Russell Svenningsen
Recruit
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2008
- Messages
- 2
Morning all! This is my first post to this forum since discovering the iboats site two months ago. I am a husband and father of 2 and teach music at a small midwestern University. I grew up on the east coast (NJ....but don't hold it against me!) and was raised in a boating family-have been around them all my life.
I had a meeting in Willmar, MN this past summer and saw a little boat for sale by the roadside, a 14' 1967 Larson All American with a '69 55hp Johnson on the back. On a whim I stopped and looked, long story short, it runs well, was in the family I bought it from for nearly 30 years and is in pretty good shape. I got her for $300, not bad, I think.
We've enjoyed the boat a great deal. Fishing, tubing, etc. The kids are young yet, so the boat is perfect. They think it's the greatest "yacht" in all the world! The wife is happy as zip around the small lakes in our area. That's what it's all about, right?
She needs a floor (a bit spongy in two spots) and some TLC as the white-with-green stripes gelcoat is oxidized, but not too heavily. I have some experience compounding gelcoat but am leaning towards wet-sanding after reading the many generous posts on this forum. Any advice or suggestions regarding the gelcoat are appreciated.
By prying up the floor in spots it seems that the stringers are alright, but having read many threads/posts on this site, I am wary of overconfidence in this assessment until the floor is out entirely. The floor will be replaced this fall. Again, any comments, advice or suggestions regarding this process are enthusiastically appreciated.
Most of the stainless on the boat is in good shape and my family and I plan to back her into our garage and spend the winter polishing and replacing those stainless items that need it. I will also strip and repaint the trailer. New upholstery for the seats I think as well as I have a friend who owes me a favor (several) and his wife is a fine seamstress with experience on this sort of thing.
Will attach some pics as soon as I learn how to do that......
All best,
Russ
I had a meeting in Willmar, MN this past summer and saw a little boat for sale by the roadside, a 14' 1967 Larson All American with a '69 55hp Johnson on the back. On a whim I stopped and looked, long story short, it runs well, was in the family I bought it from for nearly 30 years and is in pretty good shape. I got her for $300, not bad, I think.
We've enjoyed the boat a great deal. Fishing, tubing, etc. The kids are young yet, so the boat is perfect. They think it's the greatest "yacht" in all the world! The wife is happy as zip around the small lakes in our area. That's what it's all about, right?
She needs a floor (a bit spongy in two spots) and some TLC as the white-with-green stripes gelcoat is oxidized, but not too heavily. I have some experience compounding gelcoat but am leaning towards wet-sanding after reading the many generous posts on this forum. Any advice or suggestions regarding the gelcoat are appreciated.
By prying up the floor in spots it seems that the stringers are alright, but having read many threads/posts on this site, I am wary of overconfidence in this assessment until the floor is out entirely. The floor will be replaced this fall. Again, any comments, advice or suggestions regarding this process are enthusiastically appreciated.
Most of the stainless on the boat is in good shape and my family and I plan to back her into our garage and spend the winter polishing and replacing those stainless items that need it. I will also strip and repaint the trailer. New upholstery for the seats I think as well as I have a friend who owes me a favor (several) and his wife is a fine seamstress with experience on this sort of thing.
Will attach some pics as soon as I learn how to do that......
All best,
Russ
