I found this forum searching for info for Mckee Craft. I have been offered a free Mckee Craft that looks to be a 14 or 15ft boat with ok trailer and maybe ok motor. I know it sounds like I'd be crazy not to take it but I'm wondering how much work/$$$ are likely to be involved in it all.
The boat mod # is mkc44360H586. Am I right in guessing that it's a 1986 model? Any other info that can be gleaned from that #? I looked for the Mckee craft site and it's up but under construction. Don't know if they'll be coming back in business or not.
So some quick reading here and I see that I should look for soft spots. I walked around the boat and didn't find much that was alarming but I'm assuming there's some water in the hull as it's been sitting for a year or more. Can the boat just be flipped over and allowed to drain somehow? Is water in the foam automatically a big problem or only if there's soft spots?
I took pics via my phone but haven't figured out how to get them off the phone yet.
I'm sure I'll have more questions but thanks for any help with these,
John
The boat mod # is mkc44360H586. Am I right in guessing that it's a 1986 model? Any other info that can be gleaned from that #? I looked for the Mckee craft site and it's up but under construction. Don't know if they'll be coming back in business or not.
So some quick reading here and I see that I should look for soft spots. I walked around the boat and didn't find much that was alarming but I'm assuming there's some water in the hull as it's been sitting for a year or more. Can the boat just be flipped over and allowed to drain somehow? Is water in the foam automatically a big problem or only if there's soft spots?
I took pics via my phone but haven't figured out how to get them off the phone yet.
I'm sure I'll have more questions but thanks for any help with these,
John