Hello everyone. Starting to dig into a boat by following some examples on the forum, watching lots of youtube videos, and the Runabout Renovation book. Thought I would document it here to see if anyone can chime in with any challenges I may come across.
Long story short: Bought first boat a few years ago ('78 Glastron SV176) enjoyed the hell out of it and realized last Summer the transom was in really bad shape. Not a big deal..had a lot of fun with it for the price paid. Impulsively bought what I thought was the nicest boat in our price range. Guy was super nice and I believe honest. Boat was in really nice shape and stored covered in a storage unit. Inspecting it I noticed he had put a thick piece of carpeted plywood over the deck in the bow walkthrough area. I knew this wasnt a good idea but didn't know the extent of the damage it couldve done. He said he put it there soon after purchase (original owner) because he thought it felt a little weak under foot. Well....I was more focused on the transom, engine, and the rest of the deck that I didn't pry around under that board. Lesson learned.
Anyways, got it home and soon discovered theres quite a bit of rot on the deck from the gastank forward. Watching videos like Friscoboater's and others I got a good idea of what could be in store for me. I'm pretty good with my hands but havent worked much on boats besides engines and little stuff. So this will be quite a learning experience.
Initial thoughts and questions after pulling some of the deck off..
1. So far all the foam seems bone dry.
2. Not quite sure what/where the stringers are. Theres a longitudinal piece of wood that is like 1.5" wide but the height is several inches below the deck.
3. Not quite sure how the bow boxes are constructed and fastened together with the cap, deck, and hull.
Video kind of goes into these thoughts and questions a little better.
https://youtu.be/YmSj9gOKqvg
Thanks in advance for any help one may offer. I'll continue with videos and will try to add photos. Attachment buttons not working so I see how to post some soon.
Long story short: Bought first boat a few years ago ('78 Glastron SV176) enjoyed the hell out of it and realized last Summer the transom was in really bad shape. Not a big deal..had a lot of fun with it for the price paid. Impulsively bought what I thought was the nicest boat in our price range. Guy was super nice and I believe honest. Boat was in really nice shape and stored covered in a storage unit. Inspecting it I noticed he had put a thick piece of carpeted plywood over the deck in the bow walkthrough area. I knew this wasnt a good idea but didn't know the extent of the damage it couldve done. He said he put it there soon after purchase (original owner) because he thought it felt a little weak under foot. Well....I was more focused on the transom, engine, and the rest of the deck that I didn't pry around under that board. Lesson learned.
Anyways, got it home and soon discovered theres quite a bit of rot on the deck from the gastank forward. Watching videos like Friscoboater's and others I got a good idea of what could be in store for me. I'm pretty good with my hands but havent worked much on boats besides engines and little stuff. So this will be quite a learning experience.
Initial thoughts and questions after pulling some of the deck off..
1. So far all the foam seems bone dry.
2. Not quite sure what/where the stringers are. Theres a longitudinal piece of wood that is like 1.5" wide but the height is several inches below the deck.
3. Not quite sure how the bow boxes are constructed and fastened together with the cap, deck, and hull.
Video kind of goes into these thoughts and questions a little better.
https://youtu.be/YmSj9gOKqvg
Thanks in advance for any help one may offer. I'll continue with videos and will try to add photos. Attachment buttons not working so I see how to post some soon.