henro
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New member here posting my first restoration build here. Picked up the boat and Shore Land'r trailer in what I thought was good shape for $1050. It's a basic 3 bench setup that had wood seat framing done.
After tearing into it further and further from what was initially just poking around its turned into a complete overhaul. Basically replacing almost everything on the boat and trailer and starting fresh.
It all started when we found that the wood floors were soft so we pulled them out and decided to remove the basic wood framing that was done. After gutting the boat and cleaning out debris we water tested it today and found some leaking rivets... I've ordered G-Flex 650 kit to repair it and will be repainting the boat with Aluma Hawk Boat Paint in John Boat Green. The hull has seen better days but should hold up. I've retraced new flooring and painted with deck paint but have to repair the hull before it can go back in.
The trailer has gotten a complete overhaul with all new wiring, new 2x6 wood runners, new winch, new tires, new trailer jack, new tongue coupler and repaired/welded fenders. The rollers had to be adjusted and winch relocated to hold the boat correctly. All the tabs were bent and the original wood runners were rotted and broken.
I'm about 2 weeks into the boat know with very little free time but it's progressing. I thought it was going to get put back together today until we found the leaks. I've bought a ton of gear for it to go fishing in the lakes and reservoirs locally.
Here's a list of what I've bought so far:
Used '89 Nissan 8hp 2-stroke outboard w/ 3gal fuel cell
New 55lb Minn Kota Endura Maxx
Tiller Extensions for both
2 Cannon Uni-Trolls
Hunminbird Helix 5 SI GPS Sonar
New Oars
3 New Deep Cycle Marine Batteries (1) 27 and (2) 29s with battery boxes and a Minn Kota MK 110P 10amp charger
(2) 1/2" 300' anchor lines, rubberized chains and (2) 18lb river anchors
(4) Ram Rod Tube Jr Rod Holders
iboats.com custom cover
Engel 30qt livebait cooler
Here is how it looked when I bought it and where I'm at currently. I hope to get it completed in a couple weeks so I can finally take it fishing. I'll post more updates as I get them.
After tearing into it further and further from what was initially just poking around its turned into a complete overhaul. Basically replacing almost everything on the boat and trailer and starting fresh.
It all started when we found that the wood floors were soft so we pulled them out and decided to remove the basic wood framing that was done. After gutting the boat and cleaning out debris we water tested it today and found some leaking rivets... I've ordered G-Flex 650 kit to repair it and will be repainting the boat with Aluma Hawk Boat Paint in John Boat Green. The hull has seen better days but should hold up. I've retraced new flooring and painted with deck paint but have to repair the hull before it can go back in.
The trailer has gotten a complete overhaul with all new wiring, new 2x6 wood runners, new winch, new tires, new trailer jack, new tongue coupler and repaired/welded fenders. The rollers had to be adjusted and winch relocated to hold the boat correctly. All the tabs were bent and the original wood runners were rotted and broken.
I'm about 2 weeks into the boat know with very little free time but it's progressing. I thought it was going to get put back together today until we found the leaks. I've bought a ton of gear for it to go fishing in the lakes and reservoirs locally.
Here's a list of what I've bought so far:
Used '89 Nissan 8hp 2-stroke outboard w/ 3gal fuel cell
New 55lb Minn Kota Endura Maxx
Tiller Extensions for both
2 Cannon Uni-Trolls
Hunminbird Helix 5 SI GPS Sonar
New Oars
3 New Deep Cycle Marine Batteries (1) 27 and (2) 29s with battery boxes and a Minn Kota MK 110P 10amp charger
(2) 1/2" 300' anchor lines, rubberized chains and (2) 18lb river anchors
(4) Ram Rod Tube Jr Rod Holders
iboats.com custom cover
Engel 30qt livebait cooler
Here is how it looked when I bought it and where I'm at currently. I hope to get it completed in a couple weeks so I can finally take it fishing. I'll post more updates as I get them.