cletus Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 heres another thing to spend time on. Me and my brother got given this I dont know squat about boats. Dont even know what year it would be. I do know its 20 ish foot long, it has a 140hp volvo stern drive thing which doesnt run. Its been sitting around for years- my grandpa swapped a porsche 356 for it probably 25-30 years ago. i remember going on it once when i was a kid, pop said he had a lot of trouble with the engine, he pulled the head off for some reason and its been sitting since then. First job will be a set of tyres and probably some wheel bearings, and a new drawbar on the trailer so we can get it to my brothers place in whitianga. the bottom bit is fiberglass, the top is wood which appears to be quite rotten in places, so due to budget restraints, it may end up a very simplified version with a new top bit but no cabin or it may just rot at his house instead of grandpas, lol anybody with boat knowledge, feel free to enlighten me with your wisdom 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 He should have kept the Porsche! That'll tidy up alright though I'd have thought but I'd be having a careful look over the hull too. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Check the batons that reinforce the hull. Often they arent glassed and prone to rot. Reckon most of the deck is toast? Hopefully the cabin itself isnt too bad as it looks nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I hope you have a chest of money somewhere you need to get rid of haha. What a beast it must have been back in the day though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ajg193 Posted October 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2014 Gets a boat, first thing he changes are the tyres. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That looks like a Volvo 240-245 series motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 LS conversion? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That rot isn't all that bad. A boat builder would charge quite a bit to fix it cause they'll want to do an immaculate job. If you just want to get it seaworthy, drop a few hundy on a good marine epoxy kit, a sheet of marine ply and some screws and go nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Bankruptcy and Masochism are two words that come to mind for boat restoration!Even by OS standards! haha 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 As they say, a hole in the ocean to throw money into 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 the two best days of a boaties life 1) The day he gets the boat 2) the day he sells it mine was stollen so I never got (2) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Bring Over Another Thousand also, awesome (but only vicariously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 this! the two best days of a boaties life 1) The day he gets the boat 2) the day he sells it it'd make a great donor to give one of your vals a vistacruiser top and sweet steering wheel. the rest will make a fine bonfire. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_C Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Was looking mint till I got to the third and forth pictures... Boats like OldSchool cars can never be justified by accountants, only by the passion and enjoyment derived from them. If you can fix cars then woodwork and fibreglass won't be too hard for you. Saying that I don't miss the maintenance on my boat and sail with Dad instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Felix is 100% correct tbh, I had the fine idea of boating and after 6 months of it sitting in my carport with a half built trailer and a half disassembled motor I was a happy motherfucker when it was hauled away.. PS Cool boat!! you should totally boat the shit out of it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Re boat bankruptcy, an extremely wise very old and bald but incredibly handsome and well mannered man who is also the king of fishes once told me, buy the smallest boat that can do what you want - has been great advice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 so a kayak? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 im going the other way on this clint, boat projects are the greatest thing ever congratulations 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 so a kayak? Willy J is faster than a kayak so I needed to go a fraction bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cletus Posted October 28, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2014 ha. i dont even get that excited about boatery. every time i go on one, something bad happens. like the time i went on the ferry to waiheke and one engine shit itself and they couldnt steer it into the wharf or the other time when i was on the ferry and it hit the wharf so hard the guy with the motorbike fell over and broke his clutch lever or the other time when a mates dad bought a little boat and wanted to go for a test run, and i didnt want to go, but they convinced me, and it turns out the steering was backwards so it nailed the rock wall by the boat ramp. i was relieved because i expected him to stop. but he did not. and we ended up in the middle of mangere harbour doing half donuts while mates dad got used to wrong way steering. eventually it got water in the motor from doing half spins and wouldnt go any more. so we had to drift back to the wrong boat ramp cause the tide was going out and walk back to the car. then go back to my mates place and get a long rope to pull the boat over the 100 meters of soft mud with razor sharp feet slicing rocks under it exposed by the low tide. (mangere bridge for you local daves) or the time i went for a ride in a wakeboarding boat and the owner decided to do some barefoot skiing, and fell off the pole and dislocated his shoulder. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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