64 Skeeter To Duck Boat

[farvafire]

I recently found a 64 Skeeter bass boat for fairly cheap. The sub floor was already redone, however improperly. I have since removed the sub floor and at a loss for what to do next. I want to be able to add seat pedistals later but not planning for them at the time. I already have to replace the transom as the previous owner did not seal the wood right.

My thought on redoing the floor would be 4 2x2 runners from the back towards the front 8' long epoxy coating them and gluing them to the floor then adding poor in foam and then covering with 1/4 ply. My understanding is that when the boats were originally made there were planks about 2' in length of balsa that was epoxied the glassed in. Is there a better method than what i am considering.

If you have any suggestions as to what i can do with the boat i would greatly appreciate it. Honestly i need all the suggestions i can get i haven't slept very well since i got the boat on Saturday because i cant stop running different things through my head then talking myself out of that idea.

Before Demo

After Demo the floor is the hull

 

[CN Spots]

Re: 64 Skeeter To Duck Boat

Wow! Those old Skeeters are rare. I don't recall having seen another one on here. It looks like it had bulkheads instead of stringers probably due to how wide and flat the bottom of the hull is, kinda like a jon boat. But I may be misinterpreting the image. I can see the duck boat appeal though. I'm not going to pretend that I know structural 'glass work so I'll leave that up to the experts here but I can't wait to see the old girl back on the water! Good luck & welcome to iboats!

spots

 

[farvafire]

Re: 64 Skeeter To Duck Boat

Original subfloor construction was 1' long balsa wood covered with fiberglass. I am considering poring 2" 4# flotation foam in the bottom with four 2x2 stringers that run from 1' from back of boat to 8' length for structural suport and to provide a place to attach seat posts in the future. Then i will cover that with one sheat of luan and fiberglass it in. If it feels a little soft i will do one more layer of luan and another coat of fiberglass. In the rear i will be adding gussets to the transom for further suport. I am planning on adding a jackplate to the transom and i am considering adding a storage compartment towards the front of the boat to provide for twisting stability. My seating plans for now will be a 2x12 board that fits accrost the gunnels with a block on the inside to hold it in position. I will be adding some supports from the gunnels to the floor in four places to provide support. Each piece of wood will be independantly epoxied then fiberglasses. This will ensure that the wood portions of the boat last as long or longer than the boat will last me. If you read this let me know what you think of my plans.