So after a lot of careful budgeting and planning for the GS750 I received a call from my Grandfather. He had bought another boat, and the only thing he wanted off it was the engine.
After a bit of chatting he asked me if I wanted it as a project/upgrade. Of course I wanted a bigger boat, but that was before I knew what I was in for. He said he would throw in his old engine, a Johnson 35hp and I could come pick it up on the weekend. I asked how much and he replied "Merry Christmas, don't expect anything else"
Once I arrived at his house I saw the boat and the first thing that went through my mind was "Dammit what have I gotten myself into" which was about the same thing that happened when I saw the GS. After a bit of chatting my Grandfather told me the boat had been sitting under a tree for 7 years and had not seen water for longer.
So here I am in the middle of the strip down and I am seriously considering buying a hand held sand blaster. In fact I think that might be my first stop tomorrow.
The boat is a 1980 something (I think around '85) Clark Abalone 4.3m/14ft center console that is in dire need of a revamp. At the least it is going to need a good blasting, still unsure if I should re-paint it.
Anyway here are the before pictures. We cleaned the outside before I took it home, as seen in the second picture. The last two show the inside AFTER my Grandmother had gotten in and cleaned a lot of the crap out.
After a bit of chatting he asked me if I wanted it as a project/upgrade. Of course I wanted a bigger boat, but that was before I knew what I was in for. He said he would throw in his old engine, a Johnson 35hp and I could come pick it up on the weekend. I asked how much and he replied "Merry Christmas, don't expect anything else"
Once I arrived at his house I saw the boat and the first thing that went through my mind was "Dammit what have I gotten myself into" which was about the same thing that happened when I saw the GS. After a bit of chatting my Grandfather told me the boat had been sitting under a tree for 7 years and had not seen water for longer.
So here I am in the middle of the strip down and I am seriously considering buying a hand held sand blaster. In fact I think that might be my first stop tomorrow.
The boat is a 1980 something (I think around '85) Clark Abalone 4.3m/14ft center console that is in dire need of a revamp. At the least it is going to need a good blasting, still unsure if I should re-paint it.
Anyway here are the before pictures. We cleaned the outside before I took it home, as seen in the second picture. The last two show the inside AFTER my Grandmother had gotten in and cleaned a lot of the crap out.