mbchilton
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I bought my first boat last month!
It’s a 1971 Balko 14’ v bottom. It came with a stern mount trolling motor and a decent little sonar. There’s a small deck at the bow build on a wood frame.
I added a 1968 6hp Johnson tiller that runs very well. I removed the rod holders that were mounted to the middle bench and blocking the drain. I rewired the trailer with new LED lights and 7 pin adapter. Next, I’m going to add some PVC to the trailer to help with backing up. The trailer seems a touch short for the boat, and is ridiculously hard to back up when you can’t see anything behind you. The PVC will at least allow me some visual.
The boat has some issues.The keel has a considerable dent, but no cracking. It lets in some water from the bottom and I’ll add a picture for reference.
I took this picture after power washing the boat from the inside. It had standing water (it doesn’t drain well, though it does much better now that I removed all the old leaves and dirt that prevented water from moving to the stern). The water doesn’t look like it’s coming from one specific rivet, but all along the rib. I believe the first course of action should be to rebuck the rivets. After that, should I apply a flexible epoxy inside?
The inside of the boat looks like it previously had a carpet laid down. But I also see this dark material along the seams. What is this? Should I sand it off?
Thanks for the help! I look forward to sharing more.
Michael
It’s a 1971 Balko 14’ v bottom. It came with a stern mount trolling motor and a decent little sonar. There’s a small deck at the bow build on a wood frame.
I added a 1968 6hp Johnson tiller that runs very well. I removed the rod holders that were mounted to the middle bench and blocking the drain. I rewired the trailer with new LED lights and 7 pin adapter. Next, I’m going to add some PVC to the trailer to help with backing up. The trailer seems a touch short for the boat, and is ridiculously hard to back up when you can’t see anything behind you. The PVC will at least allow me some visual.
The boat has some issues.The keel has a considerable dent, but no cracking. It lets in some water from the bottom and I’ll add a picture for reference.
I took this picture after power washing the boat from the inside. It had standing water (it doesn’t drain well, though it does much better now that I removed all the old leaves and dirt that prevented water from moving to the stern). The water doesn’t look like it’s coming from one specific rivet, but all along the rib. I believe the first course of action should be to rebuck the rivets. After that, should I apply a flexible epoxy inside?
The inside of the boat looks like it previously had a carpet laid down. But I also see this dark material along the seams. What is this? Should I sand it off?
Thanks for the help! I look forward to sharing more.
Michael