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1981 Enticer . Day one of Demolition

wired

wired

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The old man gave me the Enticer he bought new in 1981. I was 14 when he bought it and Ive done everything there was to do on that boat. Its a part of the family and that boat has been following me around since I was a freshman in high school. Its been sitting back in his back 40 for the last 7 years acting as a rain bucket. Ive owned boats that needed help before and I knew just what I was getting into with this one. I put a new battery in it on Saturday when I picked it up and I lowered the motor yesterday and put fresh gas in the tank. Fired right up and sounded good. Thats all it took to convince me to start the project. I hope to be done by May. Anyway here she is on day one of demolition. I'm sure it shed 200 lbs of water , slugs, spiders and ants from the waterlogged foam and wood.

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Great story! Glad to see another Checkmate being restored! You'll find all the help you'll need on this site! Good luck and keep us up on your progress!:welcome:
 
Another Mate being saved !!! There have been quite a few resto Jobs going on this year (including my own) The easy part is is the demo . Putting it back together is another story lol . Keep up the good work .......:thumb:
 
Day 2 of demolition.

Apparently its the dirty little secret of boat building that Bondo is used to glue the floor panels in . Spend 4 hours getting the last of the foam out and chipping away that Bondo . I'll run over it with a disk tomorrow but 95%+ is gone now.

Maybe by the end of the week I'll actually get into doing something constructive. I did a couple of short test bores into the transom that I'll fill later and the wood in the rear looks good. However the 2x4 looking board running sided to side ( is that the stringer? ) on top is soft in the middle and probably has some rot. I'm thinking of just adding a 2nd one below that linked into the lower motor mount bolts and running the full length sided to side and glassing it all in. I understand ideally I'd tear that whole board out but is it necessary?
 
Good luck !! these things always good for a few surprises !!! but lots of enjoyment at the end as well...
 
wired said:
Day 2 of demolition.

Apparently its the dirty little secret of boat building that Bondo is used to glue the floor panels in . Spend 4 hours getting the last of the foam out and chipping away that Bondo . I'll run over it with a disk tomorrow but 95%+ is gone now.

Maybe by the end of the week I'll actually get into doing something constructive. I did a couple of short test bores into the transom that I'll fill later and the wood in the rear looks good. However the 2x4 looking board running sided to side ( is that the stringer? ) on top is soft in the middle and probably has some rot. I'm thinking of just adding a 2nd one below that linked into the lower motor mount bolts and running the full length sided to side and glassing it all in. I understand ideally I'd tear that whole board out but is it necessary?
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If that cross piece is rotted any where I'd take it out, should come out pretty easy, just cut the fiberglass where it meets the transom. I totally re-did my transom on my '86 Enticer and added two transom knees and I am hanging a 150 Merc on a 4" jack plate and it is solid. If you're into it as far as you are it is not that much more work.
 
TimSki$ said:
If that cross piece is rotted any where I'd take it out, should come out pretty easy, just cut the fiberglass where it meets the transom. I totally re-did my transom on my '86 Enticer and added two transom knees and I am hanging a 150 Merc on a 4" jack plate and it is solid. If you're into it as far as you are it is not that much more work.
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Do you have any pics of your transom after ?
 
Coming along. Moved all the gauges to the left side of the captain side dash and I'll mount the steering wheel and steering stuff later this week. The right side will get a switch/fuse panel. Maybe a radio but I'm old with kids and radio's don't interest me much.

Had a "hold My Beer " moment the other day when my wife was cutting foam for the upholstery. I told her to stand aside while I showed her how the pros do it with an electric knife. Luckily I didnt hit any arteries or nerves and the butterfly closure sealed it up well enough.

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