1970 Sea Star 15'

[hogluvr]

Hi,

I am picking up this boat today and am having a hard time finding any info on it. Boat is in very good shape but interior is gutted. I'm assuming these had a wood floor in them. Not sure where to start with this old girl, I plan on using her for fishing on a small inland lake near my property. Any tips, suggestions, advice I would really appreciate it thanks!

 

[mr 88]

It's in the fiberglassics. com library section . Went for 699.00 in 1970 .

 

[hogluvr]

Thank you I’ll check that out!

 

[hogluvr]

Another question: I started cleaning up the boat last night and found a couple soft spots in the fiberglass floor. I want to put a piece of carpet-covered board down to reinforce it, any suggestions? I googled marine grade plywood and everything near me comes up with 3/4”? I wasn’t planning on using anything that thick, maybe half of that

 

[briangcc]

That's called a deck-over and a no-no. Floor is last thing to rot, not the first. You have other issues lurking under-deck and at the transom that need to be addressed.

My bet once you start digging is the stringers and transom will be mulch and need replacement. You've got yourself a project. Might want to head to the resto section and start reading the stickies at the top.

 

[redneck joe]

What he said.

 

[hogluvr]

Ok so can someone tell me why that would be a “no-no”? I could def see if it had a wood floor but this has a fiberglass floor and there’s no way in hell I am going to cut it out. I might as well cut the boat up and put it on the tree lawn, would totally ruin it!

 

[JimS123]

Ok so can someone tell me why that would be a “no-no”? I could def see if it had a wood floor but this has a fiberglass floor and there’s no way in hell I am going to cut it out. I might as well cut the boat up and put it on the tree lawn, would totally ruin it!

It may be fiberglass, but it is covering the wood underneath. Soft spots indicate that the guts of the boat are totally rotten. Eventually, the structure will not be safe enough to use. Continued use can crack the hull and the boat would likely sink. That's a hazard to any passengers.

The no-no part corollary is like having skin cancer on your arm, and simply putting on a long sleeve shirt. Out of sight out of mind but once cancer spreads you might be a gonner.

Your 54 year old boat is about 40 years past its usable life span. My old woodie has sentimental value, and that's why I was eager to spend $5,000 on a boat that was only worth 2K.

 

[hogluvr]

Ok thank you for an explanation.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Your boat needs a full restoration.

Last thing to rot is the floor. Decades after the stringers and transom

Read link 14 in its entirety, then the other links

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