Hey all,
Just picked up my first boat this spring and unfortunately my first few attempts to get it out have not been very successful.
The boat is a '86 TX-17 w/ a 45hp Mariner (Merc "Classic 50") and it is in fantastic shape for the age. During the test drive, it took on a little bit of water in the bilge but when we pulled the plug out it was wet so I did not think the elderly gentleman I bought it from put it in tight enough so I wasn't overly worried.
I took the boat out a few times and it was still leaking after having the plug in tight. I found a few loose rivets so I got impatient and had them welded. Boat was still leaking so I filled the livewell and verified the livewell plumbing wasn't the source of the leak. Then I decided to go ahead and fill the boat with water and found a bunch of rivets were still leaking a couple of which were the ones that had been welded.
So now, I'm working on pulling the boat apart to fix the rivets. Any helpful advice is welcomed.
Here she is the day I got her:
Maiden voyage:
Most of the rivets I found to be leaking:
Front deck removed:
Console removed:
A couple questions:
Do I need to remove the side to get the bottom floor out? It looks like it will come right up but I had a screw that was stripped so I am working on drilling that out.
Can I just tear the foam out? What do I need to do about getting some put back in?
Just picked up my first boat this spring and unfortunately my first few attempts to get it out have not been very successful.
The boat is a '86 TX-17 w/ a 45hp Mariner (Merc "Classic 50") and it is in fantastic shape for the age. During the test drive, it took on a little bit of water in the bilge but when we pulled the plug out it was wet so I did not think the elderly gentleman I bought it from put it in tight enough so I wasn't overly worried.
I took the boat out a few times and it was still leaking after having the plug in tight. I found a few loose rivets so I got impatient and had them welded. Boat was still leaking so I filled the livewell and verified the livewell plumbing wasn't the source of the leak. Then I decided to go ahead and fill the boat with water and found a bunch of rivets were still leaking a couple of which were the ones that had been welded.
So now, I'm working on pulling the boat apart to fix the rivets. Any helpful advice is welcomed.
Here she is the day I got her:
Maiden voyage:
Most of the rivets I found to be leaking:
Front deck removed:
Console removed:
A couple questions:
Do I need to remove the side to get the bottom floor out? It looks like it will come right up but I had a screw that was stripped so I am working on drilling that out.
Can I just tear the foam out? What do I need to do about getting some put back in?