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Hello All,
The background on the boat as promised. I purchased this boat from my best friend?s father. They share the same first name of David, or Dave. Dave and I have been friends since we were seven years old. We are both 54 now, so 47 years of friendship. I had a very good relationship with both his father and his mother (she was a like a second mother to me). Sadly, his mother passed away last February. To top it off, his dad seriously injured himself on both his snow machine and his quad (tough old farmer). He has very limited use of his right arm now. That coupled with the passing of his wife led him to offer me the boat as he knew I liked to fish, and that I was interested in buying a boat. A sad situation, but that is how I came into possession of this particular SS16.
My goal for the boat is to restore it to a point where it is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. In addition to that I want to make a tribute of the boat to my friend?s mother by naming the boat ?Iris?, her first name.
To start off with, I am a total neophyte. That said, there is no end to my ambition, but there is a limit to my bank account. My wife has given me a budget of 3K (Cdn). There are a number of things I want to do to this boat, so I will list them in point form for ease of following my sometimes disjointed thinking:
Demolition. I plan on a complete tear down of the interior, to include removing the decking and replacing the flotation foam in the bottom of the hull. You will see that the splash well is cracked, and is need of repair. The same is true for the keel knee (?). It looks as though the previous owner, prior to my friend?s dad, let the transom go too far and it damaged both the knee and the splash well. Once I get those items out I will have a closer inspection of the transom to determine if I need to replace that as well.
Painting. I want to strip and paint both the interior and exterior. I am thinking of a sliver/grey base coat with marine royal blue accents. I have seen pictures of a SS16 with a similar colour combination, and I really like the look.
Seating. I want a raised platform in the bow with storage. I intend on mounting a pedestal seat in the front to control the trolling motor. I am also thinking of four pedestal seat mounted where the back to back seats are currently located.
Carpeting. Likely a light grey marine quality carpet.
Console/Dashboard. I need all new instruments, and new wood for the console. Everything is in pretty rough shape. I will have to consider the placement of items carefully as I also want to add a stereo and some additional items such as switches for lights, bilge pump etc.
Live Well. I was able to use the boat a number of times this summer, as is. The good news is that the motor (Evinrude 60hp) runs like a charm, and there are no leaks in the boat what so ever. However, after going on a number of fishing trips, I came to the conclusion that I will want a live well. The question is where to put it, and the thought of drilling through the hull sickens me to a certain degree.
Miscellaneous Items. I am pretty sure I want rod holders. People were beating the crap out of my rods in the boat as there wasn?t a proper place to store them. Drink holders, a small item but it was a pain in the boat. Decent storage space, I am looking to the front of that boat for that once I put in the raised deck. There are a number of good ideas on this site, which I will continue to read through in order to consolidate my plan for the rebuild.
That was long winded, but it was the introduction. I am sure I will come up with some other things as I go through the process. The main reason I am on this site is because of all the good information and support that I saw in other posts/blogs. This appears to be a very supportive community, and that is exactly what I am looking for if I am going to do this boat right.
Cheers
FIGMO
