71' Offshore-V 18 - Prize Catch

[knezzer]

Boat is coming along nicely. Ill be following along! Nice find!!!!

Thanks ! If I had my way I'd be working nonstop until it was done. But a few hours here and there is all I can manage so that's what it's going to be.

My buddy at the lumber yard is on holidays still so I haven't picked up plywood yet. Still waiting for gluvit and some other things I ordered online. My seats are here now, picked them up today with some posts and hardware. Decking has also been ordered. Now I can think about a paint scheme to match.
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[pckeen]

NIce looking seats.

 

[Watermann]

Yeah those seats look nice alright, what brand are they?

 

[knezzer]

Yeah those seats look nice alright, what brand are they?

Thanks! My wife told me when I bought this boat that I wasn't allowed to cheap out on seats. There is a company here in Saskatoon that has been building boat interiors for some major boat brands and fishing camps since the 80's. There was a seat on display that had been used at a fishing camp for a few seasons, it was comfortable and in very good condition, I went with that style. I got to choose the fabric and colors, which was not easy from the many samples. I'm happy with the result. They are similar (clone?) to the Garelick 692 high back that I saw on iboats

 

[knezzer]

End caps removed. Top part of transom wood in poor condition from moisture

 

[knezzer]

3/4 step bit to remove the lip on the splash well drain worked excellent. I tested my theory on this side first View attachment y4mP9Ctn_B6vQVJGMTEMAvDvl0lO3H_XrgL3JUwXx7lazJ2h-uJ_WZVuTKku6A2tRpVl6mVhYzy2PooNGLnvcQ73ycrxSSxAbTlE

 

[Watermann]

Yeap that's very common to have delaminating and rotten transom. The next issue is trying to get the inner transom AL skin cleaned up and all the corrosion removed. Then the skinning of the pitting with some JB or MT. Which brings me to the point of saying that you should really consider removing that SW from the boat to make all that 100 times easier and a more effective repair.

 

[knezzer]

Had to cut the heads off of these bastard bolts after I pried the wood off the back of the transom.

 

[knezzer]

Yeap that's very common to have delaminating and rotten transom. The next issue is trying to get the inner transom AL skin cleaned up and all the corrosion removed. Then the skinning of the pitting with some JB or MT. Which brings me to the point of saying that you should really consider removing that SW from the boat to make all that 100 times easier and a more effective repair.

Thanks Watermann ! The inner skin is in good shape just needs to be cleaned. I should take out the splash well, your advise is much appreciated. It will make life easier. I need to replace the transom before I flip right?

 

[knezzer]

I was dreading this part but it worked out fine using a camper jack. No cursing at all View attachment y4mWXqd2M8C0Md2myiIsEoH3cwx40OpFnARvurvcPeIT3S4O6ECxyWtaVYz69WEfc0E7sVMK59WHwHR_QJLcFL08luc03Jfw8Wr0 View attachment y4misrtFo-nNjnflOHVEeKO01q8SAEaaplVRMDX-ZlrCSYaKqXe2GyWB9xTPEmrge_FO89NVmujFsxbc73XoWlCxvEjBzPUDxzRf it did lift the boat at first, just gave a wiggle and presto

 

[Watermann]

You don't have to replace the transom before flipping if you're leaving the gunnels attached, you can just cut a 2 x 6 or 2 x 4 to fit across the span and either bolt or clamp it in if you have C clamps.

Nice idea for the transom removal!

 

[knezzer]

Wood was in fair shape overall. Made cutting the new one pretty straight forward. Was holding lots of water weight, probably 3 times heavier than the new transom View attachment y4m3joRyshNwt-ucbTgDPiH6wamlp3bTN6VlJWbCEWR7mk6nONQhx7_sNDlz5ZWNTP2Q4atiGEE0dknYbtaRbrSK0qM2Vxjes6zG

 

[pntbtrjllytme]

Looking good! Lots of progress!

 

[knezzer]

4 sheets of 5/8 plywood was the perfect amount for all the decking, console and bow seating View attachment y4m-wdlNDVBTTcJGbZwa45d-woQcDkzWUfEPO1nWl-4TRgsKakFjShqFky9_Y0kpq8Z54AgGVMQ4hyukNWR43RLdeJvs6KgrOKdI View attachment y4mny6wc10uZ9BmTFZtC0r4Bc3Gp0Y0ayOV8PTDBQi5jSt4UlmTt6RFzg9Wo_H-wJl_5dkY8gQus9I_8VFy6oCQZzfiGmO-UoeJm

 

[BWR1953]

Nice work! Really cooking along. And just 4 sheets is good to know.

 

[knezzer]

Looking good! Lots of progress!

Thanks ! Seeing your thread moving along is a great motivator.

 

[knezzer]

I want to leave enough space up front to add a seat post in the future. Also want to add a hatch to the bow area

 

[Candutch]

Looking good Knezzer. Nice work making the most out of your sheets of ply, not a lot of scrap left when you're done.

 

[knezzer]

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[Watermann]

Man oh man that bow section of decking is one of the toughest to cut, looks like a perfect job to me! :thumb: