murphy67
Well-known member
A few years back I was given/handed down my dad's 1986 Alumacraft Classic Deluxe w/ a '88 Johnson 70 VRO. My dad bought a new boat back in 2007, and basically had I chose not to restore this boat, it would probably be rotting away up north. Motor was running good last time we used it, boat was solid, no leaks, all electrical worked...only major issue was the rear flooring was getting soft in a few spots, the flooring inside the rod box has rotted away and the carpet was pretty rough in quite a few places and it was just showing signs of being a 30 yr old boat in many other areas...but other than that...it was still a working boat (and free to boot!!)
After sitting in my moms garage for almost 3 years...I finally pulled the boat out of my moms garage this Memorial day, and the engine fired up after a few turns and then it was time to tuck her away into my garage and start the work.
After a few months of work, things are starting to come together nicely on my boat project so I thought it was time to share some photo's and such with the community who I have learned so much from over the past few years lurking around here.
As you can see the console wood and switch panel had seen better days...
Rear carpet removed..
View of the console and front of boat..
Rear floor piece removed..
Middle floor piece before removal..
After removal..
Last piece of flooring before the casting deck/bow piece..
Removed...
Casting deck removed..
Due to the 10 attachment limit, I will have to post a few threads most likely with all the pics I have... as I took quite a few.
After sitting in my moms garage for almost 3 years...I finally pulled the boat out of my moms garage this Memorial day, and the engine fired up after a few turns and then it was time to tuck her away into my garage and start the work.
After a few months of work, things are starting to come together nicely on my boat project so I thought it was time to share some photo's and such with the community who I have learned so much from over the past few years lurking around here.
As you can see the console wood and switch panel had seen better days...
Rear carpet removed..
View of the console and front of boat..
Rear floor piece removed..
Middle floor piece before removal..
After removal..
Last piece of flooring before the casting deck/bow piece..
Removed...
Casting deck removed..
Due to the 10 attachment limit, I will have to post a few threads most likely with all the pics I have... as I took quite a few.