Hey everyone,
I am in the process of rebuilding my unknown year 14ft Trailorboat Klamath. The year is unknown as the HIN number is not present on the boat so I had to add a new one (after receiving the new HIN from the state). This boat sits on a tilt deck trailer, which will come in handy on some of the unimproved areas that i use to launch my boats. This boat will primarily be a hunting/salmon fishing/crabbing bay boat. The boat has not been in the water for over 20 years, however I know that it holds water as it was filled with water when I first came to look at it.
Here are my current major plans for this boat:
-1. New wood seats
-2. New decking (wood or rubber, still trying to figure it out which way to go).
-3. Permanently mounting Nav lights under the front gunnel.
-4. Adding panel for light bar, bilge, nav lights and gps/sonar.
-5. adding 6in to the front bench width to store my gas tank in it, moving foam from this seat to the rear bench.
-6. Adding a new coat of paint to the inside and new camo paint scheme on the outside.
Last night I removed the wood decking (footing I also believe its referred to) and set them aside to use as templates (see the attached pics). The very old taillights were non functional and I added new taillights and wiring to make the boat legal. This weekend I am planning on removing and replacing some of the interior rivets that don't look to be in a great condition and starting to add structure for the wider seat in the front.
what does everyone think? I am very open to new different ideas and such and will try to keep this updated as I move along.
I am in the process of rebuilding my unknown year 14ft Trailorboat Klamath. The year is unknown as the HIN number is not present on the boat so I had to add a new one (after receiving the new HIN from the state). This boat sits on a tilt deck trailer, which will come in handy on some of the unimproved areas that i use to launch my boats. This boat will primarily be a hunting/salmon fishing/crabbing bay boat. The boat has not been in the water for over 20 years, however I know that it holds water as it was filled with water when I first came to look at it.
Here are my current major plans for this boat:
-1. New wood seats
-2. New decking (wood or rubber, still trying to figure it out which way to go).
-3. Permanently mounting Nav lights under the front gunnel.
-4. Adding panel for light bar, bilge, nav lights and gps/sonar.
-5. adding 6in to the front bench width to store my gas tank in it, moving foam from this seat to the rear bench.
-6. Adding a new coat of paint to the inside and new camo paint scheme on the outside.
Last night I removed the wood decking (footing I also believe its referred to) and set them aside to use as templates (see the attached pics). The very old taillights were non functional and I added new taillights and wiring to make the boat legal. This weekend I am planning on removing and replacing some of the interior rivets that don't look to be in a great condition and starting to add structure for the wider seat in the front.
what does everyone think? I am very open to new different ideas and such and will try to keep this updated as I move along.