1991 superfisherman rebuild

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Get a piece of 1 1/2" or 2" PVC pipe and shove it down to the bottom. Push the foam out and see if it's wet. And look in the hole for water at the hull. That'll do it.

Looks like a not so good foam job.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Looks like a not so good foam job.

Agreed.

I'd skip the core sampling and just pull it all otta there, and install new stuff.

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Agreed.

I'd skip the core sampling and just pull it all otta there, and install new stuff.

kinda what I was thinking. I Really would like to gluvit the hull, and it will be hard with that foam in there.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Then the foam has to go, Tin. Don't bother sampling and you won't be saving it anyway getting a bare hull for Gluvit.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

What they said, get it out. I cut some core holes and it was like drilling a well they just filled with water. :facepalm:

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

FOAM BE DAMNED!!! Got it out just before the rain. I will have to work on clean up another day. Foam from mid hull back was soaked about half way through. It needed to come out anyway.

Now, how to get that fuel out of the tank so I can remove it...

 

[classiccat]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Nice Progress!!

You have some support structure for your deck! 1/2 PLY will be rock solid!

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

You made quick work on the foam. And avoided the dreaded wet by beating the rain. Or was it wet? Can't help with the tank removal but there is an SFM or two resto buried here in the forum.

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

You made quick work on the foam. And avoided the dreaded wet by beating the rain. Or was it wet? Can't help with the tank removal but there is an SFM or two resto buried here in the forum.

I updated my previous post. The foam was wet, it needed to come out. The tank removal will be easy, but it's almost full of year old gas. I need to figure out how to remove close to 30 gal of fuel before I can remove it. Maybe I will go the "glass is half full" route and say there is only 25 gallons in there.

 

[coolbikeguy]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

I updated my previous post. The foam was wet, it needed to come out. The tank removal will be easy, but it's almost full of year old gas. I need to figure out how to remove close to 30 gal of fuel before I can remove it. Maybe I will go the "glass is half full" route and say there is only 25 gallons in there.

what are you gonna do with that old gas ??? LOL

 

[coolbikeguy]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

thats got to be one of the quickest... cleanest foam removals ive seen. some guys dig it out with shovels then have to scrape off whats left after that .... good job

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

I added 4 to 5 gals of the old gas out of my 201 to the GMC every tank full till it was gone, no problem.

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

there is a lot of residue left on the hull. glue from the carpet, foam leftovers, etc. Whats the best way to clean up the hull. I'm going to clean the hull out and then pressure wash it, but for the gunk?? Angle grinder with a flapper disc or a cup brush on my drill?? Input appreciated.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

I would pressure wash for starters. A lot of the crud will be loosened and give you a better idea on what is still stuck. Carpet glue is a PITA, a couple of guys have methods that work better than others.

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Made a little progress today. She's as clean as I can get her w/o a pressure wash. I will hopefully do that tomorrow.

fuel tank out. Now I have a bunch of 5 gallon cans of old gas to use up.

chad

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

doing some pressure washing today.

this is about half an hour after I sprayed any water in the hull. this is the center compartment where the fuel tank was. Water drains from the outside of the hull to the center, but there is not a really good way for the water to drain out of here. Can I drill a few holes in the bulkheads to let the water through, or is that just the nature of the beast.

Center section in front of the fuel tank compartment. Notch in the center allows water to drain, but once it reaches this level, it just sits.

picture of the bulkheads before I started power washing.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Yah, you can punch some holes in those bulkheads to promote drainage, no sweat.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

It's odd that SC didn't put any holes in that bulkhead just inches from the bilge pump. Wonder if it's for containment in case of a fuel leak?

 

[tincanman]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

It's odd that SC didn't put any holes in that bulkhead just inches from the bilge pump. Wonder if it's for containment in case of a fuel leak?

I was thinking that also. The compartment wasn't made to be watertight, it just drains into the bilge real slow. So a fuel leak would still end up getting into the bilge, but at a trickle. The fumes would still be there, so if you had a situation where its going to explode, it's going to blow anyway.

That being said, here's what I did to both bulkheads.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1991 superfisherman rebuild

Ya fixed that! No water laying in there now.