The Re-Birth of a Scout

[stormrider]

Wow! Am I glad you didn't post this as it happened!!
What a great project, and Ang is a keeper!!!

Looking forward to see it finished.

 

[J-Bonz]

Everyone, Thanks for all the kind words....

At this point I was still needed to cut more wood or hollow glass out. Next was the area where the batterys & oil tank were fastened down...

 

[J-Bonz]

I knew I was close to cutting out a stringer so I wanted to support the hull as best as I could. First thing I bought were a set of four jack stands from Harbor Freight. I wanted to use the trailer for support but didnt want the boat to move when I climbed in and out. I use the stands to lift the trailer off the ground. Next, I borrowed 4 pad stands to put in all 4 corners of the boat..

 

[J-Bonz]

Here's some more of the inside... You can see the remenents of the mud trails from the mighty mites.............

 

[J-Bonz]

My next steps were to continue cutting out the cabin floor in the front. That needed to get out before I started to tackle a stringer....

 

[J-Bonz]

At this point the gas tank was next.. What the heck do you do with ~20 gallons of gas??? I bought 3 five gallon cans and started sifoning the gas out.. Thank god for the neighbor next door! He had a friend living with him that was layed off from work and was more than happy to put all the gas I could give him in his rusted out S-10!! What a win / win situation... After digging all the foam out as best as I could, it was time to pull the tank out... I thought the floor/liner was heavy... The tank was more :O !! But, I am proud to say I got it out!!

 

[DAREDEVIL]

Your stringers and fueltank are in better shape then peanuts boat was .

 

[J-Bonz]

some more....................

 

[J-Bonz]

Your stringers and fueltank are in better shape then peanuts boat was .

They did from the outside.......................

 

[DAREDEVIL]

If u cut them out, make sure to suport the hull.
The trailer bunks will not do so !!!

 

[J-Bonz]

Next I started on the transom.... That took a long time to start & complete.. Really didnt want to fudge it up.. The transom was complete Mulch, I could have spreed it out on the flower beds.... It was the right time of year to do that...

 

[J-Bonz]

Some more..

 

[J-Bonz]

The Mulcher... The best tools I found for this was the grind, flat chisel, and a hammer..

 

[DAREDEVIL]

Damn, Jack your going at it....your hired !!!! HAHAHA:sifone:

 

[J-Bonz]

some more....

 

[J-Bonz]

Damn, Jack your going at it....your hired !!!! HAHAHA:sifone:

Nice..... It took me a long time to get that far Scotty. I finished that some time in June. Being some what of a perfectionist, alot of things take time..

The picks in the prior posts one can see the voids the termites made.. Here are the 2 remaining pics from that weekend. Thares me old Transom....

 

[DAREDEVIL]

before u get ready to button in the new stringer pieces in the back at the transom,,,cut it in a 45* angle, not 90* . just a little tip.

 

[J-Bonz]

---2 - B - Continued---

 

[ItsPeanut]

Im proud of you Bones. Looks like it might be ready before the third annual. Now get of the computer and get your azz back out to the middle of that cornfield you live in and get back to work.

 

[Buoy]

Wow!! Big project for a small boat. I think I'm going into my third year on my 24 Pantera, and not as extensive as yours project.
It's looking good, and glad your going about it the right way.
Sometimes these smaller boats like ours don't get the respect I think they deserve.
It gets harder to get things done as they become more expensive. Trust me.
Tearing stuff apart is cheap.
It's when you go to start putting it back together that it gets expensive.
I look forward to following your project.