What have you found in your restoration?

[timfives]

Today got me thinking, of all the bad things i found in my boat during my restore so far (rot, corrosion, etc, etc), I started to think if anyone has found anything good in their boat while restoring it?

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Was aware of the gas tank, paddle, one fender & the life jacket at time of purchase..rest was bonus finds...

 

[mjames76]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

My last one had about 20 lbs of fishing weights all shapes and sizes in the bilge.

 

[zach103]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

im restoring a old mower and found a momma and two baby mice in it.. does that count

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I found one snap swivel in my Starcraft

 

[SBTOM]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Jar of power bait, a saltwater wash-down pump, a screw driver, a sardine plug, a bottle of sunscreen from the early 90's, and a kids life vest. Now, what would McGiver do with all of this stuff......

 

[jasoutside]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

syringe

I am pretending that the PO used it to inject air into night crawlers for floatation.

...along with a bunch of sticks, leaves, sinkers, mouse doo, snap swivels, nasty foam...

Oh yah, there was a great Starcraft hull in there too.

 

[clockwatcher]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I found an unused condom and a joint left by the PO.

 

[Greg Mrozinski]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I found an old 1 oz egg sinker encased in the original expansion floatation foam inder the deck. They must have been trying to fish while buidling the boat.

 

[jspano]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

salt water corroision, which i read does not exsist.
a PO must have kept the boat in the water (small barnicles on bottom) with the motor down and the battery hooked up, can anybody say, electrolysis

 

[F14CRAZY]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Ants in the rotten foam

 

[sprintst]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Two old fish hooks and mold.

 

[Kobie]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

The coolest thing I found was a 1976 penny hidden under the deck of my 1976 Hydrostream Viper. Other than that just trash...

 

[73Trihull]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I filled a 5 gallon shop vac with acorns...must have been added floatation? I also found a styrofoam Old Style can cooler.

 

[bananaboater]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Unoccupied mouse nest and lots of ants. The paper money must have rotted or been eaten.

 

[McGR]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I found an unused condom and a joint left by the PO.

That's much better than finding a used one.

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

old beer cans a rusty fishing lure, oh and a three dog night cassette.

 

[DynaRider84302]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

Humm, a strange little folding chrome or SS ancor that weights about 4 pounds...Not sure what that was for

Cleaning out the under seat whatchamacall it I found a folded up $20 bill. Other than that all has been preety clean as the boat was just redon last year by the PO.

Karsten

 

[lowkee]

Re: What have you found in your restoration?

I found a pack of once-waterlogged smokes, a mushroom anchor, a few cheapo tools, some dock line, air horn, sunscreen, starting fluid (empty.. never a good sign), and some empty beer cans. At least the anchor and a crescent wrench were keepers.