got a little more work in today.. let me just say it is not a pleasure trying to do this in 90 degree weather with like 70%+ humidity. I got some more of what im gonna call the "sub deck" out and i still cant believe how poor the build quality was. i also cut one of the motor mounts out just...
transom pics
left side ski locker floor removed
where a stringer is supposed to be, under the ski locker
parts of that stringer
right side ski locker
good evidence that the inside of the ski locker was never tabbed in. also the stringer that was supposed to run thru the middle never...
just realized i never posted some of the other pics i took. ill put them up for reference incase anybody else can use them. i was really surprised at how poor the construction was on this boat. most of the stringer/bulkhead joints weren't even bonded together and the upper halves of them...
gas tanks out!!! turns out the fuel sender was very incorrect... there was still about 50 gallons of gas left in it when me and my buddy lifted it out of its hole, now we know why it was so heavy! on a good note tho everyone's gas tanks are now full. now i just have to get the engine out, its...
hey guys,
just a quick update, been crazy busy lately with no end in sight :-/.. got the cap up and the hull out from underneath. the deck was completely floating on the stringers but it was secured in the front by a bunch of screws behind the kitchenette that are only accessible once that is...
soooo looks like if I cut along the hull on the sides where the deck comes up it would be just glass and the easiest to put back as one piece.. the last couple pictures show how the rear swim platform and little door way come over the molded deck section, it probably over laps it by about 4...
ok sry for the sideways pictures, whould of edited them before i uploaded them. the vertical boards are 3 2x8x10 wood screwed and carriage bolted, their going to have 5 carriage bolts in each corner. the top is a single 2x10x10. im going to have one for the front and one for the back, should...
sry i definitely didnt use my words correctly there. what i meant was that if in fact i did discard of this boat rather than restore it, id be afraid of what ever boat i got in place of this one would just have the same issues. sort of like "better the devil you know than the one you dont". I...
hey guys and gals,
new here, been doing a lot of searching the last couple days as i segment into this new project and just wanted to see if i could get some more info. So the story is, as many go it seems, that i got the boat for a good price knowing it needed to be re powered. since it was...
