Mike B's 19-1 Refinish

[umecheme]

Ok, Looks like I'm in the right forum now.  Picked up this 19-1 on CL after lots of shopping.  Looking forward to refinishing.  Needs a lot of work but I'm excited.

Didn't get the E-tec with it... so a repower is in order.


$250 in new trailer tires to get it home...



Apparently the PO liked to beach her out.



Got a little dry rot here boss... thats ok, every boats got it... every boat....

[dbiscayne]

looks pretty decent on the outside, hows the deck?

[umecheme]

Spongy.... I forsee myself shopping for marine plywood in the near future...

[umecheme]

I'm assuming this is the "Pad" to which you all refer to?

[RickK]

The strakes on the hull continue all the way to the transom. Only Aquasport hull like this.

[umecheme]

Hmmm...  ripped the console off today and did some pressure washing.  I say ripped, I basically puller all the stripped out screws that used to hold the console down.  Anyway, the 18 gallon tank I thought I had is actually a 28 gallon.  I know there was an option for a 28 gallon tank.  Were these poly tanks originally?

[RickK]

On my 170 it was aluminum.

[umecheme]

Console is off! 

[mshugg]

That’s most likely not the original tank.  I can’t speak to exactly what AS did on that model/year, but red poly fuel tanks are meant for above deck portable uses, not permanent.  Most likely the a previous owner replaced the original corroded aluminum tank on the cheap.  Are you going to keep the tank in the console? Or go with a below deck tank?

[wingtime]

yeah that is not the original tank.  Definitely was aluminum back then. 

[umecheme]

Not sure yet on the tank... I'm afraid if i don't go below deck, I'll regret it.  Can never have enough storage. I'm thinking I may do something different up front,  Not sure the casting deck is a great design as is for storage.  Anybody done any re-designs around this?  I think the 19-6 storage hatches look more useable.  The deck is a little punky in places, so I've decided to take the plunge and cut the whole thing off.  The boat seems heavy, I'm guessing there's some water soaked foam in my future.

[wingtime]

I believe the 19-1 fuel tank was under the console and not under the deck.  Now if you replace the deck you can do what ever you want. If you do go below deck I'd make a fuel tank hatch for later access.

[dbiscayne]

All the older 19's have a relatively narrow space between the factory stringers - I did some searching before I found one that fit between the stringers & had decent capacity, and was low enough that the fill hose fitting was below the deck.
Made by Moeller, don't remember the part # but it's a little over 28 gallons, think I got it from Great Lakes Skipper or Jamestown Distributors.
You'll have to come up with a support system for the tank & get creative with the fill & vent hose but in my opinion is worth the effort.

[dbiscayne]

I've got some pics of the stringer layout of a 19-1 in my album, if you pull the deck I'd recommend glassing the stringers thru the forward bulkhead - theres a gap there from the factory.

[RickK]

dbiscayne I'm confused. The pic you attached shows a "knee" on the stringers to the transom but the other pics in your gallery show the typical connection to the transom. Is the pic you posted an "after" pic?
If the OP has the same stringer layout I see plenty of room for a tank under the sole, can't be tall but you could also raise the height of the stringers too.