SeaArk SuperJon 1872MV Tunnel Remodel (All Pics on Pg1)

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lowblazah

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I've been looking for a SeaArk 1872 for a while. (not a very common boat around these parts) I finally found one 4 hours away from where I live. Got it pretty cheap as the owner was a duck hunter and his wife viewed it as a "military boat" and she wanted something more for sunning and water skiing with.

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Long story short...I was looking for this hull to make myself a forward mounted Center Console for river running. for the most part this boat was ideal (minus the work I knew I would have in store for me converting it) On the next pic you'll notice my apprentice hard at work figuring how all this is going to take place.

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First order of business was to get it off the trailer and on the ground so I could get in and out of it easily to tear it apart. So made a cradle for it out of 4x4s and installed some casters on it.

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Tore out all the carpet, floor and the console.
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Saving top half of side console to possibly mount to a cabinet for my center console. Cut the welds and removed from the livewell.
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Removed and stripped YEARS of carpet glue...this was pretty easy once I found out that Epoxy Stripper is the best way to do this!
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Mocked up where and how high I want my console so i can work on the cabinet while I have it flipped over to fix some leaky welds.
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Flipped it over this weekend to get access to these leaky "welds".
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The welds actually turned out to be burn through from a previous attempt at fixing cracked rib welds.
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Turns out these were not my culprit...but I did find a few cracks by the tunnel.
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Crack by the tunnel.
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Next step is to get it to my buddy's shop who has a tig welder and have him patch this up. But that wont likely be until after Thanksgiving.

Some of the items this boat is going to get are Hyd Steering, Hyd JackPlate, 6 new tempress hatches (as this boat doesnt have much for storage. Plus I need to add a livewell in the rear bench.) AntiSkid Vinyl flooring, bimini top and some HID Lights for running the river at night. And last but certainly not least....a new motor...
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Stay Tuned....My goal is to have this done by spring.

Updated pics without having to scroll through all 6+ pages.
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It does look stout, and that 90 is going to be right at home on the back.
Nice start on your project Lowblazah. I was looking for a Sea Ark
when I found this Lowe. Sea Arks are very popular here and used
mostly on the flats. Keep the pictures coming...Jerry :)
 
Thanks guys...I'm excited to get it welded, painted and flipped back over to start the inside.

Ordered the baystar hydraulic steering kit today. Then almost pulled the trigger on a CMC PL-65 jackplate but called Bob's Machine first and they are supposed to have a self contained unit for sale starting Jan 1. So I think I'll wait on that until I see what they have to offer.

Happy Thanksgiving guys!
 
Awesome boat man. Should be great for getting at those minnesota river flatheads I always see pictures of!
 
Welding should be completed by tomorrow...he's made good progress with the limited time he has had.

Patched up the transom holes from numerous depth finder mounts
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working on the cracks by the tunnel.
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Before....
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...and after
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Sanding and exterior paint is next while I have this beast flipped over.
 
You should consider Steel Flexing the bottom while it is flipped over. I wish I did mine when I had it flipped. I regret it every time I take it out and it leaks ever so slightly. I truely do not believe you would regret it, ever.
 
SteelFlex is a product you can coat the underside of your boat with. Here a link to the Fasco web site that carries it.

https://www.fascoepoxies.com/products.html

and there is a hold tread about it in the boat house forum "everything steelflex"

Hope this helps and it not a bad idea to consider.
 
fool4fish1226 said:
and there is a whole thread about it in the boat house forum "everything steelflex"

22pages of posts later I will say it looks good...but way too glossy for me and I've found (googling) on a few other sites that people have had it chip when beaching frequently. (which is my main shoring method.)


Probably going with a PPG sealer and Paint instead.
 
Looking forward to more progress! What do you plan on doing with all the whole boat now that you are going to have the console so far forward? Will you have a leaning post/bench to sit on while steering? Also are you going to make some storage or a live well?
 
I'd skip the steelflex primarily because the hull isn't riveted. If you ran on top of matted vegetation, I'd say do it. Otherwise, I'd just make sure the leaks are sealed after leaving the welder and put whatever paint you want. If you run the boat on the bank, the steelflex will come off.
 

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