boat restoring
gday seafarers,thanks to all who gave me a wide range of ideas to remove boat from shed,as advised i did it slowly and carefully,no damage to me or boat,thanks again.Now i know there are decades of knowledge and experience out there i have a few questions.This is what i do know,the boat was built in 1962 in karratha to a hartley design,it is 25 ft long and 3.1 mtrs at it widest,it has had all the rust proffesionally removed and re-plated,it has been rustproofed and primered,originally it had a chrysler nissan diesel engine which has stamped 73h.p max and 53h.p"cont" complete with leg both of which were obviously discarded, for what the previous owner mounted in there which was a VOLVO 165hp AQAD40B with a duoprop leg,he was forced to sell this and told me that the new engine frame and mounts were to accomadate a volvo engine with a duoprop sterndrive 280 or 290 leg as this would fit the rear plate and match the bolt pattern at the back of the stern,Q1 could i get a 350 turbo cummings in there?the only reason i ask is i can get one of my father very cheap,i would then have to get that maronised and i have no idea what that could cost,secondly would i be able to get a compatable leg for it.Q.what would be the best option?.the boat is now sitting back on its heavy duty trailer and before i build another shed to put it in i was looking at some sort of ballpark figure on what it would cost to finish this project off,ie,decks,windows,electrics,cables,paint,ect,ect,ect,and if the price is out of my reach,i would no doubt talk myself into reluctantly selling it off as i have 580 freedom sport 150 4 stroke yamaha to poke around in.It really is a nice looking strong boat,unfortunatley the previous owner was forced to get rid of it due to personal reasons and at the time i couldnt say no,i am now wondering if i have bitten off more than i can chew,so if theres any good advice out there,and i know there is it would be sincerely appreciated,i still have the old chrysler nissan motor and leg plus the flybridge attachments,canopy and a couple of boxes of cables and chrome.thanks again...
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pelagicyachts
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hey Seadog couple of answers
hey Seadog
couple of answers (or my two cents worth)
350 cummins fit? - no idea but if you are trying to marinise a truck engine its not overly simple and nor is it cheap -i would discount trying that
cost to finish? - i would say a lot - you say the boat was built in 1962 - even if it has a refit between now and the 60's its going to need to be done again -wiring, plumbing, pumps etc -all things that you cannot see cost a lot!
This is a big boat at over 3 meters it cannot be towed without an oversize permit, that trailer looks like it needs a lot of work to get it to a point that it could be rego'd -break away brakes alone will cost you 4-5k fitted
realistically there is not a lot of appetite for smaller steel powerboats, so you have to remember that at some point when you come to sell it will never be worth a whole lot of money
However.....if the hull is sound and you are looking for some time to kill it would be a great project - i have refitted 4 boats ranging from 25-50 foot over the last 10 years, it has brought me a lot of pleasure but little return $!!!
enjoy
Clint
seadog-1967
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Date Joined: 06/03/12
boat restore
gday and thanks very much for your input,very helpful advice and has narrowed my scope of options which is the feedback i was after,cheers and thanks again..
sea-kem
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Is that Gilligan's boat?
Is that Gilligan's boat?
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