I have been coming to this site for the past 4 months to learn more about what others have been doing to their boats. It has been over 3 years since owning my last boat which was a 70's 14' row boat. That was a great build. The boat had bench seating that I converted to flat floors and a casting deck. When I was done I had realized that the boat was to heavy and no longer steady in the water (to top heavy, you couldn't move with out the boat feeling like it was going to tip). With moving to the Twin Cities I had to sell the boat. Now three years later and finally having the space and my own garage I have began the search for a new project. I had been searching for the last 6 months and I knew that I wanted something bigger and more stable. I now have a 3 year old that I want to teach how to fish and let him enjoy the open waters like I did when I was a kid.
I ended up purchasing a 1976 16' Lund Pike D. It has a 72" beam with factory floors. It is in rough shape. The PO hadn't used it since 2012. The floors are soft, Carpet is peeling/missing/rotted, gas tank smells like an old tractor, motor runs only at idle and the trailer lights don't work. The motor is a 1978 Johnson 35 hp.
I want to show my progress through here so that if someone see's something that there is a better way of doing it then I can learn now vs starting over. I have restored/rebuild 2 other boats in the past 8 years so I have a little knowledge in knowing what I am doing, however this is my first console boat.
I ended up purchasing a 1976 16' Lund Pike D. It has a 72" beam with factory floors. It is in rough shape. The PO hadn't used it since 2012. The floors are soft, Carpet is peeling/missing/rotted, gas tank smells like an old tractor, motor runs only at idle and the trailer lights don't work. The motor is a 1978 Johnson 35 hp.
I want to show my progress through here so that if someone see's something that there is a better way of doing it then I can learn now vs starting over. I have restored/rebuild 2 other boats in the past 8 years so I have a little knowledge in knowing what I am doing, however this is my first console boat.