Just joined the forum and am looking forward to learning!
My name is Dan and I teach auto shop at a high school in Montana. For a winter project for the kids I bought a 16' Sea Nymph of unknown vintage. It is an aluminum v-hull with a '78 Evinrude 70 hp jet. It has console steering and Johnson remote throttle and shift. I also acquired a '79 Merc. power tilt and trim.
Here is where we are at. Pulled all the seats out to weld up cracks that have showed up and will have a small gash in the keel welded up as well. After that I plan to coat the inside with Gluvit to help seal any leaks we may have around the rivets (is that a good plan?)
After some work with the lathe and welder I think we have the Evinrude engine and Merc. tilt/trim mated together. I now need to find some replacement parts for the tilt/trim as it needs some repair. We will then need to find a starter for the engine as it did not come with one.
This boating stuff is completely new to me (hot rods and motorcycles are where my experience lies) so I am completely excited to learn new stuff...
Again, I know next to nothing about boats so please feel free to offer any advise, criticism, whatever!
Thanks!
My name is Dan and I teach auto shop at a high school in Montana. For a winter project for the kids I bought a 16' Sea Nymph of unknown vintage. It is an aluminum v-hull with a '78 Evinrude 70 hp jet. It has console steering and Johnson remote throttle and shift. I also acquired a '79 Merc. power tilt and trim.
Here is where we are at. Pulled all the seats out to weld up cracks that have showed up and will have a small gash in the keel welded up as well. After that I plan to coat the inside with Gluvit to help seal any leaks we may have around the rivets (is that a good plan?)
After some work with the lathe and welder I think we have the Evinrude engine and Merc. tilt/trim mated together. I now need to find some replacement parts for the tilt/trim as it needs some repair. We will then need to find a starter for the engine as it did not come with one.
This boating stuff is completely new to me (hot rods and motorcycles are where my experience lies) so I am completely excited to learn new stuff...
Again, I know next to nothing about boats so please feel free to offer any advise, criticism, whatever!
Thanks!
