1977 20ft Master Angler Restoration

[heynow2203]

looking good keep it up

[Seacraft84]

Thanks man. Put some quikfair putty on the inside of the hull this evening. This stuff is great. Goes on very easy. Started remodeling my wifes buisness this weekend so boat stuff came second.

[Retriever]

Let me start by saying your work looks great. I also own a 77' 20 ft. MA and I am interested in restoring. The boat has original deck and transom and is starting to show its age. The deck is solid however the transom has hair line cracks that are getting worse as time goes on. This would be my first restoration project(i will have help from my uncle who has built a couple of cape cod 19's) I am just curious on a ball park figuare for a complete restoration. I would want to enclose the transome and bracket the engine. I have a honda 130 4stk. and it weighs just shy of 500lbs. I tried moving the console foward but she still sit's a little low in the stern. Thanks for the help. I will keep you posted when I begin the project.!

[Seacraft84]

Thanks man.

These are all guess prices for new stuff. Now some things I bought used. And some things I was able to get discounts on.
This does not reflect what I have in my restore.

Bracket: $500-$2500 shipping is expensive
Okoume Wood: $500 $75/sheet
Supplies (cloth,resin,gloves,tape,cabosil....): $2000-$4000
Tank: $300-$1000 shipping is expensive
New parts(shifter cables,screws,cleats...): $1000-$$$$$$
Labor: Priceless
Plus last spring I put on $2000 worth of curtains and spray hood.
It is not cheap to restore these boats. Favors, buddys with hookups and so on really help out doing this type of stuff.

If you need any help just ask. Most pics on here will just about walk you through what your boat looks like internally. I have about 200 pics so far, so if you need any more detailed ones let me know.

BTW I would raise the floor at least 4" if you want it to selfbail, with that motor on it. I put a 150hp yamaha 4stroke on at the end of the season. It weighs 475lbs. I marked the water line with minimal gear and fuel, and then with full fuel and gear and took an "educated guess" where the floor needed to be. Mine is a total of 5". I now have 20" from the floor to the top of the cap. That is what the SF's are factory.