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1968 fiberCraft rebuild
This is a 1968 keys skiff that I bought on the side of the road for 500.00 and completely rebuilt.New transom,stringers,cap,fuel tank,rigging,AwlGrip,etc.All I saved was the bare hull.It took 4 months and a ton of beer,but it turned out to be a great flats skiff.
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Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
That's very cool [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] What did you core the top deck with?
I'd imagine with the motor notched forward it would balance out much better for skinny water. |
Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
very cool
nice work Joey!! |
Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
You gotta love takin' something left for dead a re-doing it.
Great job Joey, Now go get that Bone and Permit!! See ya, Ken |
Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
Sweeet ! Clean & Lines of a Classic !
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Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
Thanks All!
Finster,everything was built with marine ply glassed on both sides.I wasn't too concerned with weight I built the boat mainly for tarpon and permit fishing(don't have to get quite as shallow as bonefish)and I am use to working with wood.She draws about 8 or 9 inches,not up to todays"technical poling skiffs"standards,but it's turned out to be a great charterboat,just what I needed. |
Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
very, very nice job Joey!!!!
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Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
Well done Joey! Another fine (and comfortable riding) addition to the Miller Boatworks fleet. Grab the blue seats off the Mini-Merritt and load up the igi-igi.
Thanks for the chance to fish on it as well as use the bow for photos this past week: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/9ccc8f26.jpg |
Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
Great redo Joey!!! and nice shot Ikan...a double "BOING" here [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
Thanks Capt.Chuck!
Ikan,We can't let the model know she has been featured on CSC,it's already hard to fit her head behind the bar at Gumbo's! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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