Rossja
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I just bought a 14 foot South Bay and plan to fix and refurbish it. I plan to record every step of the process. I have never worked on a boat before, and have never worked with fiberglass, so this will be an adventure.
Steve Sanford's post and website has given me some good ideas.
Initial assessment:
The biggest problems are the 2 holes, 1 on each side of the hull right below the water line which appear to be caused by hitting the U bolts for trailer fender. First i removed the floor inside, which was made up of heavy boards with way too many screws into the ribs. Then I confirmed them as leaks by filling the boat with water and the 2 spots were dripping.
I got an angle grinder and bought some 60 grit flap disks. Once I started sanding the spots opened up, looks like it was patched with bondo and covered with paint.
The motor mount is also a mess, but functional. The previous owner was trying to run a 25hp motor and added angle to mount and large chunk of concrete laying inside bow to prevent bouncing (porpoising).
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Steve Sanford's post and website has given me some good ideas.
Initial assessment:
The biggest problems are the 2 holes, 1 on each side of the hull right below the water line which appear to be caused by hitting the U bolts for trailer fender. First i removed the floor inside, which was made up of heavy boards with way too many screws into the ribs. Then I confirmed them as leaks by filling the boat with water and the 2 spots were dripping.
I got an angle grinder and bought some 60 grit flap disks. Once I started sanding the spots opened up, looks like it was patched with bondo and covered with paint.
The motor mount is also a mess, but functional. The previous owner was trying to run a 25hp motor and added angle to mount and large chunk of concrete laying inside bow to prevent bouncing (porpoising).
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View attachment 20200327_163136.jpg
View attachment 20200327_163150.jpg
View attachment 20200408_194636.jpg
View attachment 20200409_152933.jpg
View attachment 20200409_154059.jpg
View attachment 20200409_154106.jpg
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