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| ak87 |
So my dad had an old 1979 Glastron boat stored for like 10 years.
Now that he feels I am mature enough he's letting me restore it and use it as my own.
I really had no idea what kind of attention a boat really takes! Restoring it/getting the engine working/all the safety equipment
The license is incredibly easy
and for only $40 I recommend people get the license before it gets alot harder to obtain (right now its a 20 minute test online)
Anyways, anybody else take on this hobby? |
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| me@t k@tie |
| I love sailboats and would love to purchase a smallish used one within the next five years or so. |
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| Abercrombie |
I plan to.
Living in Aurora has the benefit of having ample space between homes. I just have to pave the side of my house so I can park the trailer.
My brother just upgraded his first boat 2 weeks ago;
 (that's him, not me in the pic) Lake Wheeler, NC
This is it sitting in his driveway;
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| rT19 |
| ^ :eyes: :crazy: :tongue3 |
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| Abercrombie |
lol, I forgot about that one... I just posted it one on his wall, thanks!
This is is old boat 2 weeks ago;
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| Moral Hazard |
We have 3 boats... a 21.5 foot Glasstron 180hp in/out, a 12 foot Bombardier 120hp jet, and a 10 foot laser class sailboat.
As far as restoration goes it's hard to say without seeing the boat; however, assuming the hull has no appatures and it's fibreglass then restoring it is easy... just scrape off anything that's clinging to it, wash it, and wax it a few times with a gel coat restoration product (any marina and Canadian Tire will carry this), and it will be great. If you have any wireing problems they are incredibly easy to fix on a boat since all the wireing is exposed; best to replace anything that's compromised (given the age). Chances are the decking will need replacement... to do this you'll need to remove the seats and side panels, remove the carpet, cut out the damaged areas of decking (use a circular saw with a depth set to 1/4 inch deeper then the decking, which is probably half inch plywood), scab any damaged support beams and lay strapping around the cut lines, then place new plywood in place of the old, recarpet. As far as your engine and stern drive (assuming this is an in/out) goes, I highly recommend you have a professional inspect and restore both because if you mess up your restoration you'll probably find out about it after you're well away from shore and rowing a 15-30 foot in/out back to shore is no easy task. Chances are your guages will be fine; however, if they aren't then just replace them... they're not expensive and you really don't want to be guessing your speed, fuel level, or RPMs.
Happy boating! |
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| Moral Hazard |
| I just realized I forgot to mention the bellows (rubber sleaves around cables that run from the engine compartment to the stern drive on an inboard/outboard). You'll need to replace these, as they generally only last 5 years... wear and tear of the bellows is the most common cause of sinking for i/o boats. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I just realized I forgot to mention the bellows (rubber sleaves around cables that run from the engine compartment to the stern drive on an inboard/outboard). You'll need to replace these, as they generally only last 5 years... wear and tear of the bellows is the most common cause of sinking for i/o boats. |
when are you getting your boaters licence? |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
when are you getting your boaters licence? |
it is a requirement by Sept. 15... so I best get on that soon. Dumbest thing ever... I've been piloting boats for 28 years... I think I know how. |
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| mute79 |
| i'm slowly getting into boating, well, sailing actually.. i'm going to take a sailing course at queens quay marina pretty soon.. it's 28hrs for about $500, and you get licensed as a skipper and can command a sail boat up to 24' length |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by mute79
i'm slowly getting into boating, well, sailing actually.. i'm going to take a sailing course at queens quay marina pretty soon.. it's 28hrs for about $500, and you get licensed as a skipper and can command a sail boat up to 24' length |
Nice! I love sailing, but prefer one man vessels for now. I really want to spend my winters sailing around the west indis in my retirement... preferably on a 24'-30' single mast... I've got 33 years to convince Mrs. Hazard... wish me luck. |
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