My Boat Rebuild

Here are some photos of my fiberglass tri hull boat rebuild. Thanks to all the members at iboats.com for their expertise and advice.

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• sunray
• boat
• rebuild
• repair
• tri
• hull
• fiberglass
• bow
• rider
• speedboat
• runabout
• grand
• falls-windsor
• newfoundland
• iboats.com

[Scottiesurfer]

Hey TC, I just bought myself a fully rebuild tri hull bowrider. The outside was all redone but I just went in last night and investigated a soft spot in the floor and it turns out the wood in the floor is completely waterlogged so Im going to have to redo the floor. I have a question for you tho, the wood is covered by a very thin layer of fiberglass. I was ripping it apart last night and it tears in nice long pieces BUT when I put new wood down, will I have to cover it in glass? Its a '73! THX

[tallcanadian]

You should yes. If you don't the plywood will only rot in a couple of years, then you will have to do it again. If you fiberglass it, it will last for many years to come. Most factory boats only used a thin layer, you can make it thicker and if done right will outlast you. Good luck. Email me if you have any other questions. stephenharris1@hotmail.com

[tallcanadian]

Glad this helped. Just take your time with it and have fun. I got a lot of help from iboats.com. Go to the forum section and you will get a ton of info and help. I couldn't have done mine without these great boaters.

[shengtan7]

Wow! That is awsome! I have a fiberglass tri-hull myself that needs a lot of work... it's mostly the floor board and the benches. It doesn't seem like such a daunting task now. Thank you for the video. I'm green to boat repair, so this was a big help.

[tallcanadian]

I'm sorry I missed this comment. Have you started yet? It isn't really hard, just take your time and have fun with it. This was the first time that I did anything like this.

[paulvdhoek]

it's good that you brought it back to live, nice job

[tallcanadian]

Thanks Paul.

Some things need a second chance. I'm glad I did this.

[Scottiesurfer]

@tallcanadian Hey TC I will email you at the address you gave me, check your junk mail for my first email, I am emailing from a blackberry and sometimes depending on how sensitive you have set your filter it will end up there. Thanks!

[Scottiesurfer]

Oh and Milton, Ontario buddy!

[fishingGator01]

Good Job. Should have used closed cell foam instead.

[mulus2008]

coolieeoh.Thks