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Crestliner 1650 Fish Hawk SC Restoration - In Progress
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 454421" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>Day 1 - Demo day!</p><p></p><p>Had a few minutes this morning, so decided to demo the Crestliner. Started unscrewing panels and hatches, and discovered that whoever replaced the carpet did not put nearly enough screws back. A huge panel would have maybe 2 screws in it, and nothing more. I bet the whole boat jumped when they hit a wake!</p><p></p><p>That being said, the demo went quickly, and I am pleased at what I have found beneath. Overall, the boat is in good condition. The floatation foam under the floor and in various compartments is clean and unbroken. No sign of being waterlogged, but judging by how light this boat is, I expected that. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98309[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I had wondered why there were no livewells, but upon removing the upper decks, I found two hidden under the plywood! One, a smaller bait well in the back, that looks to be in good operational condition:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98310[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The other is a large fish livewell just forward of center. The rear well looks good, but the front livewell has a pretty damaged drain hose. Not sure what caused it, but the top of the hose has been cut or rubbed away, or maybe chewed out by mice, as there was a big mouse nest in the middle of the boat. That size hole would cause an enormous amount of water to end up in the hull, so I understand why they closed it off. Fortunately, I have some 2" overflow line, so I will soon have it back in action.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98311[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The upper deck wood is not rotten, but it is damp and starting to delaminate, so I plan to replace it. It was not cut properly anyway. The back deck wood is similar. A few of the panels and hatches, I can re-use. The floor plywood seems to be in decent shape. I plan to re-use it, as long as it doesn't warp up when I pull it out of the boat.</p><p></p><p>So far, everything is about par for the course, for a 20-year old boat. Should be a fairly simple restoration.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98312[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 454421, member: 4972"] Day 1 - Demo day! Had a few minutes this morning, so decided to demo the Crestliner. Started unscrewing panels and hatches, and discovered that whoever replaced the carpet did not put nearly enough screws back. A huge panel would have maybe 2 screws in it, and nothing more. I bet the whole boat jumped when they hit a wake! That being said, the demo went quickly, and I am pleased at what I have found beneath. Overall, the boat is in good condition. The floatation foam under the floor and in various compartments is clean and unbroken. No sign of being waterlogged, but judging by how light this boat is, I expected that. [ATTACH type="full" alt="demo 01.jpg"]98309._xfImport[/ATTACH] I had wondered why there were no livewells, but upon removing the upper decks, I found two hidden under the plywood! One, a smaller bait well in the back, that looks to be in good operational condition: [ATTACH type="full" alt="demo 03.jpg"]98310._xfImport[/ATTACH] The other is a large fish livewell just forward of center. The rear well looks good, but the front livewell has a pretty damaged drain hose. Not sure what caused it, but the top of the hose has been cut or rubbed away, or maybe chewed out by mice, as there was a big mouse nest in the middle of the boat. That size hole would cause an enormous amount of water to end up in the hull, so I understand why they closed it off. Fortunately, I have some 2" overflow line, so I will soon have it back in action. [ATTACH type="full" alt="demo 02.jpg"]98311._xfImport[/ATTACH] The upper deck wood is not rotten, but it is damp and starting to delaminate, so I plan to replace it. It was not cut properly anyway. The back deck wood is similar. A few of the panels and hatches, I can re-use. The floor plywood seems to be in decent shape. I plan to re-use it, as long as it doesn't warp up when I pull it out of the boat. So far, everything is about par for the course, for a 20-year old boat. Should be a fairly simple restoration. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20180705_122759.jpg"]98312._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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