1977 20ft Master Angler Restoration

mitchman · #1 12-03-2010, 06:50 PM

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Nice ride! I am assuming that the previous owner was the cut the gunnels back and exposed the inside of the unfinished fiberglass?

That's how the MAs were built. The cap and liner are different from the 20 SF. MA's gunwales are wider and rise higher above the hull/deck joint.

Dave

Oh gotcha. I can see that clearly now that I look at the photos again. Thanks.

Michael Vezzosi · #2 12-03-2010, 09:10 PM

A lot of similarities to my 79 MA. Didn't realize that other interior gunnels may have had carpet glued to the unfinished woven roven glass. Thought a previous owner had installed it for some type of sound deadening or something. Would look a whole lot better finished right. Best of luck with your mods.. Part II.

Seacraft84 · #3 12-04-2010, 06:05 PM

I was under the impression that carpet was put on all of them, but I am not sure. Got some work done today. All I have to do now is remove the gas tank and get the bottom blasted next week before I put it up on boat stands. I will get some more pics this evening. Thanks

ricknewman · #4 12-04-2010, 06:42 PM

Yeah, I've had a '75 and a '85 and they both had the carpet.

Seacraft84 · #5 12-05-2010, 04:48 AM

Tank is out and the rub rail is off. I still have about 25gal of gas left in the tank that I need to pump out before I take it out the boat. Hopefully cut the floor out in the morning.

Seacraft84 · #6 12-06-2010, 01:15 AM

Ended up getting 30 some gals of gas out. Floor is out along with all the foam outside the stringers. Trying to figure out how exactly I am going to do the transom and top cap. Thought about using the gas tank but I am going to go ahead and buy a new one.

Seacraft84 · #7 12-08-2010, 01:34 AM

Put some sides on my shelter and will get some tarps to put on the ends tomorrow.

everybody · #8 12-08-2010, 09:20 AM

Looks just like my 76 except the top of one of my stringers failed and seperated. When I pulled the floor the top came with it. How much of a gap between floor and stringer did you have? Mine was approx 3/4 of an inch or more with th gap filled with a big turd of potter putty. The rear port stinger wasn't even bonden to the stinger. The thick bead of potter putty was there, but the gap was so large it never bedded. I was also suprised they never glassed over the holes for the foam? Good luck with the floor. Do you have a game plan?

Seacraft84 · #9 12-08-2010, 11:25 AM

Yeah my gap was about the same. I basically cut the floor into three sections and it came right out. Most of the putty had broke loss from the floor. It was still glued to the stringers pretty good though.
I guess I am going to raise the floor 3-4" high. Mainly running some 2x6's from side to side every two feet. Where the seam in the plywood is going to be put 2 2x6's glassed together. Off course the 2x6's will be glassed to the stringers and hull and trimmed down to proper height. Then along the outside edge glass about an 1"- 1 1/2" ledge for the floor to sit on. Probably do that in 1/2" strips that I will steam so I can do it in one piece and fit the contour of the hull. I will put down some thickened resin and also screw the floor down. I may try and get away with 1/2" plywood and just put alot of glass on the bottom and top to make it all 3/4". That is what the original floor was. Of course my 23' I redid I put down 3/4 plywood. That was definatly strong.

How has yours been coming along? Any pics?