My Restoration Process

[muddywater]

So I spent years trying to repair every hole and crack in the gunnels. Apparently one of the previous owners thought that the way you stop a boat is to run it into the dock.

The boat had not been used in 15 years and there were about 15 gallons of something that looked like kerosene in the tank. The old tank was still in good condition so I sold it. The old 1980 Mariner "Tower of Power" (built by Mercury) actually started when I took it to the dock (after sitting 15 years!) but the dry rotted gas lines immediately split and started shooting gas out of every orifice (and the engine STILL ran). I touched one of the wires and it disintegrated. After replacing all of that stuff I sold the engine. I never went for a run though as the boat would have sunk since the drains were corroded through and the transom was gone since no sealant was used on the bolts for the swim ladder.