Stumpalump
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I've got a boat I like but it needs extensive refurbishing.1983 16' Valco Bayrunner. Great running 1985 Johnson 60. It's still usable and we just did an epic 35 mile run up the Colorado River to the Hover Dam over Thanksgiving. So here is my sob story.
This is what it needs: Trailer bunks and trailer paint. The wood on all the seats with storage doors are basically all shot. The hull is decent but if I fix it I'll flip it and pound out and fill the little bit of hook in the bottom. Transom is fair but it looks like a major cutting and drilling Aluminum job so I'd leave it. The two padded seats would get replaced with a nice bench on those $100 Garlic rubber mounts or somthing like it. The expensive part is the trim on the engine is going bad. Parts unavailable and it need motor and pump. We have rocks and we beach it to let the dog run so it needs trim. Our Arizona water ways gets crowded and we run skinny water so call me crazy but I'd buy the $1750 trim/jack plate combo from Bobs Machine shop. I want it right and that would make me happy.
Edit: Changed thread name because I decided to keep the boat I really like.
So I'll be putting $2500 plus in a boat that not worth $2500 but it will be set up like I want it. Money is not a big issue and we could buy a better boat but I thought I'd ask you guys that have done restorations. If I move up it would be somthing like a 17-18 foot aluminum that would take the ruff wakes better. Should I be happy that I got a few great years out of this old dog and move on to a better toy or dump some coin and a lot of time into making the old boat awesome?
Edit: Here is the trim/jack plate I'm drooling over.
https://www.bobsmachine.com/Combo-Tilt-Jack-Clamp-on-or-BIA-50HP-100-106016.htm
The shock absorbing seat mounts https://www.garelick.com/Active-Seat-Suspension-Systems
I may have to settle on a seat like this but the one I saw looked thin. Do you know of a better two person bench seat that will take the wakes better? https://www.amazon.com/Wise-8WD1459-Blast-Off-Series-Folding/dp/B007R3QBTC
This is what it needs: Trailer bunks and trailer paint. The wood on all the seats with storage doors are basically all shot. The hull is decent but if I fix it I'll flip it and pound out and fill the little bit of hook in the bottom. Transom is fair but it looks like a major cutting and drilling Aluminum job so I'd leave it. The two padded seats would get replaced with a nice bench on those $100 Garlic rubber mounts or somthing like it. The expensive part is the trim on the engine is going bad. Parts unavailable and it need motor and pump. We have rocks and we beach it to let the dog run so it needs trim. Our Arizona water ways gets crowded and we run skinny water so call me crazy but I'd buy the $1750 trim/jack plate combo from Bobs Machine shop. I want it right and that would make me happy.
Edit: Changed thread name because I decided to keep the boat I really like.
So I'll be putting $2500 plus in a boat that not worth $2500 but it will be set up like I want it. Money is not a big issue and we could buy a better boat but I thought I'd ask you guys that have done restorations. If I move up it would be somthing like a 17-18 foot aluminum that would take the ruff wakes better. Should I be happy that I got a few great years out of this old dog and move on to a better toy or dump some coin and a lot of time into making the old boat awesome?
Edit: Here is the trim/jack plate I'm drooling over.
https://www.bobsmachine.com/Combo-Tilt-Jack-Clamp-on-or-BIA-50HP-100-106016.htm
The shock absorbing seat mounts https://www.garelick.com/Active-Seat-Suspension-Systems
I may have to settle on a seat like this but the one I saw looked thin. Do you know of a better two person bench seat that will take the wakes better? https://www.amazon.com/Wise-8WD1459-Blast-Off-Series-Folding/dp/B007R3QBTC