Keep it simple. Rebuilding a 20 into a no frills fishing/work boat.

[Basketcase]

Hey all. I figured it was time to start my own build thread. I am not new to boats or fiberglass work, but I am new to SeaCrafts, so I will ask a lot of questions. I plan to copy a lot of the work done by some of the CSC masters. I got this boat off the CSC classifieds a year or so ago and I'm finally getting around to working on it. It's primary use will be transportation to our island house in Narragansett bay in Rhode Island with a focus on fishing the bay area there.

Currently I have the boat off the trailer and on "stands" so I can work. The transom restore is complete and I plan to bracket this 20" Super Fisherman. I plan to keep it simple. No livewells or even fishboxes (but maybe) because I fish mostly lures and I dont eat fish so I catch and release. This boat will be the lifeline of the island house as there is no ferry or any other way to access this house. It needs to be able to carry a decent amount of cargo and dogs to our vacation getaway.

I've attached a few pics of the boat. Some of you may remember it from the classifieds. We worked out a good trade that was good for both of us. Looking forward to the feedback because without this board I would not have had the ambition to build this boat. Thanks everyone!!!!!

[Basketcase]

Progress is slow because I only have one day a week to work on it, but I got the whole interior sandblasted and cleaned. Then I installed 2 of the 4 stringer risers I made. The risers are 3 layers of 3/4" marine ply glued up with polyurethane glue. They are attached with a mix of resin, milled fibers and cabosil. Worked out great. The outer port side stringer is not perfectly plumb (installed that way) so I think ill cut my riser at a slight angle so they'll all be flat. Plus I want a slight crown to the deck for drainage.

[Terry England]

Looks like you'er set for an Ebola outbreak in Manchester with that suit. We can't wear them in Florida during the summer season or there is just a little wet spot in one of the footies of where we were - and they just roll it up and bury you in Tyveck.
We usually just grind in our Daisy Dukes and then run off the end of the dock every 20 minutes to jettison the fibers. Works pretty good until the Coast Guard follows what appears to be a White Tide back to your house and says "Excuse me Captain, but are you working on a new project?"
We have to save all our grinding for the three weeks of Winter we have in January if we want to employ the proper protection as you have. The rest of the time, we just - you know - FISH! However we can only keep a certian species, of a certian lenght, during very specific dates which never overlap, or we are in big trouble. We usually take our attorney's fishing with us to keep everything straightened out with the FEDs, except if we'er shark fishing - Professional Courtesy!

[McGillicuddy]

Hey Basketcase, I'll guess you've already done this but if not, before you start crawling around under it I hope you'll add some blocks or something else in case the jack blows a gasket.

[FishStretcher]

Up here we wait for the 3 weeks of summer. That's how we dress for it because we are so pale from the lack of sun.

And we mix our polyester 50:50 with MEKP just so it will kick.

[Basketcase]

Fishstrecher nailed it. That's how we roll here in the shire. But yes, its on blocks now. The picture was taken as we were removing the trailer. It's now safely sitting on bLocks and stands so we Don't die while working on it. Once the floor is in I'll probably put it back on the trailer. For now I wanted to relax the hull to it's natural state so it's Straight when I attach the structure to it.

[seacraftks]

That's funny

[Basketcase]

Not a ton of progress to report. Got 2 of the stringers foamed and glassed. Not much time to work. I did however find a console. Im sure some of you may recognize what its from and some of the purists may cringe but its in good shape and came with some stuff on it. The price was right and even if I don't use it I'm sure I can just resell it.

[erebus]

I've been trying to remember where I've seen a console like that, and cant put my finger on it!
Its mako-ing me crazy!



(sorry...)

[Basketcase]

I see what you did there