I was suggested that I start a thread on one of my project boats. Its not a complete rebuilt, but there was a lot of work done to the boat..
A little history of the boat. Its a 1988 17' Anacapri center console. For those who are not familiar with this model, its an identical boat to a 17' Mako. I bought the boat because I was looking for a center console in need of some "fixing" I dont have a lot of time to work on her but most of the work was done in my Limousine garage, during the grave yard shift from Friday nights - Saturday nights. I didnt want something where I had to redo the floor and transom. Been there done that, and as fun as it was, it was also a P.I.T.A.
I was driving to work one day, about to get onto the Wantagh Parkway, when I looked over and say the boat sitting in someones yard looking in rough shape. I pulled over, got out and took a look. I saw the lines and fell in love, I had to have the boat.
Now to the bad..The boat came with a 1988 100hp Merc that was seized, not a problem because I had a 120hp Force that I could bolt on and go. As I walk around to the other side, I see a decent amount of damage to the topside fiberglas. Apparently during a storm, a nice sized tree fell on the boat and did a lot of damage. It crushed the topside pretty well, and crushed the center console as well. The console was trash, and the previous owner had already purchased a used console from another anacapri, so I figured eh what the heck just buy it...
I bought the hull, motor, and trailer for $1000 bucks. Not too bad. The motor had a new trim motor, new starter, new coils, so I figured I could part it out to regain some of the cost. The trailer was in decent shape, needs a couple rollers, nothing big..
I took a whole bunch of pics of the actual damage to the topside. I reinforced the topside, and then glassed it all in. I took a piece of the broken fiberglas, and sent it out to get the gel coat color matched (as close as it could be). MY biggest mistake was how I applied the gel coat. I rolled it on with a roller instead of spraying it. I have experience with a spray guy, but not a whole lot. So now, there is an "orange peel" type look to the topside. The color match is actually pretty close..
Once I got the glass work done, I took the 100hp mer off and put the 120 Force on it. Im not much of a fan of Merc / Force outboards, so I used the Force till I could find an OMC to use. That was also a mistake, running all new cables, harness, throttle. Another PITA. While I was running cables, I thought I would rewire the entire boat. All new lights, new bilge, new vhf, new gps, new am/fm stereo.
The only thing I really have to finish on the boat, is figuring out whats wrong with the motor (see my thread in the engine section), and purchasing a new rubrail. Anyone know of a place online that sells rebrails? Im looking for a wide variety, not sure what kind I want to put on there. Not trying to take business away from boatfix, but I did a search and came up short on there...
Pics are below. Enjoy.
AND THE NEW (to me) 140 Evinrude
It was a fun process of doing glass work. I had gotten prices to have it done, but for the cost, I figured I would have at it, and if I messed up, so be it, the glass guy will charge me a little bit more to fix and clean up what I screwed up..I could live with the "orange peel" though I wouldnt mind having it gone. The only issue is, that I didnt put on a thick enough coat, to wet sand it down and then be able to compound it out...
Maybe that will be the winters project....
Hopefully, this thread will show some of you what I am all about. We might disagree on politics but we are ALL here for the same reason. We love boats, and I am totally crazy about boats..
A little history of the boat. Its a 1988 17' Anacapri center console. For those who are not familiar with this model, its an identical boat to a 17' Mako. I bought the boat because I was looking for a center console in need of some "fixing" I dont have a lot of time to work on her but most of the work was done in my Limousine garage, during the grave yard shift from Friday nights - Saturday nights. I didnt want something where I had to redo the floor and transom. Been there done that, and as fun as it was, it was also a P.I.T.A.
I was driving to work one day, about to get onto the Wantagh Parkway, when I looked over and say the boat sitting in someones yard looking in rough shape. I pulled over, got out and took a look. I saw the lines and fell in love, I had to have the boat.
Now to the bad..The boat came with a 1988 100hp Merc that was seized, not a problem because I had a 120hp Force that I could bolt on and go. As I walk around to the other side, I see a decent amount of damage to the topside fiberglas. Apparently during a storm, a nice sized tree fell on the boat and did a lot of damage. It crushed the topside pretty well, and crushed the center console as well. The console was trash, and the previous owner had already purchased a used console from another anacapri, so I figured eh what the heck just buy it...
I bought the hull, motor, and trailer for $1000 bucks. Not too bad. The motor had a new trim motor, new starter, new coils, so I figured I could part it out to regain some of the cost. The trailer was in decent shape, needs a couple rollers, nothing big..
I took a whole bunch of pics of the actual damage to the topside. I reinforced the topside, and then glassed it all in. I took a piece of the broken fiberglas, and sent it out to get the gel coat color matched (as close as it could be). MY biggest mistake was how I applied the gel coat. I rolled it on with a roller instead of spraying it. I have experience with a spray guy, but not a whole lot. So now, there is an "orange peel" type look to the topside. The color match is actually pretty close..
Once I got the glass work done, I took the 100hp mer off and put the 120 Force on it. Im not much of a fan of Merc / Force outboards, so I used the Force till I could find an OMC to use. That was also a mistake, running all new cables, harness, throttle. Another PITA. While I was running cables, I thought I would rewire the entire boat. All new lights, new bilge, new vhf, new gps, new am/fm stereo.
The only thing I really have to finish on the boat, is figuring out whats wrong with the motor (see my thread in the engine section), and purchasing a new rubrail. Anyone know of a place online that sells rebrails? Im looking for a wide variety, not sure what kind I want to put on there. Not trying to take business away from boatfix, but I did a search and came up short on there...
Pics are below. Enjoy.
AND THE NEW (to me) 140 Evinrude
It was a fun process of doing glass work. I had gotten prices to have it done, but for the cost, I figured I would have at it, and if I messed up, so be it, the glass guy will charge me a little bit more to fix and clean up what I screwed up..I could live with the "orange peel" though I wouldnt mind having it gone. The only issue is, that I didnt put on a thick enough coat, to wet sand it down and then be able to compound it out...
Maybe that will be the winters project....
Hopefully, this thread will show some of you what I am all about. We might disagree on politics but we are ALL here for the same reason. We love boats, and I am totally crazy about boats..
