sixt9stang
Cadet
- Joined
- May 17, 2016
- Messages
- 16
This summer instead of spending the whole time and our money trying to finish our 86 Century Bronco that was a total basket case we decided to put the money towards a boat we can actually take out on the water right away. Here is a link to my other thread: http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...85422-new-here-and-my-1986-century-180-bronco
Sorry, don't know why all of the pictures are broken. Long story short the boat needed a complete overhaul including the engine and probably lower unit. I did find a running 3.0 for $1000 but I still figure it would be $2500-$3500 to get it back in the water and that is probably conservative.
Anyways this is the boat we decided to go with.
It has the 2.5 Engine and it runs great.
I am tinkering with the boat a little and want to seal up some stuff on the transom. Should I just use some silicone caulk or would a Marine adhesive be better to use?
The transom also seems weird on this boat. It could be that it is designed this way or maybe someone has worked on it in the past. You will see in the pictures but there is a piece of plywood nailed to the transom where the motor goes through. It seems solid though.
Then on the back I had to tighten the loop for holding the boat to the trailer. It seemed to compress the transom like it was soft. It is not wet but seems like it is just a thin layer of fiberglass and then airspace. I was able to stick a screwdriver into it.
Does anyone know how the transom on this boat is built? Is it not solid plywood and fiberglass across the entire transom?
Sorry, don't know why all of the pictures are broken. Long story short the boat needed a complete overhaul including the engine and probably lower unit. I did find a running 3.0 for $1000 but I still figure it would be $2500-$3500 to get it back in the water and that is probably conservative.
Anyways this is the boat we decided to go with.
It has the 2.5 Engine and it runs great.
I am tinkering with the boat a little and want to seal up some stuff on the transom. Should I just use some silicone caulk or would a Marine adhesive be better to use?
The transom also seems weird on this boat. It could be that it is designed this way or maybe someone has worked on it in the past. You will see in the pictures but there is a piece of plywood nailed to the transom where the motor goes through. It seems solid though.
Then on the back I had to tighten the loop for holding the boat to the trailer. It seemed to compress the transom like it was soft. It is not wet but seems like it is just a thin layer of fiberglass and then airspace. I was able to stick a screwdriver into it.
Does anyone know how the transom on this boat is built? Is it not solid plywood and fiberglass across the entire transom?
