Recent content by snakes14009

I built mine out of wood then coated the outside with 3-4 layers of glass nothing to complicated the big radi in the front is formed by scoring a 3/16in thick piece of plywood and bending it into shape. Follow the link and you will see what I mean. I like aluminum better due to its ability to...

Yes the area thatis painted red has two layers of fiberglass cloth. not sure on the weight of the cloth like i said it was scrap left over from another project. I think it was a mixture of 6oz and 10oz. and i just used polyester resin instead of epoxy. Epoxy was not worth the 2x-3x the cost for...

I used some 3/16 plywood that i notched ever 1/4 so that it was pretty flexible then just nailed it over my frame. I did coat it with two layers of glass because it was to weak and the cloth was scrapes from another project. I coated all the wood in resin so it should last for a few years...

Got one coat of paint on, i am just glad it was 90 degrees today with full sun because the paint only had 4-6 hours to setup before the rain came in. I am trying rustoleum thinned with acetone and Majic catalyst hardener mixed at 10 to 1. I did some test patches at 20 to 1 and 10 to 1 and...

Now its also been flipped over and all the rivets have been replaced. Well not all of them just over 900 have been fixed. The reason for blind rivets versus solid is i don't have a bucking tool or a air compressor good enough to run one. Also it would take two people. Plus the blind rivets i...

well i know its been awhile since i have post but work got in the way of the rebuild project. But things have slowed down a little and i have made some progress. Finished the shell of the center console.

Got some more framing done. I will need to add some vertical supports but it is coming together.

It came with a running suzuki 40hp

making more progress. I started the center console this past weekend still need some work but at least its progress.

Quick update: Removed the engine and transom. Wire brushed all the seams below the water line so I could do a leak test. There is about 15 rivets that need to be replaced/missing completely or the previous owner put sheet metal screws in… stupid people… On the good note I started framing the...

So I have made a little progress on the boat. I have ripped out everything out. Now I am trying to figure out what and how I want to rebuild. So glad that my supervisor was around...

I just picked up this 1981 Starcraft 16ft. I have yet to figure out if it is a "pikemaster, fishmaster, or bassmaster" it really doesn't matter just like to know. I bought this boat with the full understanding that I need to do a complete restoration on it. It does have a running 1987 Suzuki...

mid 60's 14ft sea king '83 35hp johnson no mods 10 x 13 solas prop hull with front deck 250lbs+ battery 60lbs tm 25lbs driver 240 28mph with smart tabs to get rid of Porpoising

I will not comment in the range. But if i may offer just bit of advice for taking a younger child out fishing. If you buy a small amount of live bait shrimp/minnows and let them play with it they will spend quite a bit of time just playing with the bait. which will increase the amount of time...

I bought a 14 semi v and had a similar concern on leaking rivets. So i filled the hull with water from the garden hose. but to save water and not damage the hull i tilted the hull so that i only filled about half the length of the boat. Then crawled under it and looked for leaks the marked them...