One day boat flip refurbishment.

I was looking for a motor for my 11ft tinny and found a near mint 1997 Evinrude 8hp 2 stroke.
Unfortunately it came attached to a rather neglected 10ft tinny that has sat hull upnin the sun for 5 years while the motor sat in the shed.
It had been painted twice, the last time with house paint that had flaked and fluffed, was mouldy and covered in black mildew.
But the trailer was registered and in good condition so I made an offer and picked it up for $900.

Well that was yesterday, a quick trip to the hardware store and BCF this morning and now its done and I can relax.
So I will run through the project from start to finish, and bear in mind this was done as cheap as posible so I can flip it quick and make as much money back as I can.

Well lets start with my shopping list.

Brass wire wheel for a drill. = $5.50
Packet of aluminum rivets = $10.25
Packet of aluminum washers = $3.65
Tube of Sikaflex Marine Sealant =13.90
3 cans of Dy-Mark etch primer = $32.85
3 cans of aluminum tint spray cans = $10.65
Spare wheel u bolt = $10.15

So all up $900 for the boat and $86.95 in consumables.

With the little old 2.3 evinrude motor on it I should easily be able to move it on for $1000-$1200.
I'd still be happy to move it on for $986.95, just so I got the 8hp motor for free.
But even if I only got $850 or even $750 I wouldn't care, its still a very cheap engine at $236.95.

1st off a pressure wash to remove the worst of the paint and the mould and mildew.
I also removed the transducer and sounder mount as well as the battery tray and any other bodgy construction in it.

Next I wire wheeled the paint back to the old primer and I plugged the little screw holes with aluminum rivets coated in Sikaflex and with a washer on the inside to maje the holes neat and most importantly waterproof.

Then it was a coat of etch primer, mount the spare wheel to the tongue, have lunch and then paint the aluminum top coat, cut a rubber backing plate for the motor and mount the motor once the top coat dries.

I know thats not a back to perfect paint finish, but bugger it I was using cans and doing it as fast and cheap as posible so I can move it on.
Its still good work that will last for years, and I'm selling it relatively cheap so it go's fast.
I've also serviced the outboard, including flushing the tank and fuel system and replacing the spark plug.
I'm doing the trailer bearings tomorrow.

But anyway.







And now for the finished product.

And to think I went through all of that just to get this.

Seems like you got a great deal for the motor and somebody is getting a great deal by buying the boat.


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I took it out for a test run today, no leaks, handles reasonably well, is quite stable to stand in by little boat standards, I could easily stand to shoot ducks, land or fight a fish, even fly fish.
The trailer is easy to use and the little 2.3hp doesn't miss a beat.





The little boat goes well.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RhSHcBxAcb0

Nice project. Thanks for sharing.