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How Much Work to Restore is Too Much
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Permalink Reply by Troy Nicolls on
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I think I only spent about $500 to rebuild the boat I did. To build a new one of quality materials would probably cost in excess of $2000, but there are ways around that. Rebuilding an old boat as your first project is a good move even though it is almost as much (if not more ) work as a new build. I say if the frames are solid...do it. If I could find that boat on craigslist here locally...I might have already bought it out from under you! Don't let me trick you into buying though...make your own decision. It's all work, but it's all good.
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Permalink Reply by Ron Shealer on
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I will post a few pics of the boat when I get them off my camera. It was a framed boat but had some serious wood rot. I could put my finger through the floor. Actually without the truck liner I would say the floor already would have dropped out. Some of the frame work was rotted at the bottoms and some small parts of the side plys. The trailer had been welded a few times. The transom was out of wack, looks like something shifted out of line. I am sure several of you could revive it but the more I looked it over the more I wanted to just start fresh. If anyone wants the contact info. I will share it. The boat is in the northern part of West Virginia. Will post pictures soon. Shame, at one time this was a really nice rig.
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Probably a good call. I personally wouldn't want to dive in replacing too many rotten frames on top of bottom and sides. You will have a blast building a new boat. I promise you won't finish it fast enough even though you will probably work on it every night!
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Permalink Reply by lhedrick on
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Troys comment about removeing the bed liner is right on. I have had to get that stuff off for a repair and it is not easy. On the inside corner of the chine it is especially difficult to remove. I will never again us it in area where future repair might be needed. As scraper will not cut it down. A hight speed rotary grinder with 40 grit will cut but, it's like grinding a rubber tire and the disk will clog up. It make me wonder why I ever used the stuff. I alway hear how tough linex is but, if I have to make even one repair it's not worth it. Fixing a hole is so fast and easy it seems we are going overboard with all this stuff.
On the issue of rot. An ice pick and utility knive will give you an idea how much rot there is. It's a judgment call but, for 200 you can always seal it up and run it for one or two seasons and you are still a winner. A day float with a guide on the Green is around 400 for a just a few hours.
The photo of the boat show "Anglers Inn". There was an Anglers Inn shop in Sugar House (Salt Lake) for many years. They are gone now. The emblem seem familiar.
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I'll post a few pictures. No ice pick was needed, my whole finger could press through the rot. The only thing holding the bottom on was the truck bed liner material. The boat could be redone but it was more than what I wanted to get into. This boat is on the east coast, a different Anglers Inn. If anyone is interested I would be glad to share the seller contact info..
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Permalink Reply by Don Hanson on
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If the boat is pleasing to you, take it apart as patterns for a new build. You can save a bunch of time by copying things. Restoring a rotten framed boat probably won't be wothwhile if someone has 'hacked-away' trying quick fixes already...Like trying to Bedliner-it or covering it with fiberglass.
One sees a lot of drift boats that have been 'ruined' by shortcut repairs, half-way fixes, and downright lazy or impatient owners.
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This is the transom. I am not standing at an angle. The left side has shifted back about 2" in relation to the right. The corner had all separated.
Anything dark was as soft as a sponge. Floor was shot and framework was starting to rot along with a bit of the sides. The corner piece where the sides meet the bottom (lack of correct name) was like putty bow to stern.
More pics on the way.
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Rowers seat. Lots of extra screws holding it all together.
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The bed liner material was 1/4" thick and there multiple chine patches under it. From the first picture I posted you can see it went a good ways up the sides. I am sure several of you could bring this back to life but I will probably start from scratch and invest my time there.
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From the pics, that boat looks about shot...especially telling it the angle of the transom. The whole boat is wracked. That means every single connection in the whole thing has been compromised. All those compromised connections....screw holes, glue joints, frame heads, etc...they will all allow water to seep into the enlarged, loose joints...
Use it for patterns, take the measurements, snap some digital pics for reference and then start something from scratch...you will be further along that way.
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I see it had oars?? Oars are pretty expensive if you have to buy them. The trailer and oars might be worth more than $200 to a person who might be building a boat.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on
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ron,
check your email..
Woo... that poor old boat is a mess. Looks like varnish over epoxy. years of water found its way under the finish adn rotted it out. Bummer. Can you see a "waterline" inside the boat?
I agree with the comments here- it is indeed racked. Either it was built that way or when they tried to "fix" it the first time by flipping it and doing a rebottom, they didn't have the boat straightened out.
Now, if you can get a year or two on it over on the Delaware (which is primarily flat) you might be alright. If it has an in-floor anchor release, its worth it. You can probably salvage a tone of stuff out of the boat when you make a new one.
Those rotten frame members- you can either make plywood gussets and fasten to the frames or simply screw new members right to the old ones if you can get a screw to hold. Won't be pretty, but would work.
something attractive about a utlilitarian boat.
When you are done with it, come over to the yough and we'll ghost ride it over the falls.....
let us all know what you decide to do.
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