Rebuild project Begun.
The boat has been in the family for about 8 years and the boat ran well for us for three of those years. However the boat was stored in a parking lot uncovered for about 5 years forgotten due to family circumstances and now I am rebuilding it. I've been lurking in the forums for a while and just soaking up some information. I wanted to thank ya'll for all your help and advice cause it has helped alot with the planning so far.
So far, We have pulled the boat into a garage and ripped out the flooring and carpet from the rear 3/4 of the boat, the front 1/4 being all fiberglass almost with the exception of the longitudinal beams that run the length of the vessel(fiberglass benches with compartments in them, pictures to follow in next post). We then pulled the gas tank and disposed of the old gasoline. The boat had foam in the bilge areas so next we pulled out all the foam and started drilling core samples out of the longitudinal beams.
The longitudinal beams are shot front the stern till about amidships at the very least. So the next step is to remove the inboard. I'll get ya'll some pictures so ya'll can see. Any advice ya'll can offer or questions ya'll have let me know. This is my first boat restore and first restore of any kind so its all new to me. Thank ya'll for your assistance in this matter. pictures to follow.
The boat has been in the family for about 8 years and the boat ran well for us for three of those years. However the boat was stored in a parking lot uncovered for about 5 years forgotten due to family circumstances and now I am rebuilding it. I've been lurking in the forums for a while and just soaking up some information. I wanted to thank ya'll for all your help and advice cause it has helped alot with the planning so far.
So far, We have pulled the boat into a garage and ripped out the flooring and carpet from the rear 3/4 of the boat, the front 1/4 being all fiberglass almost with the exception of the longitudinal beams that run the length of the vessel(fiberglass benches with compartments in them, pictures to follow in next post). We then pulled the gas tank and disposed of the old gasoline. The boat had foam in the bilge areas so next we pulled out all the foam and started drilling core samples out of the longitudinal beams.
The longitudinal beams are shot front the stern till about amidships at the very least. So the next step is to remove the inboard. I'll get ya'll some pictures so ya'll can see. Any advice ya'll can offer or questions ya'll have let me know. This is my first boat restore and first restore of any kind so its all new to me. Thank ya'll for your assistance in this matter. pictures to follow.
