good. I'll be submitting some pics soon for the whole "before and after" effect.
Anyway, looking forward to any and all advice.
Thanks from Midland, TX
This is going to be our project boat. My wife and I love to fish and have had seller's remorse ever since we sold the 16 foot jon we converted to a bass rig a few years ago. We're both early 50-ish and looking forward to spending a lot of time on this boat once we get it where we want it. I'm going to have a lot of questions as I dive into this project and I hope everyone doesn't get tired of me.
First thing is to replace bunks on the trailer and do a little work on it. I'm 125 miles away from nearest water so unloading it at the lake and doing the work isn't an option right now. Will have to do the dry dock thing but not sure just how to begin. Need the boat off the trailer to do the trailer work.
Also, the gelcoat on the hull is gonna need some elbow grease. I've seen oxidation before but there are white areas on the hull that look almost like hard water deposits do on sinks and such. Hope it's not something that's gonna eat my lunch. The boat is a dark burgundy/brown with the traditional flakes so this shows up pretty good. I'll be submitting some pics soon for the whole "before and after" effect.
Anyway, looking forward to any and all advice.
Thanks from Midland, TX