COLTON'S 1972 CRESTLINER 18' VOYAGER

[Colton77]

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 18' CRESTLINER WITH A REBUILT SPARTAN TRAILER FOR $535!!!!!!!! I KNOW, DEAL OF THE CENTURY. NEW WHEELS/TIRES, HUBS WINCH, LED LIGHTING AND WIRING, ROLLERS. THE BOAT IS OUTBOARDLESS UNTIL I GET THE 1976 EVINRUDE TILLER 25 COMPLETELY GONE THROUGH FOR $595 WEDNESDAY. I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF LUMBER AND FIBERGLASS RESIN, MARINE CARPET/CORRECT GLUE, AND COATED SCREWS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A BUDGET BUILD, BUT I WILL SPLURGE ON THE IMPORTANT/ HARD TO REDO THINGS. I PLAN ON PUTTING FLOORS, CASTING DECKS, AND STORAGE IN THE BOAT. I PLAN ON USING DURABAK FINISH ON THE INTERIOR WHERE IT ISN'T BUILT OUT. THE SIDES AND HULL I PLAN ON THE LOWER COLOR OF SKY BLUE ON AIR FORCE 1. I GOT A GOOD START THIS WEEKEND BY REMOVING THE ROTTEN SEAT TOPS AND WATER LOGGED FOAM. THERE WAS A DECOMPOSED RAT AND LIVE HORNETS NEST UNDER THE FIRST BENCH I TOOK OFF. GLAD I FOUND IT IN MY GARAGE INSTEAD OF ON THE WATER!!!! IT WAS HUGE AND ACTIVE. KILLED EVERY ONE OF THOSE BUGGERS. I BUILT A NICE PLATFORM WITH A TRAP DOOR TO PUT THE FUEL TANK AND BATTERIES IN. I PLAN ON SPLITTING THE MIDDLE BENCH FOR THE FLOOR AND BUILDING A CASTING PLATFORM FROM THE SECOND BENCH FORWARD WITH UNDER FLOOR STORAGE OR A COOLER. THIS BOAT IS SO DEEP AND WIDE, THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE PLATFORM HEIGHT. ALSO AT 18' WITH FOUR BENCHES, I CAN AFFORD TO LOOSE THE MIDDLE REAR ONE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OPINIONS ABOUT FOAM? IS OWENS CORNING PINK SHEET FOAM BETTER THAN TWO PART EXPANDING FLOATATION FOAM? THIS BOAT HAS IT UNDER EVERY SEAT AND ITS ALL WATER LOGGED. IM PULLING IT OUT, BUT IM NOT CRAZY, NEW STUFF IS GOING BACK IN. I HAVE A DEATH WISH BUT MY KIDS DONT AND IT NEEDS TO FLOAT A LITTLE IN AN EVENT.

 

[DrNip]

Sweet deal and nice boat. The angle the pic is at might be misleading me a little but if it isn't you might get some longer bunk boards so your boat isn't hanging off them like it is. That or scoot the winch stand forward some if possible.

 

[Colton77]

YEAH, THE TRAILER IS A LITTLE SHORT. THE BUNKS DO EXTEND ABOUT A FOOT BEYOND THE TRAILER, BUT ARE A FOOT SHORT OF THE TRANSOM. IT HAS THREE ROLLERS IN THE FRONT. I SCOOTED EVERYTHING FORWARD SINCE THESE PICS, BUT WHEN DOING THIS, I FOUND THE WINCH MOUNT AND UPRIGHT(I DONT KNOW THE TERM, VERTICAL PIECES OF STEEL) IS ROTTED OUT AND I MIGHT INVEST IN A NEW TRAILER NEXT YEAR. THIS ONE TILTS, BUT WHAT GOOD IS THAT, I USE BOAT LAUNCHES.

 

[RiverBottomOutdoors]

Turn the CAPs off, my man. I gave up trying to read your posts.

 

[Colton77]

I didnt know CAPS offends people. Do your eyes melt with capitol letters

 

[Fisherjeep]

Second on the caps. Hard to read. [-X

 

[RiverBottomOutdoors]

Colton77 » 42 minutes ago[/url]"]I didnt know CAPS offends people. Do your eyes melt with capitol letters

ALL CAPS are hard to read.

 

[Colton77]

Sorry folks, I use caps a lot at work for programs and I was in a mood that day.
Its been coming along good. I am using Durabak liner inside the boat and on the transom. There were so many holes in the transom, it looked like it got peppered by a 12ga! I am using marine epoxy to glue plate from the middle bench I chopped out on the inside and then epoxying over it on the outside. once its smoothed out I plan on rolling the Durabak, its like bedliner with color options, over it. Does anyone see any problems with this route?