Project Boat

Thx for the offer henpkd1...Mighty kind of you and I really do appreciate it, but I think I have everything I need. If I run short, I'll holler at you...Thx again!!:cheers2

No problem. I also have odds and end parts I have removed from old boats if there is anything else you may need, fuel tanks, seats, cleats, etc. Just give me a holler.

Done any work on your boat lately?

Sorta at a stand still on it right now...A torn tendon in my elbow has got me down for now, but I'll be back on it soon.

Hey, TnT love the work you have done on your boat. I'm fixing to do the same thing to mine. A buddy of mine gave me a fibberglass walk thru windshield ski boat with a 90. It's only 16 1/2 ft long but still free. I have never taken on a project like this and I hope you don't mind me asking a couple of questions. Are you going to fibberglass everything(all the wood)? What did you use around the edge of plywood and fibberglass on floor to fill in the gap?

Hey Eatmorecrappie...I don't have much money in the boat and I don't plan on putting alot of $$$ into it...It's just gonna be a fishing boat...MY fishing boat:p I used regular plywood and treated it with Cop-R-Tox and I coated it thoroughly and twice on the edges with the Cop-R-Tox. The next step I am going to do is coat all the wood and existing fiberglass with Ultra Tuff Coat, which is a rubberized coating sorta like Rhino Liner. The gaps I filled in the best I could with treated wood and epoxy and they shouldn't be seen after the Ultra Tuff Coat is put on. I have been putting the boat on hold the past few weeks while I was nursing a torn tendon in my elbow, but I hope to start back on it in a week or 2....Hope to have some more pics soon.

Still haven't made any progress on the boat due to my elbow, but I decided to at least get outside and give it a good bath...It cleaned up really good!!...A little TLC and some wax should make this boat look terrific!!...Then I'll get to work on the trailer.

Here is a before and after pic of the back of the boat:
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Like a meth addict thats been thru rehab. She cleaned up well. Bet ya cant wait to get her all done and get some scales in her.

Well, I started on the inside today. I had a friend to talk me into trying something different than what I had originally planned on using. It has worked real well in his boat and it was more than 1/2 the price of what I was going to use. So off to Lowes I go and I found just what he told me about at $34.95/gal. When I took it to the paint counter to get them to shake it up, the gentleman working there says " It's a shame you didn't want a Tan color. We have a couple of gallons here that we mixed up for a guy yesterday and he didn't like the color so we marked them down to $5.00/gallon." I instantly replied "I'll be damned..Tan is my favorite color!!"....I have the inside all primed and ready and hopefully have the the inside completed by tomorrow.

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Looking good Tim. Will it be at Talquin in November?