Nussy
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Well, this site gave me the sickness :LOL2: . Considering I finished my winter project boat in early November, I decided I had so much fun doing it I'd take on another project to keep me occupied for the cold Wisconsin Winter, and try to sell it in the spring. This one will be a bit more intense than the last. Hopefully, I'm not getting in over my head. I decided to call this post "Re-birth of Tin 2" since the boat is the same model as one CrappieReaper re-did about a year ago.
Here she is a 1980 17' Traveler by Sea Nymph. Picked this beauty up off Craigslist for $550. It has 25HP Chrysler(haven't run it yet, but was assured it ran. I'll have a mechanic friend take look at it), Garmin Fishfinder, electric anchor mate, and a 36 lb Minn Kota Transom Mount Trolling Motor. I thought I couldn't go wrong for that price. What do you think?
The previous owner has started to rebuild it but never came close to finishing it. He had pretty much everything already purchase that came with it. New seats and extra pedistals. Also threw in some odds and ends pictured below and a bunch of extra carpet and treated plywood.
At this point, I'm on the fence about what to do. The previous owner had replaced the front deck and the mid deck with treated plywood and the ugly green carpeting. I'm considering replacing this for a few reasons. 1. The fact that he used treated wood 2. The carpet is cheap and ugly.....but I have enough extra carpet to finish the boat currently. 3. If I replace the deck I could take out some of the foam and put in some bow storage compartments.
The rear under deck(below raised deck) should probably be replaced but that means pulling out all the aluminum in the rear of the boat. The transom seams OK but, but most of it is covered with aluminum so I can't verify the whole thing is structurally sound.
I'm told the boat does leak a little. I'll probaly steelflex the bottom to try to solve this problem after going through and checking the rivets(another reason why I might remove the decks). I was also thinking about Brazing the seams with Alumiweld, Durafix, or HTS-2000. I've never done it before but I thought it might be a good idea since there appears to be a lot of seams in this boat. What do you think of this idea?
The trailer really need some work. Wiring and lights work but it's really rusted and has old wiring just hanging off of it on the ground(I thought this was weird). I figured I'd just grind off the rust and hit it with some rustoleum. Also redo to bunks.
Feel free to provide your suggestions!!!!
Here she is a 1980 17' Traveler by Sea Nymph. Picked this beauty up off Craigslist for $550. It has 25HP Chrysler(haven't run it yet, but was assured it ran. I'll have a mechanic friend take look at it), Garmin Fishfinder, electric anchor mate, and a 36 lb Minn Kota Transom Mount Trolling Motor. I thought I couldn't go wrong for that price. What do you think?
The previous owner has started to rebuild it but never came close to finishing it. He had pretty much everything already purchase that came with it. New seats and extra pedistals. Also threw in some odds and ends pictured below and a bunch of extra carpet and treated plywood.
At this point, I'm on the fence about what to do. The previous owner had replaced the front deck and the mid deck with treated plywood and the ugly green carpeting. I'm considering replacing this for a few reasons. 1. The fact that he used treated wood 2. The carpet is cheap and ugly.....but I have enough extra carpet to finish the boat currently. 3. If I replace the deck I could take out some of the foam and put in some bow storage compartments.
The rear under deck(below raised deck) should probably be replaced but that means pulling out all the aluminum in the rear of the boat. The transom seams OK but, but most of it is covered with aluminum so I can't verify the whole thing is structurally sound.
I'm told the boat does leak a little. I'll probaly steelflex the bottom to try to solve this problem after going through and checking the rivets(another reason why I might remove the decks). I was also thinking about Brazing the seams with Alumiweld, Durafix, or HTS-2000. I've never done it before but I thought it might be a good idea since there appears to be a lot of seams in this boat. What do you think of this idea?
The trailer really need some work. Wiring and lights work but it's really rusted and has old wiring just hanging off of it on the ground(I thought this was weird). I figured I'd just grind off the rust and hit it with some rustoleum. Also redo to bunks.
Feel free to provide your suggestions!!!!