fiberglass boat restoration questions
 

I have an old beat to crap 1972 16' silverline with a 65 hp 1972 Johnson
outboard on it that needs some work also.

For some stupid reason instead of bringing it to the dump I'm thinking of
restoring it. The boat really does have a cool classic look to it and I have
some cool ideas in my head if I decide to take the challenge.

Work wise I'm capable and able to work on it, logistics wise, not sure and
that is where my questions are.

It needs a new floor as it's all soft and water logged, I was going to pull
the entire interior floor, seats and motor to get the weight down before
moving into the garage.

How do you go about mounting the boat so that you can work on the underside
of it? Do you use stands then move them to a new area after you've finished
a certain area? What type of safety equipment do you use to insure that the
boat doesn't fall when you accidently kick a stand in a fit of frustration
and your lying underneath the beast?

I have a typical finished garage with 2x10 joists in the ceiling, etc. I
was thinking of trying to rig something up with some hand winches so I can
lift the boat and flip it when needed or to get it on the trailer when
complete, rest it down on something once it's flipped. I want to keep my
name out of the paper so I do intend on being as safe as possible if I
actually decide it's worth it.

How much do you think a 16' fiberglass hull weighs when empty?

Thanks for any insight,

Mark

It probably needs new stringers too if the floor is gone. A additional
problem you have is keeping the hull in the proper shape once you remove the
floor and stringers. Normally the stringers and floor are put in while the
hull is still in the mold. Replacing stringers and a glassed in floor is a
whole lot of nasty hard work. Make sure you want to tackle this.

Completely stripped, no interior or floor, I'll bet a couple guys can move a
16' glass hull around.

"Mark" wrote in message
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I have an old beat to crap 1972 16' silverline with a 65 hp 1972 Johnson
outboard on it that needs some work also.

For some stupid reason instead of bringing it to the dump I'm thinking of
restoring it. The boat really does have a cool classic look to it and I
have
some cool ideas in my head if I decide to take the challenge.

Work wise I'm capable and able to work on it, logistics wise, not sure and
that is where my questions are.

It needs a new floor as it's all soft and water logged, I was going to
pull
the entire interior floor, seats and motor to get the weight down before
moving into the garage.

How do you go about mounting the boat so that you can work on the
underside
of it? Do you use stands then move them to a new area after you've
finished
a certain area? What type of safety equipment do you use to insure that
the
boat doesn't fall when you accidently kick a stand in a fit of frustration
and your lying underneath the beast?

I have a typical finished garage with 2x10 joists in the ceiling, etc. I
was thinking of trying to rig something up with some hand winches so I can
lift the boat and flip it when needed or to get it on the trailer when
complete, rest it down on something once it's flipped. I want to keep my
name out of the paper so I do intend on being as safe as possible if I
actually decide it's worth it.

How much do you think a 16' fiberglass hull weighs when empty?

Thanks for any insight,

Mark

On 8/23/2004 1:54 PM, Mark wrote:

I have an old beat to crap 1972 16' silverline with a 65 hp 1972 Johnson
outboard on it that needs some work also.

For some stupid reason instead of bringing it to the dump I'm thinking of
restoring it. The boat really does have a cool classic look to it and I have
some cool ideas in my head if I decide to take the challenge.
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Thanks for any insight,

Take a look at this book, Runabout Renovation by Jim Anderson:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071580085/qid%3D1093377983/103-2296610-9968628
or http://tinyurl.com/55oou

This book was recommended to me by the Classic Glastron Owners
Association before I started replacing the floor and transom of my boat,
and it gives you a good general idea of the steps involved. It's a good
deal at less than $12.



--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"JamesgangNC" wrote in message link.net...
It probably needs new stringers too if the floor is gone. A additional
problem you have is keeping the hull in the proper shape once you remove the
floor and stringers. Normally the stringers and floor are put in while the
hull is still in the mold. Replacing stringers and a glassed in floor is a
whole lot of nasty hard work. Make sure you want to tackle this.

If the floor is gone, the stringers are probabably gone. If the floor
(deck) and stringers are gone, the transom's probably gone
also.Replacing that can be a nastier, harder job than the deck and
stringers.