I 'm new to this forum. I wanted to post about a project that I?m going to undertake, but would like to tell you a few things about me first. I'm originally from Long Island, NY, Amityville to be exact. While I lived in New York, I lived around the water most of my life. Ignorant of being surrounded by water, never have I attempted to go out on the water and or own a boat. A few years prior to leaving New York I went Bass fishing several times and dabbled with a bit of Trout fishing (fly-fishing) and became addicted. As most of you can probably assume, I got the itch for the water. Eventually I moved to Florida where I reside now, and for the last 8 years I have been trying to buy a small Bass boat. Well financially things haven?t been in my favor, so I have decided to do a project slowly overtime. On EBay I purchased a 1984 16.4 foot (aluminum) Bass Attacker by Sea Nymph (I will post pictures once I figure out how) the boat came with a descent trailer (I think). The boat also came with a M55B Tohatsu outboard motor, but it doesn't work. At the price of $760.00 I probably got shafted but my excitement outweighs my loss I believe. My 7 year old son and my father want to help me on this project.
The previous owner was going to make the boat into a flats boat and he began converting/restoring the boat but only got as far as ripping the flooring out and partially carpeting the panels. He told me the engine didn't work but it just recently stopped working and he believed it was the stator. It looks like parts are going to be hard to find for the engine. With the advice of one of the members on this forum (and after countless of hours searching for a stator on the internet) I have decided to take a loss on the engine and find another.
Anyway I'd like to post pictures of this project and my progress here. I would appreciate any advice. I have been reading the forums extensively and there are a lot of knowledgeable members here.
The previous owner was going to make the boat into a flats boat and he began converting/restoring the boat but only got as far as ripping the flooring out and partially carpeting the panels. He told me the engine didn't work but it just recently stopped working and he believed it was the stator. It looks like parts are going to be hard to find for the engine. With the advice of one of the members on this forum (and after countless of hours searching for a stator on the internet) I have decided to take a loss on the engine and find another.
Anyway I'd like to post pictures of this project and my progress here. I would appreciate any advice. I have been reading the forums extensively and there are a lot of knowledgeable members here.
