1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

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bf 03.jpgBF 01.jpgbf 02.jpgbf 06.jpg Exterior of this boat was excellent, interior definitely needed upgrading
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 04.jpgbf 07.jpgbf 08.jpgbf 09.jpgbf 10.jpg total councils and bow sections all fabricated with plywood, lots of deterioration
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 11.jpgbf 12.jpgbf 13.jpgbf 14.jpgbf 15.jpg Floor needed replacing
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 16.jpgbf 17.jpgbf 18.jpgbf 20.jpg added aluminum sheets for reinforcements of seat pedestals, and rod storage also did same for front seats NOT SHOWN and reinforced front section in walk through between councils with sheet aluminum,
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 21.jpgbf 22.jpgbf 23.jpgbf 24.jpgbf 25.jpg Re-fabricated councils with aluminum
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 31.jpgbf 32.jpgbf 34.jpgbf 35.jpgbf 36.jpg decided to raise the councils by 4 inches
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

New vinyl floor, and fabricated bottom of bow section with aluminum
 

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bf 37.jpgbf 38.jpgbf 39.jpgbf 40.jpgbf 41.jpg Added aluminum moldings below gunnels, not sure if that's what their called
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

Removed 85 Force replaced with rebuilt Evinrude 90 sorry not a force fan
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 47.jpgbf 48.jpgbf 49.jpgbf 50.jpgbf 51.jpg Notice the shattered center section of the walk through windshield drilled to close to glass and guess what happened. replaced it with plexi glass LOL, not tinted but works
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 52.jpgbf 53.jpgbf 54.jpgbf 55.jpgbf 56.jpg Fabricated sliding rear doors with S steel grating, also aluminum side storage compartments carpeted
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

bf 57.jpgbf 58.jpgbf 59.jpgbf 60.jpgbf 61.jpg Cabellas seats with adjustable pedestals
 

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001.jpg002.jpg003.jpg004.jpg005.jpg Upgraded to new cured windshield
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

006.jpg007.jpg008.jpg009.jpg Used it for 3 seasons ran great then sold it
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

Not much of a splash but here it isblf 2.jpgblf 3.jpgblf 6.jpgblf 4.jpgblf 5.jpg
 

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blf 5.jpgblf 7.jpgblf 8.jpgblf 11.jpg Fishing Fairford River Manitoba am I cool or what LOL
 

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Re: 1989 Bluefin Sportsman Rebuild

Another wicked nice job John, That is a real nice modifacation on the consuls, nicley done. I notice in one of the early pictures you find redoing boats goes better with Lucky as well.
 

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