I was given the above boat by a friend who was just wanting to get rid of it and the trailer. It has sat outside uncovered since 1995. The boat is 15 ft. long and maybe 5 ft. wide and looks like a hollowed out log. The Skeeter website has a picture and a little blurb about it being the original bass boat. The site also shows two men standing on one side of the hull and the boat is barely listing to the side. The floor was soft of course, so I have begun to remove the thin layer of fiberglass and the wet wood underneath it. The wood is 1/2 in. thick X 3 in. wide X 6-8 in. long, laid fore to aft the entire bottom of the boat. The wood looks like it was placed in a thin layer of resin, then the maybe three plies of glass over the top of it. I am thinking of putting 1/2 in. plywood (primed and painted with oil base paint) back in with a layer of resin on the hull underneath it. Then putting three to four plies of glass and resin over that. Would this be as good as the wood pieces that were original? The transom is also rotten and I will repair that as well and glass it in also. <br />When I brought the boat home, all my friends said to trash the boat and sell the trailer. The trailer is in good shape, needs paint, lights and some minor work. The tires are new and has new front bearings. The price was right, so I think I will try to fix it. What do you guys think?
