Hi all, I'm reviving this old thread to give an update on the restoration of our Seacraft coach boat.
We had some serious delays getting started; this is a state university and our restoration grant was from a state agency. You know how quick the government is about getting things done or getting funds to those to whom it is promised.
Anyway, we've got the old Seacraft hauled out and mostly restored. I've got some "before" pictures for you now and I'll get some "after" pictures later this week. I missed getting pictures of the "during" process due to my teaching schedule, the holidays and abnormal torrential rains we've been getting (I know, most of you guys have snow to complain about).
Here is our poor, neglected (but free!) Seacraft 20CC just hauled out.
I have supervised the restoration of many of our school's sailboats, but this is by far the worst bottom I've seen! Sometime when she was in the Marine Bio Dept, someone thought it was a good idea to put layers of primer between the layers of bottom paint. It was coming off in sheets everywhere (note the ground under the boat in the pic). The white you see here between the blue is not the bottom of the boat - it is primer with another layer of blue under it - and another primer and paint layer under that.
Cockpit shot. Notice the red portable gas tank. Yeah.... this boat's permanent 40 gal tank had about an inch of sludge in it when we got the boat. We've been running her off of three 7 gallon tanks and just swapping the line around as we drained each one. The 40 gal tank has since been removed, cleaned, and inspected and is good to go again.
Stern shot with the old 130 Yamaha - to be replaced with a new E-Tec 90. The lift has never worked for us (also to be replaced), so the Yammie is looking a little beat here. Also note that the cheap plastic vents are crushed. Yeah.... we are sailboaters and none of us can seem to get the hang of how powerboats make turns, and we keep bumping the corners against our slip.
I am looking for some hefty flush stainless steel ones that can hold up to some bumping.
The rail on this boat has been just barely hanging on since before we got it and very little glass under it to reattach it, one of the many things to be repaired. Can anyone tell me where to get this type of replacement rub rail for a Seacraft? It is nice and soft black rubber instead of this hard plastic everyone is using now days. For a tow boat, the soft stuff would be much better
Thanks!
