Today I bedded the stringer and coated my floor boards in resin twice. This plywood really drinks resin. I am nearly out of resin, so I cannot do much more right now. Everything is certainly not perfect... but I am happy with how everything is turning out!
So this holiday weekend I have been working on the boat. I have made my transom, fiberglassed it in and I think it turned out pretty good for a first time. I have been overly worried about the strength of the boat and me doing something wrong. I am starting to realize that my worrying may not...
This week I had a little free time, so I took the next step in my restoration project by building my outboard stand and removing the outboard from the boat. I want to thank all of you for having plans for outboard stands on this site. Those plans were a tremendous help!
After removing the...
I did not get as much done this weekend as I had hoped, but I did get some further demolition done. I removed some more of the rotten floor. Unfortunately some of the old plywood is being difficult to remove.
You may notice that I cut out the rod box that was originally in the boat. I...
Last week I was given a 1972 Ranger 16' bass boat. The gentleman who gave me the boat told me that it ran when he parked it roughly two years ago. He sent me the following pictures and I thought I was going to be in for a light restoration this winter. Although I did not believe it could be...
I am looking to restore this boat. Can any of you tell me what manufacturer made a boat like this? It is 13’6” long. It does not have a hull identification number or any logo or markings to identify the manufacture other than the design on the side that looks somewhat like a bullet or an...
I want to thank all of you for the wonderful advice on this site. Without that advice, I would have never been comfortable with the project I have undertaken.
My fiancé's father had a small, old fiberglass boat lying in his pasture. It had been my fiancé's grandfather’s boat that they...
