G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!! :)

[mrflibbleuk]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to say hello to everyone, am new to this group and a complete novice to anything nautical so please be gentle!

I have been given a 5.25M fibreglass runabout from a family member, its been sat out the front of his house for about 2.5 years and he decided to get a new boat.

Anyway actually climbed in it today and noticed the following and was wondering whether its even worth trying to sort it out or to give it up as a bad job....

1. Floor is 'squishy' am assuming the floor has completely rotted, also one of the seat pillars has a hole in it and all the wood around it has rotted.
2. The pointy bit at the front (nautical or what) has two big 'dents' in it where it has slipped on the trailer and worn through (you can see the fibreglass).
3. Ooo..yeah the shelf that the battery tray used to sit on has partly rotted.
4. Not even looked at the engine.....

So you reckon its a goer? I know its difficult to guage without seeing it. Am prepared to get my hands dirty and learn as I go.

Cheers

 

[DJ]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

G'day yourself!

Anything is doable. How deep do you want to get into it?

Check out the "Completed Projects" section of the board. That may give you some insight.

 

[mrflibbleuk]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

Yeah want to get into the nuts n bolts of it, but am conscious of the grief I would get if it costs a fortune to get it back in the water

 

[zach103]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

get some pictures . alota that stuff is easy to fix just gotta read.. this is the best place to do that.. like dj said theres plenty of info in the completed projects.. but even more in this thread.. check out "pics of work so far" john just finished that one.. oops hull extension.. Lengthy read but TOTALLY WORTH IT.. theres others just hard to think of them right now.. it sounds like pretty much all your wood is rotted out. tear it all out.. your most likely going to have to redo your strings and transom also.. . if you got the boat for free even better.. read all around this forum.. you might want to pull the engine espescially if you have to redo the stringers.... goood luck and were all here to help....



OH and WELCOME TO IBOATS!!!

 

[mrflibbleuk]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

Cheers mate, you seem a friendly bunch

Yep will look at the restoration forum and take some piccies of the boat.

Thanks all for your help, be prepared for lots and lots of daft questions.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

get some pictures . alota that stuff is easy to fix just gotta read.. this is the best place to do that.. like dj said theres plenty of info in the completed projects.. but even more in this thread.. check out "pics of work so far" john just finished that one.. oops hull extension.. Lengthy read but TOTALLY WORTH IT.. theres others just hard to think of them right now.. it sounds like pretty much all your wood is rotted out. tear it all out.. your most likely going to have to redo your strings and transom also.. . if you got the boat for free even better.. read all around this forum.. you might want to pull the engine espescially if you have to redo the stringers.... goood luck and were all here to help....



OH and WELCOME TO IBOATS!!!

Frist Welcome !!!! this is a great place with lots of help !! i agree with zach103 sounds like all the wood has rotted !! I just got mine back in the water , did all the wood in mine , and was it worth all the work , she ride and planes so well now !!!
So do some reading , and if you hae any questions , we will all be here to hekp !! and again welcome !! John

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

this is a great one to start with. it will either scare you to death, or encourage you. take you time. decide what has to be done, to make it safe, and what you want to do, cosmetics. now make an outline of small do able projects. doing this. you can see the progress being made, and it helps you from getting discouraged. little steps at a time. and welcome to the forums.

 

[oops!]

Re: G'day everyone!....prepare to be pestered!!

HA......!

love the title of the thread...

pester away !


post your location in the area by your name as we have lots of members with your same accent !

i dont mean to speak for tashasdaddy.... but i think he forgot to add this link

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=251675

it, and others, will help you decide weither to dig in or not.......id suggest to get the motor running first ....then you will know if the craft is a financally viabale project........beck hull and stringers.....$1,200-$1,500 canadian/us dollars.
auzzie??? who knows

cost of the motor....depending on the size and hp....could easily double or triple that. so make sure its a good one befory you build the hull.

cheers
oops