It is a Sunbird Seacore 173. It has served him well for several years, but
his lack of maintenance skills, my lack of salt water experience, and the
design have not helped. I would not be surprised to find fiberglass
stringers and deck without ply.
He is 82 and not likely to use it much anymore. I said I would try to make
it work again. He does NOT like to spend money on it. That doesn't help.

Just make sure you know where your gas tank is.


"DSK" wrote in message
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you could start at the transom, and drill a hole forward thru the transom
and
into the foam as far as you can, and put in a sealed hot dry environment,
and
stand it bow vertical. That might take a good while.
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Another OMC product from a defunct unionized company.

No offense. This is my second "politcal" post today (and this year). Hopefully
my last....

Dan


Rich wrote:

It is a Sunbird Seacore 173. It has served him well for several years, but
his lack of maintenance skills, my lack of salt water experience, and the
design have not helped. I would not be surprised to find fiberglass
stringers and deck without ply.
He is 82 and not likely to use it much anymore. I said I would try to make
it work again. He does NOT like to spend money on it. That doesn't help.

"DSK" wrote in message
...

This is not entirely a joking answer, the best way to solve the problem is
to
haul it to the landfill and buy another boat.


It is, in fact, the only pragmatic solution, assuming he values his time and
is concerned about the general seaworthiness and safety of the boat. In
good condition, the boat has a very modest value. Sunbird was always at the
bottom of the OMC food chain, similar to Brunswick's Bayliner, and it likely
has an OMC stern drive power package, further lowering its value. In its
current condition, the value is close to zero, perhaps less when disposal
costs are factored. If it's an outboard, the motor could have some economic
value. Either way, there is no way it would ever make economic sense to
restore that boat to seaworthy condition. He would be better off purchasing
a used 17' runabout of just about any manufacturer, including Bayliner, in
decent condition. Get out on the water and have some fun. That Sunbird
only offers grief and misery, both in the short term and long term.