Furrylittleotter
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2014
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- 167
I began this obsession by spotting a sweet old Mako Center Console in September. I obsessed over that boat far too much but we were in the process of moving from L.A. County to Davis (Just west of Sacramento), while looking at Craigslist ads I spotted this Chieftain. It was gutted, abused, had once been inboard/outboard, then been converted (poorly) to outboard, then a restoration begun but honestly wasn't going well when it stalled.
I became fascinated with the boat because I believe it is light enough to pull with my Subaru powered VW camper (1984 Vanagon Westy) and the cabin I thought would be ideal for the perpetually cold areas like Monterey Bay.
While we were still in a motel I rented a Uhaul and went and bought the boat. I left behind the plywood flooring and the engine he planned to install. (an outboard). That was in October. The boat has sat and I have plotted and planned and made inexpensive purchases since then
My plan is to build a bare bones fishing boat that my wife and myself can camp on reasonably comfortably. Local usage will include Sacramento river, Lake Berryessa, Tahoe, Monterey Bay, etc.
I intend to build the boat without ANY wood or textiles (besides the cabin cushions and curtains).
I became fascinated with the boat because I believe it is light enough to pull with my Subaru powered VW camper (1984 Vanagon Westy) and the cabin I thought would be ideal for the perpetually cold areas like Monterey Bay.
While we were still in a motel I rented a Uhaul and went and bought the boat. I left behind the plywood flooring and the engine he planned to install. (an outboard). That was in October. The boat has sat and I have plotted and planned and made inexpensive purchases since then
My plan is to build a bare bones fishing boat that my wife and myself can camp on reasonably comfortably. Local usage will include Sacramento river, Lake Berryessa, Tahoe, Monterey Bay, etc.
I intend to build the boat without ANY wood or textiles (besides the cabin cushions and curtains).