Old Skeeter Bass Boat

[Furgetful]

Hey Guys/Gals,

About 3 or so years ago, my dad and I got an old skeeter bass boat to restore for a father/son project. It ran and floated on the water just fine. After making sure everything worked, we went ahead and took off the top of the boat and stripped the foam out. Midway through this process, I lost motivation due to video games and all the other things us teenage boys like to do; due to that, my father did also. However, now that I'm older, I regret not finishing it.
At this moment, the boat has been sitting out in the rain since then. I was wondering if it was still possible to restore it after all this time. I did my research on fiberglass and all it brought up was saturated foam. Since we already took out the foam, what else could possibly be waterlogged? If it turns out that it is still possible to restore this boat, we will and I'll put some pictures of our progress. If not, then it looks like it'l be another sum of money down the drain.

Thanks for any future advice.:joyous:

 

[mwe-maxxowner]

Re: Old Skeeter Bass Boat

It can still be done. The water won't hurt the glass. Just make sure all areas are ground down to nice clean glass and dry before new glass is laid.

Has the wood already been removed?

 

[Furgetful]

Re: Old Skeeter Bass Boat

The wood has been removed and will be replaced. Basically all that's left is the hull and the stringers. Will the stringers be affected in any way? Thank you for the quick reply.

Thanks,

 

[mwe-maxxowner]

Re: Old Skeeter Bass Boat

Are they wood stringers covered in glass, or some composite material glassed over?

 

[Furgetful]

Re: Old Skeeter Bass Boat

I do believe so. However, if they aren't, are they relatively easy to fix?

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Old Skeeter Bass Boat

If they are wood stringers, you will need to replace them, they are most likely mulch...same thing would apply to the transom...you can do core samples before condemning them by drilling into the stringers and transom with a 3/8" drill bit, if the wood comes out light and dry, good to go...dark and wet...replace...BTW, you only need to drill about 1/2 way or so into the transom, not all the way through...Good Luck!
GT1M