joe423
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Hello all! I got into iboats when my dad and I restored a 1987 Blue Fin 1900. It was a fun project and turned out pretty dang good in my opinion! Here's the link to that thread if you want to take a look: http://goo.gl/VkqmYC
I'm a freshman in college this year and recently stumbled across the world of collegiate bass fishing. I'd love to have a boat down here to use on the weekends and take to tournaments so I decided to try and make that happen! Over fall break, my dad and I drove up to Wisconsin and picked up a 1997 Basscat Pantera II. It's a 19 foot boat that needs some TLC as you'll see in the pictures.
A good amount of fiberglass work has been done but there's still a fair chunk that needs to be completed. A PO must have hit a rock pile or something because there were some sizable gashes in the hull. The guy we bought the boat from worked at a Corvette body shop for a few years and he did a bulk of the hull repair. I'll have to work on the other spots. There's no rub rail, need to pick up a new one from Basscat which shouldn't be a huge deal to get. I'm planning on sealing the hull and cap together with cavosil since it's starting to separate? Any suggestions on what to do there would be greatly appreciated. The transom and floor seem solid. I stepped around the floor drains because I guess that can be a problem area on these boats and it felt solid. I will find out for sure once I start tearing this thing apart. Hopefully I'll be able to work on it a few days over Thanksgiving break to get the ball rolling.
There was no motor with this boat. We have a 1987 125hp Force from our BlueFin and that's what I'm planning on putting on the back. I haven't seen anyone running anything smaller than a 150 but I think the 125 will be just fine for what I'm planning on doing with it. If this boat ends up working out I can always save my pennies for something a little bigger....but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I'm getting ahead of myself!
Between my dad and I, I think we are a pretty capable duo. We are new to a lot of this fiberglass boat stuff but I don't see why we can't figure it out! I'm hoping you all who have done this before can help guide us through this and make suggestions as to what needs to be done and what should be assessed. I've been reading other restoration threads so I have a pretty good idea on what needs to be done but reading about is a lot different than actually doing it!
Take a look through the pictures and let me know what you think! I have a walk around video I can upload if any of you think it would be beneficial. I look forward to your comments!
I'm a freshman in college this year and recently stumbled across the world of collegiate bass fishing. I'd love to have a boat down here to use on the weekends and take to tournaments so I decided to try and make that happen! Over fall break, my dad and I drove up to Wisconsin and picked up a 1997 Basscat Pantera II. It's a 19 foot boat that needs some TLC as you'll see in the pictures.
A good amount of fiberglass work has been done but there's still a fair chunk that needs to be completed. A PO must have hit a rock pile or something because there were some sizable gashes in the hull. The guy we bought the boat from worked at a Corvette body shop for a few years and he did a bulk of the hull repair. I'll have to work on the other spots. There's no rub rail, need to pick up a new one from Basscat which shouldn't be a huge deal to get. I'm planning on sealing the hull and cap together with cavosil since it's starting to separate? Any suggestions on what to do there would be greatly appreciated. The transom and floor seem solid. I stepped around the floor drains because I guess that can be a problem area on these boats and it felt solid. I will find out for sure once I start tearing this thing apart. Hopefully I'll be able to work on it a few days over Thanksgiving break to get the ball rolling.
There was no motor with this boat. We have a 1987 125hp Force from our BlueFin and that's what I'm planning on putting on the back. I haven't seen anyone running anything smaller than a 150 but I think the 125 will be just fine for what I'm planning on doing with it. If this boat ends up working out I can always save my pennies for something a little bigger....but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I'm getting ahead of myself!
Between my dad and I, I think we are a pretty capable duo. We are new to a lot of this fiberglass boat stuff but I don't see why we can't figure it out! I'm hoping you all who have done this before can help guide us through this and make suggestions as to what needs to be done and what should be assessed. I've been reading other restoration threads so I have a pretty good idea on what needs to be done but reading about is a lot different than actually doing it!
Take a look through the pictures and let me know what you think! I have a walk around video I can upload if any of you think it would be beneficial. I look forward to your comments!
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