1987 Alumacraft V16 DLX Rebuild

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Vinyl is finished and drying, have a few other things to work on tonight with the transom and trailer before I start installing all of the internal pieces. Putting on a new winch, new tires, and some composite guide bunks to replace the rotting wood ones, and will hopefully get all of the through-hulls installed and sealed along with bolting in the transom. Hopefully it all goes smoothly, I'd really like to take it out and try it this weekend.

 

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Well, I didn't finish it like I was hoping, but I know that I will be done this week. Got the floor in, all the metal pieces are riveted/screwed back in, the front bench is completely finished, seats are back in, new tires are on the trailer, and transom is essentially good to go. All that's left is finishing securing the bow plate, the wood pieces on top of the storage compartments, the splashwell drains, crimping/heat shrinking some electrical connectors, and mounting the trolling motor. Decided I'll be riveting everything due to screws snapping off on me, which is a contributing factor in the delay.

 

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Was finally able to take it out for the first time last night, and it seemed to run pretty well! I still have some little things to finish on it (waiting for the battery's to arrive, need to cut bows for a cover, get the trolling motor wired with the right plug, etc) but all that should be finished by the weekend. I was also pleasantly surprised with how easy it loaded back on the trailer, although I need to practice launching/landing without getting in the water.

 

[gatorglenn]

Job well done [emoji106]


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Fishing weekend was a success!

 

[CalicoJack]

I know this is an old post, but I just thought I'd comment.. very nicely documented and great job!
I have the same boat and trying to do the same thing.

 

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I know this is an old post, but I just thought I'd comment.. very nicely documented and great job!
I have the same boat and trying to do the same thing.

Glad you like the writeup. I don't check back here terribly often, but let me know if you have any questions. Boat has done everything I've asked of it, the complete teardown was 100% worth it.