Refurbish older 16-footer with Gel Coat or with Paint
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:26 pm
I went to Wisconsin from Michigan to purchase a 1965 16-footer with a c.1980 Mercury 70-HP engine that runs great. The hull is solid and floats high and level. The fiberglass is in good shape. I caused some cracking in the deck gel coat from leaving the boat in the sun too much. The wood interior and the pulleys for the wire rope steering are disintegrating. The engine hydraulic lines leak. The navigation lamps do not work.
The fiberglass is in good shape, but the hull has some bumps in the gel coat at and below the waterline.
Q1: should I refinish the hull with new gel coat?
Q2: or, should I give up on the gel coat and just paint the hull?
I may re-power with a Yamaha 90-HP engine or maybe a Yamaha 70-HP engine.
Q3: what swim ladder can be mounted to the transom so youngsters can get aboard from the water?
The hull need a new wood interior. I plan to use teak and mahogany to build a CURRITUCK interior. I may add a bench or a platform in the stern
The fiberglass is in good shape, but the hull has some bumps in the gel coat at and below the waterline.
Q1: should I refinish the hull with new gel coat?
Q2: or, should I give up on the gel coat and just paint the hull?
I may re-power with a Yamaha 90-HP engine or maybe a Yamaha 70-HP engine.
Q3: what swim ladder can be mounted to the transom so youngsters can get aboard from the water?
The hull need a new wood interior. I plan to use teak and mahogany to build a CURRITUCK interior. I may add a bench or a platform in the stern