Hey there,
I'm going to try again to get this posted correctly. A few of you guys helped me figure out how to post my pics so that they could be viewed by all. Let me know if it works this time.
So, as said before, I am doing a full restoration on a 1988 16' "Magnum" Flats boat. Based on some research, Magnum was a company back in the 80's out of Dixie Co., FL. I guess they went out of business but they made a few pretty nice center consoles. I must say, it is the perfect boat for the flats, yet it has a deep enough v to be stable running across the bay if need be. This is my first boat project, but I have some skills in repair being that I restored a 1970 mustang coupe grande from the bottom up when I was only 16. I need as much help as possible with this boat project though. Lets just say I'm a noob when it comes to boat "terms" and parts and the whole thing. Hence me being on here. So, all that jiber jabber to say this, I will be updating what I have done and what still needs to be done (to my knowledge) and hopefully you guys can fill in the gaps.
Heres what she started as before I broke her down:
I bought the boat for a steal from a kid that ran out of time and money. He bought the boat from a guy for $1400 and put another grand into it replacing the transom and buying tons of parts that he never even put on (which he threw in with the deal). Needless to say, I spent $500 for it with the trailer, title in hand that day.
Heres what she looked like after I broke her down a little bit:
I removed both seats, since it looked like a bass boat lol, and I am now doing some work filling the holes and fixing 20+ years of damage to her. I am close to getting ready to repainting the deck and putting on some new nonskid on the front and rear casting decks, as well as replacing all the hinges and hardware for all of them. *Any suggestions on where to buy hardware online??
Also forgot to mention, He gave me a 50 hp mercury motor to go with it. He said the tilt and trim was broken, but I have been too focused on the hull to even figure out what year the motor is. Its still in the back of my truck. I will give an update once I find out.
Anyways, I will post more pics as I go.
Thanks for the help in advance.
I'm going to try again to get this posted correctly. A few of you guys helped me figure out how to post my pics so that they could be viewed by all. Let me know if it works this time.
So, as said before, I am doing a full restoration on a 1988 16' "Magnum" Flats boat. Based on some research, Magnum was a company back in the 80's out of Dixie Co., FL. I guess they went out of business but they made a few pretty nice center consoles. I must say, it is the perfect boat for the flats, yet it has a deep enough v to be stable running across the bay if need be. This is my first boat project, but I have some skills in repair being that I restored a 1970 mustang coupe grande from the bottom up when I was only 16. I need as much help as possible with this boat project though. Lets just say I'm a noob when it comes to boat "terms" and parts and the whole thing. Hence me being on here. So, all that jiber jabber to say this, I will be updating what I have done and what still needs to be done (to my knowledge) and hopefully you guys can fill in the gaps.
Heres what she started as before I broke her down:
I bought the boat for a steal from a kid that ran out of time and money. He bought the boat from a guy for $1400 and put another grand into it replacing the transom and buying tons of parts that he never even put on (which he threw in with the deal). Needless to say, I spent $500 for it with the trailer, title in hand that day.
Heres what she looked like after I broke her down a little bit:
I removed both seats, since it looked like a bass boat lol, and I am now doing some work filling the holes and fixing 20+ years of damage to her. I am close to getting ready to repainting the deck and putting on some new nonskid on the front and rear casting decks, as well as replacing all the hinges and hardware for all of them. *Any suggestions on where to buy hardware online??
Also forgot to mention, He gave me a 50 hp mercury motor to go with it. He said the tilt and trim was broken, but I have been too focused on the hull to even figure out what year the motor is. Its still in the back of my truck. I will give an update once I find out.
Anyways, I will post more pics as I go.
Thanks for the help in advance.
i tease. Seriously though, really nice boat, really nice price, from what i can see, no structural work to be done. Just got power it and rig it and shine it up.Good find.. i see you are in FL, maybe we need to do some fishing 
