Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild
yeah jas, the layout caught my fancy immediately but wish i could have done a walk around before buying. it was an ebay donation sale and the pix always look better than the actual corrosion does, up close. the fellow said it was a fresh water boat but the amount of corrosion kinda makes me think otherwise. i notice your project seems to be relatively free of any corrosion, 'cept the stern panel where the transom held water against it. that is the issue i have on mine for the whole bottom. i've been running down all the photo's i've made and when they are organized, i'll post a few. i'm a couple of years into this now but it's not a strong priority on my list of projects. i just like to get out on the river ocasionally, but can't justify a new boat, or even a used, later model boat. u kinda gave me a turning point on the foam issue for the floor. i had considered the foam sheets, with a layer of glass on both sides, for a floor board and yes, the weight and balance issue was acute. the tounge of the trailer had broken at the tilt pin and was welded back solid, so that was a seperate project to cut the frame apart and straighten the frame rails then reweld every thing back to gether and put fresh rollers, lighting and winch back on. in fact, after removing all of the wet foam, the axle on the trailer had to be moved back to keep the assembly from tipping back on the frame. if the old merc 80 runs fair, it should be a lively ride with a dry bildge. the current prop pitch at wot should give 37 to 39 mph(minus 10% slippage.) that's good enough for a "rotten" bottom.
