57 DMR

[dirtwheelsfl]

Friend of mines rig my dad and I redid. 1975 57' DMR built in Maine, Original 671 Detroits. Not sure what DMR stands for but we say "didnt make it right". We grounded on a coral shelf in the Bahamas for a night and the plan was to just do a flybridge, then the can of worms opened up.

finished



original rotted roof. 2 layers of 3/4 ply nailed together and glassed over. 7000# of crap! waterline came up 2" when this came off.



new 2" nidacore roof. 30' x 15'. layed it up in the garage! ALL EPOXY.









front panels of bridge are nida, sides are divinycell. roof is 1.5" nida. We estimated the weight of the big roof and bridge to about 1000#

[dirtwheelsfl]

Got a couple coats of white e-bond epoxy, and 545 after that..









hauled out for awlgrip above rubrail





particularly proud of this puppy. all internal wire chases.











loaded down



what its all about

[gran398]

Awesome!!!

Great pics of the catch...and WHAT a catch. Looks like that ride can do it all :bounce:

The build work...that's what I look at. The top, the custom settees. Well thought out, good engineering, great execution.

Thanks

[seabob4]

THAT'S an above deck livewell!!!!

Cool looking ride, guys!!!

[Capt. Bob]

Excellent post Dirt    

Exactly why the Admin created this sub forum.  

Thanks.

[gran398]

Excellent post Dirt    

Exactly why the Admin created this sub forum.  

Thanks.

It was your sub forum project CB

Great thinking, good work.

[Capt. Bob]

Excellent post Dirt    

Exactly why the Admin created this sub forum.  

Thanks.

It was your sub forum project CB

Great thinking, good work.

It is true I'm sweeping the different forums in order to grow this one and I was consulted on its birth and title but the genesis was strictly Fearless Leader's. Another point to be made is that as I go through this process, I'm finding threads dealing with engines, props, trailers etc. Not really surprising as the "same" topics/questions always seem to come around. These finds are then moved to the more appropriate forum. Hopefully this will aid members in the future.

Thanks to everyone for the support.

[gran398]

You and Rick are a heckuva team.

You guys do a great job for the membership.

Thanks

Members...they perform a thankless job with little support.

Time to give credit where credit is due.

Can I get a witness?

[dburr]

You and Rick are a heckuva team.

You guys do a great job for the membership.

Thanks

Members...they perform a thankless job with little support.

Time to give credit where credit is due.

Can I get a witness?

AMEN!!!!!!      

[seabob4]

Capt. Bob?  Rick K?  My hat is off to you guys!!  And, yes, I have a hat on!    

[RickK]

Great rebuild Dirt    You should be proud  
Thanks for sharing.  Didn't you and your Dad do another big boat like this that you shared with us?

And thanks guys. Hopefully this sub will make it easier to find the few non-AS classic rebuilds.

[kraw2]

That is an absolutely beautiful boat..!! With the fixed keel it's a real classic. Great job..!!!

[dirtwheelsfl]

Great rebuild Dirt    You should be proud  
Thanks for sharing.  Didn't you and your Dad do another big boat like this that you shared with us?

And thanks guys. Hopefully this sub will make it easier to find the few non-AS classic rebuilds.

Yes, gonna dig up some pics soon enough and put em up.

That is an absolutely beautiful boat..!! With the fixed keel it's a real classic. Great job..!!!

This thing is an absolute tank! Ruined almost every boat in the marina back in one of those 04 or 05 hurricanes. It was a lobster boat originally we believe, turned into a treasure boat, then was a ferry in the bahamas. Bought off ebay actually after the hurricanes for about 1/10th the price of a new yellowfin...she will pitch pretty good in a beam sea, 10 knot top speed