JonNmtJuliet
Seaman
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2018
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Hello Everyone! I've been lurking on this site for a couple months now. My name is Jon and I'm out of Mt Juliet TN (sub of Nashville) I started on this project on a different site a couple months ago but didn't have the community this site has so I'm moving it here. The project is a 1978 Webbcraft 22' something... company went out of business so kind of hard finding info on it. Its not that easy on the eyes at the moment but hopefully with your help I can turn this boat around and save it.
I've already begun the demo and most of what I thought was correct but did have a few surprises. The motor wasn't winterized so the block (350) is cracked on both sides but I'll just replace it with a long block. The outboard was pulled and will need to be gone through. The bellows require complete rebuild. The deck had about 2 feet of compost and a 5' tree growing out of the boat so sole and most of the upholstery is shot except for the buckets look like they can be cleaned up. and wow I've never seen so many snails! The wiring looks like they have done a lot of late night repairs on the water... it was full of water and the foam was soaked. I thought the transom was in good shape but after degreasing everything I can see that it just had a really good shell on it but core samples show it to be wet and rotten. However to my surprise the transom and the sole are the only places I see wood. The stringers are actually all glass with a foam core. I'll have to cutout about 12" of the back where it attaches to the transom so I can inspect what the inside looks like. I suspect the engine mounts have wood too but will do a little more discovery this weekend.
I don't have any boat repair or glass experience but I'm a quick study. After looking at all the great projects you guys have shared I feel confident I can bring her back. However, convincing my wife may be more of a challenge... she assumes I paid someone to haul off their junk. She is probably right.
Anyway this is what i drug home tree removed...
I've already begun the demo and most of what I thought was correct but did have a few surprises. The motor wasn't winterized so the block (350) is cracked on both sides but I'll just replace it with a long block. The outboard was pulled and will need to be gone through. The bellows require complete rebuild. The deck had about 2 feet of compost and a 5' tree growing out of the boat so sole and most of the upholstery is shot except for the buckets look like they can be cleaned up. and wow I've never seen so many snails! The wiring looks like they have done a lot of late night repairs on the water... it was full of water and the foam was soaked. I thought the transom was in good shape but after degreasing everything I can see that it just had a really good shell on it but core samples show it to be wet and rotten. However to my surprise the transom and the sole are the only places I see wood. The stringers are actually all glass with a foam core. I'll have to cutout about 12" of the back where it attaches to the transom so I can inspect what the inside looks like. I suspect the engine mounts have wood too but will do a little more discovery this weekend.
I don't have any boat repair or glass experience but I'm a quick study. After looking at all the great projects you guys have shared I feel confident I can bring her back. However, convincing my wife may be more of a challenge... she assumes I paid someone to haul off their junk. She is probably right.
Anyway this is what i drug home tree removed...