1974 19-6 Restoration

[jfret]

I recently bought a classic 1974 Aquasport 19-6 as a restoration project. It has set for a few years and needs lots of TLC. She has got quite a few holes in her console from 40 years of attaching various equipment and needs work on the trailer........The motor is a 150 Blackmax XR2 that supposedly ran when parked. The transom seems solid to my inexperienced eye, but has a few holes to fill and the deck is solid all except for a 4-5" strip next all along the port edge....May be remnants of a previous repair job.  Otherwise she seems to be in decent shape for 40. A fishing buddy introduced me to "classicaquasport" years ago and I need all the advice I can get so here I am.... I'll be posting pictures as I go....

Missing a few parts....

[Georgie]

Welcome aboard!    Glad you now are officially a contributor and not a lurker!  The mods may move your post to the introduce yourself thread, but get some pics posted and you'll instanteously generate more conversation (visual creatures we are).

[Blue Agave]

Welcome aboard!  She will scoot with the 150 Merc.

[jfret]

Thanks....Its good to be back. Had to build the old girl a home cause it just won't quit raining long enough to get to work. Still trying to get the hang of the ins and out of photos, albums, links, thumbs, etc...I'm getting there.
 

[gman 82 aquasport]

Welcome aboard! Nice to see another fellow North Carolinian on here ! Boat looks to be in pretty good shape..What do your plans for her look like..just fix the bad and use her or a rebuild?  Her home looks like a few pieces of cdx and some shingles and it would make a nice permanate house for her to have shelter under

[jfret]

Thanks....Initially I was planning on just fixing the bad but the bad got worse once I started looking :o .....I pulled the tank cover and found a lot of moisture in the foam, (and what looks like "great stuff" insulating foam holding it in......... So the tanks gotta come out.....The deck looks like it has some spillage from some previous repair and it looks like there may have been a patch job on the deck....somewhere.
 

[slvrlng]

Check out all the fluff in the ventilation tubes!



You can also see a water line where she sat for a while.

[Skoot]

The tank appears to be newer.  Its definalty not original.  Maybe your better off than you think

[gman 82 aquasport]

Is the coffin box for the tank still there and does it have any holes in it? If the only soft spot is along the port edge of the floor, how long of an area are you talking about? 1 foot to 2 feet long = a fairly easy repair..4 to 5 feet little tougher. When you remove the tank, pull the foam from around it and see how far the wetness goes...all in all she don't look bad... If you can get the coffin area dried out, a good reseal when you put it back together should keep the water out.

[jfret]

Thanks for the info and interest.....I think at this point it looks like the decks gotta go . I guess I could fix the ugly but........that's not me.  :rambo: ......I'm not familiar with the term "fluff"...what is  it? I do see the waterline and I'm guessing it sat like that long enough to do some damage....there was a lot of black slime in the coffin box....which may not be that unusual. I've looked for hours at the postings of deck replacements and working with fiberglass......I'm feeling a little better about it than I did. This site has a ton of information in it....

[RickK]

I've looked for hours at the postings of deck replacements and working with fiberglass......I'm feeling a little better about it than I did. This site has a ton of information in it....

That's what this site is all about - having members from all over the world, all helping the membership with their experiences and having the resources built up from being here for so long, to do it.  You've found the best Aquasport site on the net. Bar none

[jfret]

OK....So it was a good weekend as far as the boat goes. I wanted to get the motor off....Done, and put a few pieces of wood on the "Aqua-Port", done... I need to finish removing a few stubborn pieces of hardware and then get to the "fun?" part....rebuilding the deck.....but first I need to spend a few more hours researching deck rebuilding and fiberglass repairs....or find someone to farm it out to. Here's a few pics


The transom seems rock solid...but ugly.

[jfret]

OK.....So over the last week or so It's been a lot of reading and web browsing for me. :study:  Being a total "newbie" to boat repairs and fiberglass in general I have a steep learning curve....I've found a lot of answers to my questions in earlier post  and I'm making progress....slow and steady and this weekend I got the deck out.

Not what I was expecting to see...OEM decking?

There was lots of moisture under the foam around the gas tanks..I need to see what the foam looks like in the stringers.....I'm guessing there will be moisture...

[Capt. Bob]

Not what I was expecting to see...OEM decking?

I'd guess yes. Balsa pieces often used or sheet plywood when the supply was low.

This is the tank cover from my 91. Look close (repair aside) and you can see the balsa wood pieces used.


Great progress.

[jfret]

Thanks Capt. Bob.....I do see the balsa sections...Not knowing any better I figured I see a more traditional "plywood" look. I suppose I'll replace it with a marine grade plywood equal to the OEM thickness...I've had a bit of trouble posting images...not sure what the problem is. It either works or says something about the image size and I get a timeout message. As a result I got a duplicate picture......let me see if I can delete it.