New member, new boat! (Larson?)

[Goonburgh]

Hello everyone, I am new to the site as you can see. I currently have a 12 foot SeaKing I was in the middle of restoring before this heatwave hit Pittsburgh.

My brother has told me I can have a boat belonging to his girlfriends grandfather. I know absolutely nothing about this boat other than it appears to be a Larson, maybe late 60's? It is of fiberglass construction. It has sat for 7 years uncovered, comes with a trailer, 9.9 motor, trolling motor, and original seats and steering wheel are in the house (believed).

I have done some patchwork on aluminum over the years on my Seaking, but with this turn of events I will be putting my half completed aluminum boat up for sale so I can get a few bucks to work on the new, bigger boat!

If anyone can tell me what boat this exactly is it would be appreciated. Also, what should I look for while cleaning it up? I am unfamiliar with glass boats and no nothing about fiberglass work. I am assuming there may be some damage from freezing and thawing for 7 years in the open; is that too damaging to the boat? I will post more pictures when I get a chance to go pick it up.

Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: New member, new boat! (Larson?)

Oh he-ll no!
That thing will have to be completely gutted and rebuilt.
Do yourself a favor and pass on it, even if you can get the registration and title straightened out.

 

[oregoncruiser]

Re: New member, new boat! (Larson?)

^^^^^^ Yeah, what he said!!

 

[southkogs]

Re: New member, new boat! (Larson?)

Cool lookin' boat - it'll cost you a mint to get it in any sort of working order. Pass.

 

[Goonburgh]

Re: New member, new boat! (Larson?)

So general concensus is to pass on the boat...the motors and trailer will be of use to me so I guess I could hang on to those

 

[ezmobee]

Re: New member, new boat! (Larson?)

Old fiberglass boats sitting out in the forest will need new wooden transoms, stringers, and decks. Properly grinding out the old, and installing/sealing/glassing back in the new is a large task and the glassing materials aren't exactly cheap. Try to a find a larger aluminum hull.