fixing my skiff

[sweet16skiff]

Ok, i was given an old flat bottom skiff for my 16th birthday,(feb. 14, 04). the deck was rotton so i ripped it of, ok now how to put a new one on? the wood in the back(transum(not sure of spelling))is also rotton who do i get it out and fix it? re carpiting? there is paint flaking off everywhere, i think i need to strip it and re laminate? maybe? any way this is my first boat and i like it to last a long time so i want to do it right and have no clue what im doing please help me

 

[riptide116]

Re: fixing my skiff

many questions,if you are gonna paddle continue reading.<br />if your gonna use gas motor, u probably wanna go with something that wont take all sumer b4 u can go get it wet..<br /><br />had a simalar,wood boat 8ft, dinked the hull on the columbia river when i was shoring it...<br />3 yrs later...<br />the wood rotted where it was leaking and<br />sanded and discoverd many places of rotting sheets of wood and the 'beams' near transom was rotted...<br /><br />to make a long story short,I used the ultimate tool<br />Sears craftsman Chain saw and I waved it a few times over my project and walaa,no boat...<br /><br />bought anoter boat with less problems(HA),25.00$ fiberglass boat with 19 holes in it,9 months later and close to 300.00 + blood,sweat,3 seasons later (I am a Fiberglass expert now) its pretty good,be shure to tighten down the motor good & tie a line/chain/cable to motor from boat for good measure,I learned the hard way to tie down a motor.<br />2 broken ribs later (did not lose motor)<br />no one told me about that...<br /><br />keep it simple and it will work & float.