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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Some pictures of the bluefin as I got the wood out of it had some standing water in it at the time but got it all drained out and it doesnt seem to leak anywhere either.
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    I got some more work done on both boats this weekend been slow going with only being home every other weekend and having other projects that need accomplished as well but I got almost all the paint off of the smoker craft as well as did some test work on the bluefin the paint removers I tried...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Been a little while have had some long work days and getting kicked by a horse hasnt helped my mobility but I'm making some more progress on the boats the mrs and I picked up the two tempress highback seats we are using for our back seats I'm gonna do these with a storage box underneath each of...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Well today the mrs and I did a little window shopping to see what colors of seats and types she wants in the boat as well as picked up three cans of gluvit for the two boats expecting that to be more than enough to do all the rivets and seams on them both. Looked at some new Lowe boats and some...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Today I only got about an hour after work to work on the boats I've kinda started focusing on the smokercraft at the moment as there isnt nearly as much going on there and I can take what little time I have and still accomplish something. I got about half of the outside sanded down been using an...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Awesome I knew they were close but I didnt realize they were the same that makes it even better being able to cross reference there as well. Thank you for the information.
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    So yesterday the mrs and I started dismantling after I got home from work I have a week where we are working close enough to home that I'm able to make the drive to and from each day. We got the old rotten back to back seats pulled out as well as all the moss and just about every chunk of wood...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Some pictures of the sportsman when I got it up to the house was pretty excited to have it as this is my first actual power boat of my own I've always been a wooden drift boat guy and a canoe man upto this point but wanting something the mrs. can go out on and relax and enjoy the water more...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Some pictures of the smokercraft after I washed it and scraped most of the moss off. I also got a 15 hp seaking short shaft with it that my dad has had for the 20 years we had the boat also hasnt run for close to 15 years but I'm hoping to get it going wont put it back on this boat as it's a bit...
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    1982 sportsman 16 and old 10.5ft smokercraft

    Hello everyone names Jeremy I'm new to the forum been around for a couple days just doing research and trying to find all the information I'll need to do my boat prior to asking the silly questions. I recently got my hands on my dads old 10.5 ft smokercraft aluminum that has been sitting out in...
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    Bluefin 16ft. 1981

    I'm gonna tag along as I just got my hands on an 82 sportsman that hasnt seen water and has been sitting in eastern washington uncovered since 1999 will also probably start a thread your quite a bit further along then I am with mine so it'll be great to bounce information off of you and the...
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