c.1960 13-footer Soft Deck
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:59 pm
I just obtained for free a c.1960 13-footer with trailer. The [cockpit deck] is super squishy everywhere.
This boat sat in a guy’s yard in Boston uncovered for 25-years, and before that it was face down in someone's yard that he got it from.
There are a few drills holes in the [cockpit deck] so water is definitely in there.
Into one of the larger diameter holes a screwdriver shaft can be pushed down 6-inches; and from the hole squishes blacken foam.
This is my first Boston Whaler boat. I am ready to put in work.
I have seen demonstrations using sprayed-in foam, and that seems easy enough.
Q1: Will [sprayed-in foam] work with this boat?
Q2: is this boat is worth the time to spray in the foam, sand, paint, power?
Q3: does this boat have too much damage [to allow repairs to be done]?
The boat [appears in this presentation shot with the camera held incorrectly and lots of rapid camera movement]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_u1uQYYjvY
This boat sat in a guy’s yard in Boston uncovered for 25-years, and before that it was face down in someone's yard that he got it from.
There are a few drills holes in the [cockpit deck] so water is definitely in there.
Into one of the larger diameter holes a screwdriver shaft can be pushed down 6-inches; and from the hole squishes blacken foam.
This is my first Boston Whaler boat. I am ready to put in work.
I have seen demonstrations using sprayed-in foam, and that seems easy enough.
Q1: Will [sprayed-in foam] work with this boat?
Q2: is this boat is worth the time to spray in the foam, sand, paint, power?
Q3: does this boat have too much damage [to allow repairs to be done]?
The boat [appears in this presentation shot with the camera held incorrectly and lots of rapid camera movement]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_u1uQYYjvY