Formsetter91
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- Apr 24, 2017
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Hi everybody, im new to the site, fairly unfamiliar to boats. But i did some side work for an old employer and part of the deal was his late dads old boat. As far as i can tell based on your old brochures shes a mid-late 60's mariner V 16' (although is roughly 16'2" from outside of transom to tip of bow)... Long story short i just towed her home and after finding my way to your site realized it could be my next project (once i button up the horses area and my little workshop) she seems to be sound structurally but have yet to put her in water. The hull is rivited aluminum that was once green then repainted blue.The deck is solid 3/4" plywood covered in some type of outdoor carpeting and i found there are stacked layers of 1" foam below... My primary objectives were
1) getting the motor running. Its a mercury 35 horse twin, which i havent even tried firing yet.
2)fixing the steering which i know very little about but it looks incomplete
3) painting at least the exterior after finding out if she is watertight (dont want to deal with the interior unless i end up pulling the deck
My questions are
1) is this something i should/ can tackle
2) for a boat this old is it enough to get it running and "spit shine" or should i spend the money and dig deeper
3) are there flaws or defects that i am overlooking that i should check for maybe something common on this type or model hull
4) is there a place i can look for a badge/ serial number/ model/ year i looked on the transom and found a hin plate screwed on but i understand these can be misleading in older boat
Thanks in advance you guys seem patient and helpful based on everything I've read so far in my research.
Also i tried uploading a few pics but it didn't work, am i doing it wrong on the websites end or is it my phone?
1) getting the motor running. Its a mercury 35 horse twin, which i havent even tried firing yet.
2)fixing the steering which i know very little about but it looks incomplete
3) painting at least the exterior after finding out if she is watertight (dont want to deal with the interior unless i end up pulling the deck
My questions are
1) is this something i should/ can tackle
2) for a boat this old is it enough to get it running and "spit shine" or should i spend the money and dig deeper
3) are there flaws or defects that i am overlooking that i should check for maybe something common on this type or model hull
4) is there a place i can look for a badge/ serial number/ model/ year i looked on the transom and found a hin plate screwed on but i understand these can be misleading in older boat
Thanks in advance you guys seem patient and helpful based on everything I've read so far in my research.
Also i tried uploading a few pics but it didn't work, am i doing it wrong on the websites end or is it my phone?
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