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joey 11-19-2005 10:44 PM

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.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000217.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000223.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000244.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000248.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000283.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IM000287.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/JOEYSKI1.jpg

Finster 11-19-2005 10:59 PM

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.

Trayder 11-19-2005 11:04 PM

Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
 
very cool

nice work Joey!!

NoBones 11-20-2005 12:49 AM

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

TUGBOAT 11-20-2005 01:43 AM

Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
 
Sweeet ! Clean & Lines of a Classic !

joey 11-20-2005 09:04 AM

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.

Miles Offshore 11-20-2005 09:07 AM

Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
 
very, very nice job Joey!!!!

Ikan Besar 11-20-2005 11:56 AM

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

Capt Chuck 11-20-2005 02:34 PM

Re: 1968 fiberCraft rebuild
 
Great redo Joey!!! and nice shot Ikan...a double "BOING" here [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

joey 11-20-2005 04:44 PM

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!
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