, gonna follow this boss.
Hopefully when I'm done it'll be a project rojoguio would be proud of. And that's sating a lot! doh
Check out the video, it kinda says it all. Essentially I'm approaching it as though all the wood is rotten, and all the foam is soggy. So I have to remove the cap, somehow! doh
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, gonna follow this boss.
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Yes, the cap needs to come off. the floor material is actually attached to the bottom of the cap. The wood floor rotted because the manufacturers are cheap and only sealing the top of it, if at all. So it rots out from the bottom. Also any where a screw penetrates the fiberglass allows water in if not sealed. The boat itself looks fantastic, in my opinion. rojoguio will be a wealth of info, and if I'm not mistaken, has offered help already in your introduction of this boat. If you keep posting on the build, I for one will be following the build till it's done.
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I have seen some YouTube videos on how to remove the cap.
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Good little project to do. Me… I’ll just follow the thread.
I'll be watching.
We will all be watching you Sprint to the finish line. Pun intended, lol.
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So why pull these boats apart and fix everyone know the answer. Today's boats are built for speed first, lower manufacturing costs, production speed & simplicity, today's consumer. The boats of the 90's, builders like Champion, Cajun, Hydra Sport others too had deeper V's, better rides to me. The only way to get a Arkansas Champion without rot is to restore one or find and pay for a garage kept unit. Mine will be finished at some point next year. Building the Champion and Blazer at the same time while still fixing everything for everybody else was too much workload for me. Slab I think your going to like your Sprint when done, My Champ is a 1996, the Blazer I have on Ross Barnett is a 1996, and the one in my posts is a 1995. A lot of good things were happening back then with Bass boat hull designs. If the world comes crashing down and interest goes south with it maybe someone will have a Bass Cat 203 Hybrid they need to sell but till then give me a bass Boat from the mid 90's any day. This will be fun to follow, I won't be the one getting cold showers over it. All in on materials for my Restoration to completion (I have wholesale accounts), engine, trolling motor, etc. I have about $7000 in my boat. You can build a restoration boat really skinny if patient.
Oh, I ain't sinking $7k into this thing I guarantee. I'll be real patient, and it'll be done real skinny.
Anyone have any experience with Sprint? Wonder if it's one of them 1990's good'uns. Seems well built, that is, of course except for the wood parts. I'm sure it sat outside most of it's life.
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