18.5' Winner Quest Restoration

[Kirk Shera]

I am new to this forum and would like to say hello to all the members. I purchased a basket case 1986 Winner 18.5' center console about a year ago and began a restoration shortly thereafter. I am posting a few pictures from the day I drug it home. If any members would like to see updated pictures throughout the work I'll be happy to post them. Thank you for your time and hope to hear your input and experiences with your Winner boats.

 

[Kirk Shera]

Here are few more pictures of the ongoing work.

 

[racerone]

Some WINNER boats had a fiberglass structure for stringers'.

 

[Kirk Shera]

Some WINNER boats had a fiberglass structure for stringers'.

This one has the foam filled fiberglass stringers. I feel very lucky about that.

 

[racerone]

As long as the foam is dry and not water logged.----They still did have wood in the transom I think.

 

[Kirk Shera]

The foam in the stringers was not waterlogged and the transom seemed solid (banged the hell out of it with a rubber mallet and it sounded dense as it should)

 

[Kirk Shera]

A few more pictures of the console. Sorry they are not in order but you can figure it out

 

[Kirk Shera]

Gave the inside a good cleaning. I opened up the rear hatch and noticed the previous owner had removed a through hull transducer with a saw

 

[Kirk Shera]

Had a hole in the fiberglass hull patched and did some transom work.

 

[Kirk Shera]

A bit of teak work to duplicate and replace missing hatch covers.