Photograph of Engine Splash Well for c.1988 RAIDER 18 to show Rigging Details
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 1:07 pm
I’m going to be hanging a single outboard engine on my newly acquired c.1988 RAIDER 18, and I want to see how [the engine] rigging and fuel filters [were installed on other RADIER 18 boats]. [Therefore] I need a photograph of the splash well.
BACK STORY
I recently acquired a c.1988 RAIDER 18 Boston whaler Raider from a friend with the intention to set it up for fishing here in northern California. The boat appeared to be in decent condition when I picked it up, but I soon found out that a lot of the previous repairs made after it was purchased at auction were not holding up.
The hull was painted with primer so the appearance lead me to believe it could be faired a bit and primed, but I soon found that both the interior and exterior hull sides had been “skinned” with a thin layer of fiberglass cloth. The cloth was laid-up over crazing that was carved out and filled with thickened epoxy. Over time moisture had crept in and caused the skin to delaminate from the gel coat.
I have since stripped the added skin and removed the gelcoat down to the fiberglass laminate areas where it was failing. The deck of the boat was covered in military-grade non skid that I removed with 36-grit sanding disks. The many tie downs and lifting points have been prepared for fiberglass and will soon be filled as they will inevitably collect debris.
Today I will start prepping the boat for paint, I plan to create an epoxy mix of cabasil, micro balloons, and a harder chopped- glass additive to fair out the exposed green glass.
BACK STORY
I recently acquired a c.1988 RAIDER 18 Boston whaler Raider from a friend with the intention to set it up for fishing here in northern California. The boat appeared to be in decent condition when I picked it up, but I soon found out that a lot of the previous repairs made after it was purchased at auction were not holding up.
The hull was painted with primer so the appearance lead me to believe it could be faired a bit and primed, but I soon found that both the interior and exterior hull sides had been “skinned” with a thin layer of fiberglass cloth. The cloth was laid-up over crazing that was carved out and filled with thickened epoxy. Over time moisture had crept in and caused the skin to delaminate from the gel coat.
I have since stripped the added skin and removed the gelcoat down to the fiberglass laminate areas where it was failing. The deck of the boat was covered in military-grade non skid that I removed with 36-grit sanding disks. The many tie downs and lifting points have been prepared for fiberglass and will soon be filled as they will inevitably collect debris.
Today I will start prepping the boat for paint, I plan to create an epoxy mix of cabasil, micro balloons, and a harder chopped- glass additive to fair out the exposed green glass.