So lately I have had the boat itch in a bad kind of way. So bad that I'm having trouble sleeping at night. (Night before opening day effect) it all started when scotth89 put his boat up for sale. I've always liked the idea of owning a boat, and even had a few Junkers in the past, just never had a nice boat, or really even had the "itch". Well now I do. With a wedding around the corner, I just didn't see how I could buy one, but when you have an itch, you gotta scratch it.
About 10 years ago my dad bought an old boat to rebuild, and life got in the way, well actually an airplane build got in the way. Anyhow the boat was tucked away in a shop and forgotten about. The airplane to keep y'all interested.
After almost getting a divorce before getting married, I quickly learned that we can't postpone the wedding another year for me to buy Scott's boat. Then I remembered the old ugly boat from 10 years ago, called dad and the convo went something like, " come get it, if you fix it up you can have it. As long as you call when the fish are biting, and I can borrow it if I want to go while you're working." (He's retired)
Yesterday I got up and cleaned up one bay of my shop, and today I went and picked up the boat. 1984 alumaweld, 1984 evenrude 70hp with a side console. It has an aluminum deck in front and back, and wood floors and sides. The plan is to pull all of the carpet, wood, and side console. Extend the front deck, add a center console, and possibly a jack plate and float boxes, metal floor and sides. I will also strip the paint and repaint a drab green or something. Then hydroturf the inside. Maybe after the wedding I'll put a new motor on it. Anyhow this is how it looked when I picked it up.
I put my helpers to work and this is how it sits.
Tomorrow I will get the rest of the floor out, then hual the motor to my uncle's boat shop. While in town I'll get some paint stripper and hopefully get it stripped tomorrow.
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About 10 years ago my dad bought an old boat to rebuild, and life got in the way, well actually an airplane build got in the way. Anyhow the boat was tucked away in a shop and forgotten about. The airplane to keep y'all interested.
After almost getting a divorce before getting married, I quickly learned that we can't postpone the wedding another year for me to buy Scott's boat. Then I remembered the old ugly boat from 10 years ago, called dad and the convo went something like, " come get it, if you fix it up you can have it. As long as you call when the fish are biting, and I can borrow it if I want to go while you're working." (He's retired)
Yesterday I got up and cleaned up one bay of my shop, and today I went and picked up the boat. 1984 alumaweld, 1984 evenrude 70hp with a side console. It has an aluminum deck in front and back, and wood floors and sides. The plan is to pull all of the carpet, wood, and side console. Extend the front deck, add a center console, and possibly a jack plate and float boxes, metal floor and sides. I will also strip the paint and repaint a drab green or something. Then hydroturf the inside. Maybe after the wedding I'll put a new motor on it. Anyhow this is how it looked when I picked it up.
I put my helpers to work and this is how it sits.
Tomorrow I will get the rest of the floor out, then hual the motor to my uncle's boat shop. While in town I'll get some paint stripper and hopefully get it stripped tomorrow.
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