CaliCrabber
Cadet
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- Jan 7, 2015
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- 29
Hello Iboats!! Just picked up my first boat, '75 Holiday 18! before I get started, I just want to thank everyone who has made this forum such an amazing resource. Re-building these boats is a huge expenditure of effort and time (not to mention $$), and then you iboats guys go the distence documenting and posting the process so that newbees like me have a chance to learn. Bravo, Gentlemen!
okay, let's get down to it. The Nookie Getter is a great boat with a lot of potential but definitely needs some help. The hull is in good shape, rivets and seams are tight, paint looks good on the bottom. the 85 Johnson and the 15 Johnson kicker both fired right up and sound good. other than that, well, let's just say I won't feel bad putting some scratches on her. this year the facelift, next year total rebuild.
my plan for now is to clean her up as best I can, re-do the wiring, replace the lights and horn, patch or fill all the little holes in the bow and gunwells from old accessories, install a small split bow rail, and maybe toss in a couple of new jump seats in the stern. also thinking about putting in a removable casting seat on the bow, and possibly a hatch up there, too.
next year I will replace the deck and transom, remove my burgundy seventies upholstery and repaint inside and out.
so that is a for sure plan. here is the consideration....
I'm thinking about ditching the old snap on canvas with a lightweight aluminum hardtop modeled after it. I know it might sound like I'm getting ahead of myself but here in Northern California it rains a lot in the winter and the Sun is hot in the summer. Topper is a priority. I would just use the old canvas for now but it has shrunk and many of the snaps will not attach any longer.
I was thinking about modeling the frame after the canvas', and constructing it from angle aluminum stock and then skinning it either in an aluminum sheets riveted and sealed together or possibly with 1/4 inch marine ply.
So I was hoping for opinions. Will it add too much wait, or make the boat too top heavy? As cool as i think it would be, my kids will be on board some of the time, so safety is #1. I have seen some youtubes of people doing similar things. That doesn't mean its a good idea, but the mods I saw were water tested and seemed solid. In my head it, it seems like the boat is big and stable enough to handle it, and I don't mind sacrificing a few mph. What do the experts think? Feasible, safe? It deffiniatly would be sweet!!
okay, let's get down to it. The Nookie Getter is a great boat with a lot of potential but definitely needs some help. The hull is in good shape, rivets and seams are tight, paint looks good on the bottom. the 85 Johnson and the 15 Johnson kicker both fired right up and sound good. other than that, well, let's just say I won't feel bad putting some scratches on her. this year the facelift, next year total rebuild.
my plan for now is to clean her up as best I can, re-do the wiring, replace the lights and horn, patch or fill all the little holes in the bow and gunwells from old accessories, install a small split bow rail, and maybe toss in a couple of new jump seats in the stern. also thinking about putting in a removable casting seat on the bow, and possibly a hatch up there, too.
next year I will replace the deck and transom, remove my burgundy seventies upholstery and repaint inside and out.
so that is a for sure plan. here is the consideration....
I'm thinking about ditching the old snap on canvas with a lightweight aluminum hardtop modeled after it. I know it might sound like I'm getting ahead of myself but here in Northern California it rains a lot in the winter and the Sun is hot in the summer. Topper is a priority. I would just use the old canvas for now but it has shrunk and many of the snaps will not attach any longer.
I was thinking about modeling the frame after the canvas', and constructing it from angle aluminum stock and then skinning it either in an aluminum sheets riveted and sealed together or possibly with 1/4 inch marine ply.
So I was hoping for opinions. Will it add too much wait, or make the boat too top heavy? As cool as i think it would be, my kids will be on board some of the time, so safety is #1. I have seen some youtubes of people doing similar things. That doesn't mean its a good idea, but the mods I saw were water tested and seemed solid. In my head it, it seems like the boat is big and stable enough to handle it, and I don't mind sacrificing a few mph. What do the experts think? Feasible, safe? It deffiniatly would be sweet!!
Don't wait too long or the mob will start forming and you don't want that. :lol:
