New to iboats, new project!

[STINGER23]

Hi.
I am Sam from Long Island NY. I am 18 years old. I own 2 boats. I just got my 2nd one on Friday. It is a go-fast boat.....1984 Chris Craft Stinger with a mercruiser 454 bravo. The other boat I own is a 13' Mini Hawk "Cigarette" (which is for sale).
I will be doing a total restoration on it....just started gutting the boat on Saturday and today. Everything (well almost) will be either refreshed or brand new!

I got LOTS of questions, and I hope I came to the right place to have them answered.


-Sam



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BTW: I will be starting a restoration thread for ya'll to track my progress....

 

[parrisw]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Cool project you've come to the right place.

 

[zopperman]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Welcome, Stinger!

does it need a deck/transom/stringers job? How's the drive train?

Look forward to seeing this one pan out, it's a beautiful boat.

 

[Teamster]

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Wow,.....That's a cool looking boat!!

Now that I'm watching another glasser thread I wonder when I'm going to start itching???,............lol..

 

[zopperman]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Wow,.....That's a cool looking boat!!

Now that I'm watching another glasser thread I wonder when I'm going to start itching???,............lol..

I'm waiting for you to suggest a tiller conversion

 

[Teamster]

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I'm waiting for you to suggest a tiller conversion

I was looking at that,....But it would probably might maybe be more work than it would be worth,......And it would have to be a 300 horse tiller to even try to plane out,....And I've only ever seen pictures of one 300 horse tiller,.........I don't think it's a cheap motor,.........lmao,...

 

[STINGER23]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Welcome, Stinger!

does it need a deck/transom/stringers job? How's the drive train?

Look forward to seeing this one pan out, it's a beautiful boat.

EVerything seems to be solid at the moment....but we shall see when I dig deeper into the project....started to rip out the carpet today, but then had to cut my time short because it starts to get dark down here earlier.....not fun when you want to work! Havent touched the motor since I got the boat.....I like to assume for the worst and be surprised with something better......previous owner was a mechanic so Im sure he knew how to take care of the motor......he lost the boat due to not having enough $$$ to pay the boatyard fee.....so then i came along and took it!

 

[Cadwelder]

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I personally wouldn't even consider changing to an outboard...keep the design as is. Just repair the Merc as needed and have fun with it.

 

[oops!]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

I personally wouldn't even consider changing to an outboard...keep the design as is. Just repair the Merc as needed and have fun with it.

cad the tiller conversion thing was between two iboaters.

great looking boat.

have you done any restorations before?......

if you have any questions about anything on your boat.....we are here to help.....ask away

 

[Cadwelder]

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cad the tiller conversion thing was between two iboaters.

Just read the entire thread carefully....I see I was mistaken about the tiller conversion on this thread but where did it come from? I'm confused... Guess I'm getting old timers....

 

[southkogs]

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Cool boat. Looks fast sittin' on blocks - gonna' be a monster when you're done with it.

 

[southkogs]

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Just read the entire thread carefully....I see I was mistaken about the tiller conversion on this thread but where did it come from? I'm confused... Guess I'm getting old timers....

Comes from here Cad: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=523190&page=2&p=3543108 - Post #38, but you'll want to get a feel for the thread.

 

[Hydra-sport_Road-kill]

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Welcome Stinger, Glad you're here and that you have a sharp lookin' fiberglass boat to share with us as you work on it. I'm already wishing you'd post more pics and that you'll share your thoughts for the restore. By the way, back when I was 18, I was allergic to unpaid work. We'll be watching.

 

[STINGER23]

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I have restored both my Whaler and my Mini Hawk before....did a great job at it!

This is the Mini Hawk...



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The whaler in the pic used to be mine....sold it to my parents.

 

[STINGER23]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Welcome Stinger, Glad you're here and that you have a sharp lookin' fiberglass boat to share with us as you work on it. I'm already wishing you'd post more pics and that you'll share your thoughts for the restore. By the way, back when I was 18, I was allergic to unpaid work. We'll be watching.

1.Gutting the boats interior...still more to do this coming weekend.



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[STINGER23]

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2. More gutting.....



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[STINGER23]

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3. My dad setting up the frame that we are going to shrinkwrap so I can work inside the boat over the winter.....any suggestions on how to keep it heated in there when im working inside?



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[zopperman]

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I'd open up those inspection plates and see what is going on below if you can....

I have a feeling there is some rot...

 

[STINGER23]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

I'd open up those inspection plates and see what is going on below if you can....

I have a feeling there is some rot...

Those black things on the floor? There are 3. Opened it up a few days ago...the gas tank (70gallon) is under there and the tank looks to be in great condition. The stringers look to be solid when i hammered on them via access thanks to the hole where the captains seat was.

 

[zopperman]

Re: New to iboats, new project!

Those black things on the floor? There are 3. Opened it up a few days ago...the gas tank (70gallon) is under there and the tank looks to be in great condition. The stringers look to be solid when i hammered on them via access thanks to the hole where the captains seat was.

Yeah I figured they're for the tank... But with my old ones you could see a stringer..

Percussion isn't the best test.. I'd drill a few core samples just for safety... I'd hate to see you bust your *** on a nice interior only to find a rotten deck in 2 years...