Here is a link to my 72 rehab project.
I've been at it for about 3 weeks now and just got the interior almost done with durabak. I came up about a 1/2 gallon short, I hope I can get a decent match with the next gallon.
I got the boat and a 115 hp and trailer for $1300 from 2 brothers who were in college. They never did anything but put gas in it for 8 years. I patched it as best I could and swapped the motor for an 88spl to get me on the water this fall. At that point I was about $1800 in. I had to scrape barnacles, patch some golfball size dings just to get her sealed up.
The original layout was a katama, but was converted to a CC type model probably 15 years ago by the looks of the paint.
I started by merely tearing everything out and pulling the motor, then got to all the sanding and patching. There must have been 100 screw holes in the deck due to changes in seating, consoles, tank locations etc. I THINK I got them all. I was meticulous about the prep for the durabak and sanded and etched the entire boat, primed with 2 part epoxy primer and then etched that as well for good adhesion. I got the durabak on today, if I had it to do again I would have thinned the first coat, I think I may have had enough had I done that. It was so much easier then rolling and tipping paint and I also didn't have to figure out what to do with my non-skid. This boat is primarily a ferry to take me to barrier islands for surf fishing. My gear is very rough on a boat so I think the durabak liner is best suited for my type of use. It also matched the original color damn well.
http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/charkbait/Whaler%20Rehab/
Enjoy!
I've been at it for about 3 weeks now and just got the interior almost done with durabak. I came up about a 1/2 gallon short, I hope I can get a decent match with the next gallon.
I got the boat and a 115 hp and trailer for $1300 from 2 brothers who were in college. They never did anything but put gas in it for 8 years. I patched it as best I could and swapped the motor for an 88spl to get me on the water this fall. At that point I was about $1800 in. I had to scrape barnacles, patch some golfball size dings just to get her sealed up.
The original layout was a katama, but was converted to a CC type model probably 15 years ago by the looks of the paint.
I started by merely tearing everything out and pulling the motor, then got to all the sanding and patching. There must have been 100 screw holes in the deck due to changes in seating, consoles, tank locations etc. I THINK I got them all. I was meticulous about the prep for the durabak and sanded and etched the entire boat, primed with 2 part epoxy primer and then etched that as well for good adhesion. I got the durabak on today, if I had it to do again I would have thinned the first coat, I think I may have had enough had I done that. It was so much easier then rolling and tipping paint and I also didn't have to figure out what to do with my non-skid. This boat is primarily a ferry to take me to barrier islands for surf fishing. My gear is very rough on a boat so I think the durabak liner is best suited for my type of use. It also matched the original color damn well.
http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/charkbait/Whaler%20Rehab/
Enjoy!
