My first boat and she needs a little work!
Hey fellas, this is my first post on this site and also my first boat. It?s a 1972 14 ft fiberglass tri-hull (more or less). I?m trying to dig up the make and model at the moment. The old thing came with a 35 hp 1984 Evinrude and a little trailer. Attached are pics of everything.
I?ll start off with the boat. The transom was recently completely reinforced with fiberglass and holds the motor safely, but I?ll probably end up doing a little more just to be safe. There are little holes all along the top of the gunwale that I?ll just end up filling with Bondo after I let the boat air out in a dry space to make sure they is no moisture to rot it from the inside out. I?m not too worried about that though. Once I make sure everything floats I?m gonna sand everything down and have my girlfriend help me repaint it. Shortly after that I?ll rip out the seats and build myself a small center console to go closer to the rear of the boat. Then I will enclose the front with a very light, most likely PVC, material probably from the tip to the middle of the first and second seat, as shown in the pics. I will also enclose the back with the same material from the rear seat back to make a storage space for the battery, gas tank, etc. This will also make a great bench seat for me to sit on while driving. Everything will be looked over and designed by a Naval Architect, as I am a budding one myself and have family in that area of expertise.
The other order of business is the motor. This has been sitting up in the weather for about 5 years now and needs a good bit of cleaning and I believe there are a few parts that are seized up on it. But because of good knowledge and experience from my cousin it will get done fairly quickly as long as I have the funds.
Like I said before this is my first post and I'm new to all this so if I screw up or anything just let me know. I'll take absolutely any suggestions I can get and am open to any ideas. Thanks a bunch guys, hope to learn alot from everyone for as long as this site is around and people are still posting!
Hey fellas, this is my first post on this site and also my first boat. It?s a 1972 14 ft fiberglass tri-hull (more or less). I?m trying to dig up the make and model at the moment. The old thing came with a 35 hp 1984 Evinrude and a little trailer. Attached are pics of everything.
I?ll start off with the boat. The transom was recently completely reinforced with fiberglass and holds the motor safely, but I?ll probably end up doing a little more just to be safe. There are little holes all along the top of the gunwale that I?ll just end up filling with Bondo after I let the boat air out in a dry space to make sure they is no moisture to rot it from the inside out. I?m not too worried about that though. Once I make sure everything floats I?m gonna sand everything down and have my girlfriend help me repaint it. Shortly after that I?ll rip out the seats and build myself a small center console to go closer to the rear of the boat. Then I will enclose the front with a very light, most likely PVC, material probably from the tip to the middle of the first and second seat, as shown in the pics. I will also enclose the back with the same material from the rear seat back to make a storage space for the battery, gas tank, etc. This will also make a great bench seat for me to sit on while driving. Everything will be looked over and designed by a Naval Architect, as I am a budding one myself and have family in that area of expertise.
The other order of business is the motor. This has been sitting up in the weather for about 5 years now and needs a good bit of cleaning and I believe there are a few parts that are seized up on it. But because of good knowledge and experience from my cousin it will get done fairly quickly as long as I have the funds.
Like I said before this is my first post and I'm new to all this so if I screw up or anything just let me know. I'll take absolutely any suggestions I can get and am open to any ideas. Thanks a bunch guys, hope to learn alot from everyone for as long as this site is around and people are still posting!
