Project Boat

[TnT]

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!!

[henpkd1]

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.

[1 Cove]

Done any work on your boat lately?

[TnT]

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.

[Eatmorecrappie]

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?

[TnT]

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.

[TnT]

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:

[huntinslabs]

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.

[TnT]

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.

[Danbo]

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