22' walkaround rebuild

[shiphappens]

alright i am a new member though i have been stalking the forum forever finnal y found a hull to redo went and looked at it about 2 months ago told guy i would buy it as soon as mine sold it had rotten transome he sells the trailer and starts the transome job himself now im pullling my hair out i ended up getting the boat for free thats the only upside i am not trying to make a prize winnign boat here it needs to last me the next 5 to 10 years the i can buy a new one i have a rebulit 150 johnson ocean pro 2000 model i will be puttin on here

[shiphappens]

the idiot cut the transome out with a chainsaw instead of leaving the skin inn what is the best way to go about repairing this mess thanks in advance for the help any help i dentifying the hull im not sure what make it is

[Capt. Bob]

My my, very interesting indeed.

Well I can't guess the year but it's not a Walkaround, rather a Family Fisherman.
Since you have the transom removed, you might want to entertain adding a couple of feet to the length of the hull.
Then again, maybe not.

Keep posting pics as you go.
Lastly, the use of periods, question marks, exclamation points will help with post reading.

Just sayin'

Good luck.

[RickK]

Stringers look strange - like a proline  

[gran398]

ship, welcome!

It is not an Aquasport. Rick may be onto something, it sorta looks like a Proline.

Either way, forget the make....you're gonna have a LOT of money in this.... a lot of money just to make it safe.

Yes it was free...but its gonna take a minimum of 7K easy. Take a look in the rebuild section at some of the recent excellent Proline rebuilds.

Totally honest....pass on this. Especially with no transom to work to.  Hang on to your hard-earned toy money and keep looking

[fitz73222]

My money is on a 23 Robalo.

[RickK]

Could even be an early Grady but I think they used straight wood in the stringers.

[fitz73222]

If you take a picture of the exterior of the hull from the bow at an angle down the side, we should be able to tell you what it is. What a shame to cut that boat up that way... As mentioned, you have a huge project now and I would think long and hard about moving forward with this hull.

[shiphappens]

i was afraid you guys would say that i think the boat might be a cobia i found one that looked similar on google is it really that difficult to put a new skin on the rear

[wingtime]

Yeah I spotted the stringers right away.  Not an Aquasport.  For the money you would have to put into that hull you could just go out and buy one that is ready to go!  There is nothing remarkable or special about it to make it worth the investment in time and $$$$$$.

[gran398]

My money is on a 23 Robalo.

You may be right...especially the way the teak washboards are striped.

[shiphappens]

well going to look at a 170 aquasport tonight with a 115 evinrude motor and boat are 1974

[dbiscayne]

Does it not state the manufacturer on the title?
And if no title you might want to make sure you can get one before you sink any money & time into this one.
Have to agree with the others, if you've got a good running engine you'll be able to find a decent boat w/a blown engine for the same money it's gonna take to get this one back together.
A '74 Aquasport is a neat boat, but a '74 outboard is probably all used up, I'd be lookin for a boat to put that 150 on.

[gran398]

ship, where are you located?

EDIT: db, good thinking. That 150 needs to go on a solid twenty foot hull.