VolleyGirlSC
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- Aug 9, 2012
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Although I?ve only posted a few times, I've been lurking on these boards for awhile now and I am amazed at all the knowledge and people's willingness to help other boaters. My husband and I recently became the new owners of a 1987 Reinell 192s. We acquired it in trade for a motorcycle we had in storage and I was hoping to get some advice from the more experienced boat owners (by that I mean pretty much everyone) in helping us sort out our first boat. We know we have a project and we are willing to attempt the work and learn as we go. Any feedback you can give is greatly appreciated! I grew up on a boat like this and I am excited to get it back into the water running smoothly, if it is possible. It is our goal to do needed work short-term so that we can enjoy her on the water a little this fall (pretty much year-round boating here) and then work through bigger issues as we have time or run into them.
Overall
1. Other than this site, are there any must have reference materials to help us with this project? We bought the Seloc & Clymer manual because I couldn't find much else, ordered the owners manual from eBay and am trying to locate the correct service manual. Even Reinell doesn't have a copy of the owners manual (we asked).
2. Is it even possible for some semi-handy, moderately intelligent, working parents to bring a boat like this back from the edge? We are both "car people" and know our way around woodworking, tools, etc, but no boat experience at all.
Engine/Outboard
3. The boat has 152 hours on the OMC Cobra 5.7L with an OMC Cobra outdrive (I know. I know ? we?ll do what we can with it), that has been sitting for two years. Our plan is to go over the engine and outdrive (it did start after some prep work before we made the trade) and do an oil change, tune-up, replace the bellows, hoses, shift cable and impeller. Is there anything further that we should do before a test run?
4. From reading here, I believe I am correct in saying that we can change out the OMC for a Merc at some point. Please correct me if I am wrong. Do we have to change the engine out too or can we do just change the outdrive?
Hull/Exterior
5. The sealant just underneath the rub rail is spotty at best, can we remove and reseal without removing the rub rail? It looks like clear silicone, should I use that again or go with 3M 4200?
6. There are small cracks in the gelcoat (?) in the blue stripe on the boat, both sides, by the stern. Should we wet sand that down and polish/gelcoat/paint again as needed?
Interior
7. As far as floors/stringers - if we get the engine & drive work completed, do we need to assess the floors before we take her out? Can we enjoy a few weekends tubing before we do the carpet/floor work without any risk? (There is a soft spot in the stern starboard floor under the seat, and the floor sags a bit.) Other than that vinyl is in good condition, although it was dirty. There are one or two small cracks on the engine cover and that is it.
8. There are small cracks in the fiberglass just under the windows (see the video) ? what if anything should we do about them?
Thank you in advance for reading this long post - we look forward to learning a bunch during this experience.
Here are some pics and a video (if I can get it to work!)
Overall
1. Other than this site, are there any must have reference materials to help us with this project? We bought the Seloc & Clymer manual because I couldn't find much else, ordered the owners manual from eBay and am trying to locate the correct service manual. Even Reinell doesn't have a copy of the owners manual (we asked).
2. Is it even possible for some semi-handy, moderately intelligent, working parents to bring a boat like this back from the edge? We are both "car people" and know our way around woodworking, tools, etc, but no boat experience at all.
Engine/Outboard
3. The boat has 152 hours on the OMC Cobra 5.7L with an OMC Cobra outdrive (I know. I know ? we?ll do what we can with it), that has been sitting for two years. Our plan is to go over the engine and outdrive (it did start after some prep work before we made the trade) and do an oil change, tune-up, replace the bellows, hoses, shift cable and impeller. Is there anything further that we should do before a test run?
4. From reading here, I believe I am correct in saying that we can change out the OMC for a Merc at some point. Please correct me if I am wrong. Do we have to change the engine out too or can we do just change the outdrive?
Hull/Exterior
5. The sealant just underneath the rub rail is spotty at best, can we remove and reseal without removing the rub rail? It looks like clear silicone, should I use that again or go with 3M 4200?
6. There are small cracks in the gelcoat (?) in the blue stripe on the boat, both sides, by the stern. Should we wet sand that down and polish/gelcoat/paint again as needed?
Interior
7. As far as floors/stringers - if we get the engine & drive work completed, do we need to assess the floors before we take her out? Can we enjoy a few weekends tubing before we do the carpet/floor work without any risk? (There is a soft spot in the stern starboard floor under the seat, and the floor sags a bit.) Other than that vinyl is in good condition, although it was dirty. There are one or two small cracks on the engine cover and that is it.
8. There are small cracks in the fiberglass just under the windows (see the video) ? what if anything should we do about them?
Thank you in advance for reading this long post - we look forward to learning a bunch during this experience.
Here are some pics and a video (if I can get it to work!)