""Glassic"" The Full Restoration step by step 1973 Sea Swirl p-14 boat

This is the restoration I did with my spare time in 13 weeks flat. The total out of pocket money spent was $1,550.00 out of pocket. I used the motor from another boat I have.
This boat is now a long shaft, used to be a shorty!!! I have 815 hours clocked in on it and it is a practice boat so the next restoration, My Glasspar G3 will be that much better. I learned a lot along the way. I got the boat for free 10 years ago and its just been sitting, NOT ANY MORE....This was my first restoration and first time working with fiber glass. The boat is fun, stable and goes through anything. The 50hp Evinrude is a 1973 same as the boat, The old motor was a 1973 Evinrude 25hp. I put this boat together to cruise the Harbor's and maybe take it out to the Islands. You should do it too, Its easy!!!
Maiden Voyage @ Silver wood lake, So Cal...2ND time out was Big Bear Lake, Ca

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Outboard
• restoration
• varnish
• boat
• evinrude
• 50hp
• fiberglass
• radio control
• helicopter

[LittlDamWbmgz]

Your Videos Are So Amazing! Keep Up The Awesome Work! Thumbs Up!!!

[12345mike6789]

@LittlDamWbmgz 

=) thanks

[enoveltysigns]

One more thing, did you do the foam filled hull?  If so how and did you cover that with plywood and then paint it?

[12345mike6789]

@enoveltysigns I did redo a lot of the foam filled hull. After I prefitted the new plywood floor and screwed it down to the center stringer I pulled it back up again (I used AB foam from fiberlay) and while working fast I poured the mixed batch of foam on the hull, slammed the prefit floor down and screwed it off at the center. As the foam expanded any extra was released around the sides. I cut the excess out after it set up. As it turns out their is a better way of doing this, read below

[12345mike6789]

@enoveltysigns A better way of pouring a foam filled hull would be to install the floor and once that is done use a 2" hole saw and drill a series of holes in the floor but avoid your stringers (save the cut out's so you can put them back in before you fiberglass the floor in). Then you can pour foam in those holes where needed and any excess can be released through those same holes and that way pressure cant build up as the foam expands to the point that the bottom of the hull cracks.

[enoveltysigns]

I have a question, it is hard to tell how the top part of the boats accepts the higher transom. Can you explain?

[12345mike6789]

@enoveltysigns

Good question...

Plan "A" was to rebuild the new transom taller( but it ended up being 1/4" thicker) and after the deck was on the hull I was going to build up the old transom part of the deck so the hull and deck would remain separate. But.......

[benjamindshoemaker]

Excellent Job. Love the Cherry trim.

[Madridme3]

Windshiel?

[Mr40up]

what a joy to watch this amazing craftsman , well done mate , makes me wanna go boy an oldie ans start ripping it apart .

[kilodiamond]

Nice job looks gr8 hard work pays off .....

[TheAmusementchannel]

:D

[n4120p]

Congratulations is the least to say to your work,,,  you had done a great work on this boat , and video is nice and soothing ,,, I have two boats very similar to this one hoping some day I will get to work on them ,,, materials are so expensive this days Grrrrr ,,, is so nice to see somebody doing all of this,,, Congrats again ,,ernest.

[popasaxaphone]

Looks Amazing Great Job!!

[TomSawyerPainting]

Mike, Your Awesome !  Beautiful Seats !