ProgressivePainting
Cadet
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2018
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- 18
Hey guys, new to the posting, but I have been browsing for quite a while now. I've also had my eye on a few other boating forums, and I think this one probably has the best "populous" for what I am looking to do.
Quick back story: Just bought this boat at the end of the summer here. Been fishing since I was a kid, and recently jumped full into it. Including making youtube videos, fishing tournaments, going on week long fishing trips, the whole works. All while using my very kind step fathers boat. Obviously he wasn't too keen on me using his boat more than him, and I started to want to be able to do mods to the boat, and we didn't see eye to eye on thing. So I bought this one.
It is a 1987 16' Mirrocraft Northport Troller. It came with a 1987 30HP Evinrude with electric start which seems to run great. I am by no means a mechanic, but there are no obvious problems with it.
I've got the entire boat gutted down to the metal, with the exception of the rod locker, and its counter part on the opposite side of the boat. Its the same shape as the rod locker, but the starboard side has no storage at all in it, it is just filled with foam. I plan on getting all of the foam out of both sides because it doesn't seem to be "closed cell" anymore, and I am afraid would water-log if it got wet. I''ll replace the foam with the 2 part poly pour foam.,
Ive got about 15% of the exterior of the boat stripped down to the metal. I'm going to strip the whole boat, and then prime and paint it. Exterior only I think.
Then I would like to put the same layout of the floor back in, just with new wood that I'll seal up really well with Oil based Enamel paint. Then carpet the floor obviously.
Next I am hoping to build a big front deck, that is about 4" below the gunwale, and starts at the bow, and travels back about 7 feet. I havent measured it yet, just focused on the gut and strip right now. The deck will have 3 storage compartments, 1 for two batteries, and the other for tackle, life jackets and the like.
It seems like a fairly easy build when I look at some of the projects on here compared to what I want to do to this boat, but like I said, this is my first time doing anything like this, and I am no mechanic.. lol.
I apologize, right now I dont have any pictures to post, but once I go back down to the storage unit it is in, I will be sure to take to some. And I'll try to draw out what I am envisioning.
Right now I don't have too many questions. Stripping and painting it is pretty easy for me to handle, but once the fabrication starts, I will have a lot of questions, so I just want to get the thread open, and reach out for any advice before I get too deep into this thing.
Thanks a lot guys and gals!
Quick back story: Just bought this boat at the end of the summer here. Been fishing since I was a kid, and recently jumped full into it. Including making youtube videos, fishing tournaments, going on week long fishing trips, the whole works. All while using my very kind step fathers boat. Obviously he wasn't too keen on me using his boat more than him, and I started to want to be able to do mods to the boat, and we didn't see eye to eye on thing. So I bought this one.
It is a 1987 16' Mirrocraft Northport Troller. It came with a 1987 30HP Evinrude with electric start which seems to run great. I am by no means a mechanic, but there are no obvious problems with it.
I've got the entire boat gutted down to the metal, with the exception of the rod locker, and its counter part on the opposite side of the boat. Its the same shape as the rod locker, but the starboard side has no storage at all in it, it is just filled with foam. I plan on getting all of the foam out of both sides because it doesn't seem to be "closed cell" anymore, and I am afraid would water-log if it got wet. I''ll replace the foam with the 2 part poly pour foam.,
Ive got about 15% of the exterior of the boat stripped down to the metal. I'm going to strip the whole boat, and then prime and paint it. Exterior only I think.
Then I would like to put the same layout of the floor back in, just with new wood that I'll seal up really well with Oil based Enamel paint. Then carpet the floor obviously.
Next I am hoping to build a big front deck, that is about 4" below the gunwale, and starts at the bow, and travels back about 7 feet. I havent measured it yet, just focused on the gut and strip right now. The deck will have 3 storage compartments, 1 for two batteries, and the other for tackle, life jackets and the like.
It seems like a fairly easy build when I look at some of the projects on here compared to what I want to do to this boat, but like I said, this is my first time doing anything like this, and I am no mechanic.. lol.
I apologize, right now I dont have any pictures to post, but once I go back down to the storage unit it is in, I will be sure to take to some. And I'll try to draw out what I am envisioning.
Right now I don't have too many questions. Stripping and painting it is pretty easy for me to handle, but once the fabrication starts, I will have a lot of questions, so I just want to get the thread open, and reach out for any advice before I get too deep into this thing.
Thanks a lot guys and gals!
