Action762
Well-known member
Hey guys I’m back with a new boat. The 12' Aerocraft is fixed and water worthy, I have just been really busy. This is a boat and trailer combo I picked up for cheap. I was only looking for a trailer when I came across this combo for DIRT CHEAP, so I had to jump on it because after taking the 12' out I had realized that it was WAY too small for what I wanted to do with it. Anyway this boat and trailer do need some TLC but they are now mine so TLC they will get. It was last registered in 95' so that says a lot.
The owner had either put his dog's **** in it after picking it up out of his yard or the dog jumped up there and literally took "SHITS" in it, disgusting right!?!? It was a full plastic grocery bag if that says anything. Anyway after I got it cleaned out I looked at it for a while and thought about what to do with it. So many things ran through my head of what to do. It is 54" at the base of the hull so it is nice and wide and will be sturdy on the water. There is one thing that I will need some advice about. The transom has cracked, I will attach pictures of both sides, and the prior owner gave me fiberglass and the resin used to patch it so that is a plus. Please give me some advice on this one. I was thinking of wrapping it and then after it feels sturdy bolting an inner and outer transom cut from OSB or treated plywood. Let me know what you think and if anyone has come across a problem and fixed with a solution that worked... even better. Thanks guys.
So here are a few on the profile of the boat... It was propped up because I had just cleaned it and was letting it drain.
Here are the tires on the trailer dry rotted and nasty they will need to be replaced, also the grease around the first picture is because there was not a cap on the bearing so I replace to be safe? Let me know.
Here is a top shot of the boat from front and rear.
Here is the hitch and wench, I will probably replace both because of rust and age.
Here is a crack in the fiberglass in the middle of the hull. It is not a structure crack so I assume a small patch will fix it.
Here is the transom from a distance and the two cracks that I was talking about.
Left side of transom...
Right side of transom...
Thanks again for checking it out. Let me know of any advice anyone wants to give on the bearings and the hull crack and transom cracks.
The owner had either put his dog's **** in it after picking it up out of his yard or the dog jumped up there and literally took "SHITS" in it, disgusting right!?!? It was a full plastic grocery bag if that says anything. Anyway after I got it cleaned out I looked at it for a while and thought about what to do with it. So many things ran through my head of what to do. It is 54" at the base of the hull so it is nice and wide and will be sturdy on the water. There is one thing that I will need some advice about. The transom has cracked, I will attach pictures of both sides, and the prior owner gave me fiberglass and the resin used to patch it so that is a plus. Please give me some advice on this one. I was thinking of wrapping it and then after it feels sturdy bolting an inner and outer transom cut from OSB or treated plywood. Let me know what you think and if anyone has come across a problem and fixed with a solution that worked... even better. Thanks guys.
So here are a few on the profile of the boat... It was propped up because I had just cleaned it and was letting it drain.
Here are the tires on the trailer dry rotted and nasty they will need to be replaced, also the grease around the first picture is because there was not a cap on the bearing so I replace to be safe? Let me know.
Here is a top shot of the boat from front and rear.
Here is the hitch and wench, I will probably replace both because of rust and age.
Here is a crack in the fiberglass in the middle of the hull. It is not a structure crack so I assume a small patch will fix it.
Here is the transom from a distance and the two cracks that I was talking about.
Left side of transom...
Right side of transom...
Thanks again for checking it out. Let me know of any advice anyone wants to give on the bearings and the hull crack and transom cracks.