'72 Super Fish 20' Rebuild

Rybones · #1 01-25-2018, 10:38 PM

Wait! In the boat pictures below. You have to tell me what you did to the transom here.. are those pieces of composite inserted in there in sort of a jig-saw puzzle fashion? Is it two layers of those? Can you do that?

JBASS02 · #2 03-24-2018, 11:17 PM

The Blind Squirrel floats! We did the maiden voyage today. Engine ran great and the boat is sooo smooth. I still have lots of work to do but at least I can start diving and fishing. The boat sure sits flat with the 90hp. With the aluminum prop I topped out at 35mph.

JBASS02 · #3 01-07-2020, 11:44 AM

My long term plan for the boat has always been to gut, replace floors and possibly build a west coast style cuddy to accommodate overnight island trips. I ran the boat lots the last couple years and really love the hull. As you all know everyone that rides in the boat comments how smooth the ride is. Here are a couple highlight from along the way.

JBASS02 · #4 01-07-2020, 12:35 PM

one more

JBASS02 · #5 01-08-2020, 10:31 AM

These are some of the boats I've been using for ideas/inspiration on the build. They are all inspired around the west coast commercial Urchin/Abalone fishing boats(i.e. Radon Boats, Anderson Boats, and Greenough Boats).

JBASS02 · #6 01-08-2020, 10:41 AM

Early last summer I started modeling schemes both on the computer and with a 3d printer.

JBASS02 · #7 01-08-2020, 10:52 AM

Next I started building plywood iterations. This was super fun and a quick way to see and feel the computer designs. One of my major design constraints is my garage door. Space is precious and EXPENSIVE in Santa Barbara so my only storage option is in my garage which has a clear opening of 7'. So the final design is going to have a detachable or fold down windshield, like a VW Thing.