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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
'87 Bluefin Sportsman 1700 Rebuild - Family Cruiser
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<blockquote data-quote="kofkorn" data-source="post: 472303" data-attributes="member: 7076"><p>I was able to put a little more time into it this weekend. I managed to pull the floor and all of the foam out. The foam was more waterlogged than the stuff I found in my bass boat. I definitely lightened the load a significant amount. I didn't get a chance to to do a full clean out before it started raining. </p><p></p><p>I pulled the foam up in about 2' sections. I used a long blade to slice it, the popped out the pieces. It was a fairly easy operation overall. I still need to pull out the small centerboard and the livewell tubing. The new boat won't have a livewell.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]104644[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]104645[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]104643[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]104642[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's a lot of corrosion on the bracket for the bow ring. I'll need ot replace that too, or it'll be a short time before the boat is sitting on the road somehere.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]104647[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next job will be doing a deep clean on the inside, removing all of the remaining accessories from the gunnels, then removing the remainder of the carpeting. The floor was so soft that I was worried about walking around inside before. I feel much better with all of the cruddy wood removed. </p><p></p><p>I'll look into the possibility of saving the paint. But looking at it closer, there are a bunch of spots that are scuffed and scratched that I wouldn't be able to touch up. So it's more likely that I'll be taking it down to the bare aluminum and going from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kofkorn, post: 472303, member: 7076"] I was able to put a little more time into it this weekend. I managed to pull the floor and all of the foam out. The foam was more waterlogged than the stuff I found in my bass boat. I definitely lightened the load a significant amount. I didn't get a chance to to do a full clean out before it started raining. I pulled the foam up in about 2' sections. I used a long blade to slice it, the popped out the pieces. It was a fairly easy operation overall. I still need to pull out the small centerboard and the livewell tubing. The new boat won't have a livewell. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200328_160554.jpg"]104644._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200328_160602.jpg"]104645._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200328_160834.jpg"]104643._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200328_160824.jpg"]104642._xfImport[/ATTACH] There's a lot of corrosion on the bracket for the bow ring. I'll need ot replace that too, or it'll be a short time before the boat is sitting on the road somehere. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20200328_160611a.jpg"]104647._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next job will be doing a deep clean on the inside, removing all of the remaining accessories from the gunnels, then removing the remainder of the carpeting. The floor was so soft that I was worried about walking around inside before. I feel much better with all of the cruddy wood removed. I'll look into the possibility of saving the paint. But looking at it closer, there are a bunch of spots that are scuffed and scratched that I wouldn't be able to touch up. So it's more likely that I'll be taking it down to the bare aluminum and going from there. [/QUOTE]
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