Fishman_Kuzan
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- Joined
- Jul 4, 2013
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Hey Everyone,
New to the forum. I've lurked on iboats for a couple of years and received many helpful tidbits on the very informative threads created by you all, thank you. Now that I am looking to upgrade from my little twelve foot Hewescraft to a more useful fishing boat that will entail more work and responsibility I decided to join and chronicle my adventures in boat ownership.
I have tracked down a 2002 16' Smokercraft, open-bow single console, Falcon... which seems to be similar to the lodge model that they have made over the years. I've made an offer at $5500 and we are working out the details. Boat comes with 2002 50HP 2-stroke Merc with electric trim, approx 10 gallon gas tank inboard, 40lb bow mount foot control Minn-Kota, two manual scotty downriggers and accecories, nav lights, no livewell but space and connections for one (really want a livewell), 5 seats, bimini top with side curtains and curtains that attach to the bow creating a windshield, galvinized bunk trailer (Smokercraft make), fairly new tires, two spares and that about covers it.
My first question is, is this a reasonable price? The size seems appropriate for my 4-cylinder Toyota and what I want to use it for (I live on the Snake River in WA and this will be its primary use, other than that big lake fishing like Chelan for kokanee, Couer d'Alene/Hayden/Potholes/Banks for warmwater fish, Columbia for salmon and maybe occassionaly the Puget Sound for salmon).
My second question is, has anyone heard of people using Chem Calk by Bostik to try and seal up rivets? The guy admitted the boat leaks a little, and I was thinking no big deal. Try to re-buck some of the leaky rivets, and if that didn't work put some new solid rivets in and try to coat the inside of the hull with Gluvit. However, he has smattered the Chem Calk on maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the rivets on the outside of the boat and its not going to be easy to remove, and might take along a lot of the rivets its on. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this?
I am thinking I may be able to chisel off what I can and sand down the rest, and replace the rivets that are covered with the stuff if neccessary. But, if this is a deal breaker I would like to know, Thank you! Look forward to the upcoming years in the forum!
New to the forum. I've lurked on iboats for a couple of years and received many helpful tidbits on the very informative threads created by you all, thank you. Now that I am looking to upgrade from my little twelve foot Hewescraft to a more useful fishing boat that will entail more work and responsibility I decided to join and chronicle my adventures in boat ownership.
I have tracked down a 2002 16' Smokercraft, open-bow single console, Falcon... which seems to be similar to the lodge model that they have made over the years. I've made an offer at $5500 and we are working out the details. Boat comes with 2002 50HP 2-stroke Merc with electric trim, approx 10 gallon gas tank inboard, 40lb bow mount foot control Minn-Kota, two manual scotty downriggers and accecories, nav lights, no livewell but space and connections for one (really want a livewell), 5 seats, bimini top with side curtains and curtains that attach to the bow creating a windshield, galvinized bunk trailer (Smokercraft make), fairly new tires, two spares and that about covers it.
My first question is, is this a reasonable price? The size seems appropriate for my 4-cylinder Toyota and what I want to use it for (I live on the Snake River in WA and this will be its primary use, other than that big lake fishing like Chelan for kokanee, Couer d'Alene/Hayden/Potholes/Banks for warmwater fish, Columbia for salmon and maybe occassionaly the Puget Sound for salmon).
My second question is, has anyone heard of people using Chem Calk by Bostik to try and seal up rivets? The guy admitted the boat leaks a little, and I was thinking no big deal. Try to re-buck some of the leaky rivets, and if that didn't work put some new solid rivets in and try to coat the inside of the hull with Gluvit. However, he has smattered the Chem Calk on maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the rivets on the outside of the boat and its not going to be easy to remove, and might take along a lot of the rivets its on. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this?
I am thinking I may be able to chisel off what I can and sand down the rest, and replace the rivets that are covered with the stuff if neccessary. But, if this is a deal breaker I would like to know, Thank you! Look forward to the upcoming years in the forum!
