new to us 1966 cadorette

Hey all I just found this site and so far it seems to be a wealth of information regarding all boats/motors/boating activities. My girlfriend and I recently purchased a 14ft 1966 Cadorette runabout with a 1959 Evinrude Lark motor from a neighbor for a song. The bad news is that the interior fiberglass floor is crackin and may possibly all need to be replaced and the motor has not been run in a long time so we aren't sure if it is good. The good news is that we know it floats and that the outer hull is good at least. We are hoping to refinish this boat enough for it to be a good lil fishing/tubing/duck hunting boat but I am a Newb to boats and I am a lil unsure where to start, project wise to get this old girl water ready. Any advice would be very helpful since the company has gone out of business in the 80's and has nothing for me. I was able to find some good info on the motor but still in the early stages of disassembling it. Thanks a bunch.

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Re: new to us 1966 cadorette

Welcome to iBoats! That's a neat old boat. It will be a project though that's for sure. Post any of your motor questions in the Johnson/Evinrude section and you'll get plenty of advice. Those guys are gurus even on older motors. For your specific boat rebuilding questions post in the restoration section. There are a number of projects just like yours going on there.

Re: new to us 1966 cadorette

Since you don't have much invested, if the hull checks out, why not grab an inexpensive used motor that might be more reliable and easier to work on than an antique? Unless of course your object is boat restoration rathwer than boating. I assume, too, that this is a fresh water motor; if not then definitely get a newer motor even if you keep the old one on a lark.