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  1. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    A nice 16' aluminum fishing boat with a newer 4-stroke outboard and small trolling motor sounds great. I would if I could. Just not in the budget. Parts and pieces, spread out over time, is. So is time spent on the 'net, like this forum. I'll find some pics of Flotsam under construction to...
  2. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Thank you for your comments, Any input is welcomed. A 'toon has no provision for a hidden porta. Plus, cannot afford the initial cost. As far as expectations, I'm setting the bar low as it is. One step up from the 12' tin I gave away, and two steps up from the very nice 16' Dolphin canoe I...
  3. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Hi, The last project was 21'. The 1971 Fiberform. All 5 of the boats used to build that one were 1971 Fiberforms. That way I got enough parts to make one Merc outdrive. The 292 straight 6 came from a shop truck. Never in salt water. That boat got to be to big, and heavy, for us, so we didn't use...
  4. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Here is a pic of the last project, 10 years ago, built from 5 dead boats, some plywood, 2xs, and resin. We named her "Flotsam", and spent several nights camping out both on the water and on the trailer. This also worked out great fishing for salmon on the rivers, even in the pouring rain. kentr
  5. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    I may be off a lot for the resin. The last time I did this resin was only $30 a gallon, bulk. i only plan resin for the stringers, some floor panel sealing, and transom bracing. The topsides, and console to be cedar. Safety foam to be in the sides, not the bottom, and covered with PMF. I am...
  6. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    This will be the third old boat i've stripped down to the shell. My concept for this one is a glass shell with glassed in stringers, glass sealed floor panels, and everything else to be cedar. Here are some rough sketch , not to scale, drawings and "pre-plans" kentr
  7. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    I have lurked here a bit, and there is lots of good info, stories, and help. Here is my first attempt to post a pic. This is what the project, now named "Tri-tip' looks like today.
  8. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Thank you Scott, I do understand the limitations and cost involved. But I would be rebuilding this for one main use only, and that is a few fishing trips a year, in protected waters, for a couple of "old "folks who don't need to speed. my guess and projected costs, with me diong all the work...
  9. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    It had all of the standard features such a boat comes with. Soft floors, ugly topsides, rotten transom and stringers, and soggy 'safety" foam. What is does have that is useable is a 15' fiberglass shell that is boat shaped, and has the built in stability an old tri hull offers for stand up...
  10. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    This old hull was abandoned and left out in the weather for years. gkentr
  11. gkentr

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Hi, About 3 months ago we sold our 21' Fiberform mini trawler project built "Flotsam", and thought we were done with boats, And then started missing having the option of going boat fishing. So I have started yet another "old boat" project. As in low budget or recycled. The hull is a 1970...
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