Hello Everyone,<br />About 2 weeks ago, My fiancee then tells me that she/(we) inherited a 24' 1969 Formula Thunderbird and that she would like to fix it up & use it.(I had no thoughts of EVER having a boat in my life 
). 4 or 5 years ago the boat was winterized, covered and put on blocks. About 2 years ago the cover blew off and was never replaced AND the raccoons found the cushons So we "still" went and bought a trailer & towed it home this past weekend.<br />After a day if gutting and washing, It looks a thousand percent better BUT "Looks at everything"<br /><br />Now, I have NO knowledge of boats AT ALL! So I appoligize now for my improper terminalogy & anatomy of boats.<br /><br />My Main questions to start are:<br />I have water sitting in the bottom of the boat. (length of time in there???) Can that rot out the hull/interior structure being that the boat is fiberglass and the wood wrapped in fiberglass???<br />The captins chair did come right out when i pulled on it and the floor seems to be a bit soft (flexable) between the bilge and the storage compartment (could be just not supported well).<br />There are also some small, hair line cracks in the fiberglass floor coating in areas/corners of bilge WITH almost a rust colored stain coming from them. What could that be??? <br />And then there is the ENGINE (maybe wrong forum to ask)<br />clean, full of oil, Packed in styrefoam. Is a 6 cyl. GM motor. I have plenty of Automotive experience, BUT how does this boat engine differ from a car engine? Other than No trans and Radiator <br />Is this boat worth the time/ how do i find out?<br /><br />Thank you in advance for ALL the help... Just let me know what i forgot to mention that would help in accurate info.<br /><br />BryanF
). 4 or 5 years ago the boat was winterized, covered and put on blocks. About 2 years ago the cover blew off and was never replaced AND the raccoons found the cushons So we "still" went and bought a trailer & towed it home this past weekend.<br />After a day if gutting and washing, It looks a thousand percent better BUT "Looks at everything"<br /><br />Now, I have NO knowledge of boats AT ALL! So I appoligize now for my improper terminalogy & anatomy of boats.<br /><br />My Main questions to start are:<br />I have water sitting in the bottom of the boat. (length of time in there???) Can that rot out the hull/interior structure being that the boat is fiberglass and the wood wrapped in fiberglass???<br />The captins chair did come right out when i pulled on it and the floor seems to be a bit soft (flexable) between the bilge and the storage compartment (could be just not supported well).<br />There are also some small, hair line cracks in the fiberglass floor coating in areas/corners of bilge WITH almost a rust colored stain coming from them. What could that be??? <br />And then there is the ENGINE (maybe wrong forum to ask)<br />clean, full of oil, Packed in styrefoam. Is a 6 cyl. GM motor. I have plenty of Automotive experience, BUT how does this boat engine differ from a car engine? Other than No trans and Radiator <br />Is this boat worth the time/ how do i find out?<br /><br />Thank you in advance for ALL the help... Just let me know what i forgot to mention that would help in accurate info.<br /><br />BryanF
