Time to consolidate all my junk into one post!
I know this isn't a "builders" forum and this will likely fall on deaf ears, but maybe some of you would like to follow along and see a 16 year old boat become a new one.
Backstory:
I planned a bachelor party for my cousin/best friend 6 months or so ago, we went up to NC and rented a cabin and a Nautique G23 for a weekend a wakeboarded/surfed all weekend.
That was the first time I had surfed after wakeboarding for years. I stopped wakeboarding because for me it's not worth being knocked out, busted knees, etc. I stopped wanting a boat when I stopped riding because lakes bore me if I don't have anything to "do". After surfing that weekend I was hooked. The wife can enjoy lounging at the lake and when I get bored we can go surfing. Perfect!
While I love new boats of all brands, I'm just not going to drop that kind of money on a toy, to each their own and obviously most of you have done it, but I just don't see it as something that's worth 100K. It's not that I can't buy one, it's just not a worthwhile expenditure for me. So that got me looking at older boats that I could rework and be happy with. After a bunch of research about mastercrafts, nautiques, malibus etc Tige kept coming up as a great surf boat. After seeing Surfdad's wakes on the 23V I went looking for one.
I found it in Knoxville and took it home. I got a good deal on it. (at the time anyway, less so now that I know more about it)
The plan is to turn this 16yr old boat into something that no one would know it 16 yrs old. It should look and perform like a 2017 boat, that's the goal anyway!
So here it is when I got it:Resized952017082995135303.jpg
The PO had put in some PVC Decking (house decking) which was a nightmare to remove. 100+ screws countersunk into the decking had to be drilled out to be removed.
Once that was out I pulled all the upholstery and started work. All the previous fiberglass ont he deck was removed. It was 75% delaminated from the wood below, cracked and checked in a lot of places. It came right off with a paint scraper. Poorly done to say the least.
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Now all the glass is gone and the waterlogged wood is drying. The plan is to put a layer of glass down, then a 3/8" thick layer of Coosa Bluewater 20 fiberglass board, then another layer of glass. The floor will then get gelcoat or paint and then seadek/gatorstep/EPS flooring.
IMG_20171001_174402-1214x1619.jpg
The engine is not original to the boat, and generally looks shitty. It needs a cleanup, paint, oil change, and inspection. So I pulled it out.
IMG_20170921_174401-1619x1214.jpg
After I got it on a pallet i checked compression at 180 across the board, so everything appears to be in good shape. I'll pull it apart a bit to rewire, inspect the valves and heads, look at the cam etc later this winter. All the brackets and stuff will be powdercoated at some point this winter.
IMG_20170921_180746-1619x1214.jpg
The prop strut was very bent, so while the engine is out it's getting replaced as well, makes it much easier than reaching under the oil pan to get it out of there!
IMG_20170917_145507-1214x1619.jpg
Basically that's where we sit for the moment.
Next up is to finish the floor. Then I'm going to extend the passenger side seating all the way up to the bulkhead like the modern boats and build a cooler under that seat.
I know this isn't a "builders" forum and this will likely fall on deaf ears, but maybe some of you would like to follow along and see a 16 year old boat become a new one.
Backstory:
I planned a bachelor party for my cousin/best friend 6 months or so ago, we went up to NC and rented a cabin and a Nautique G23 for a weekend a wakeboarded/surfed all weekend.
That was the first time I had surfed after wakeboarding for years. I stopped wakeboarding because for me it's not worth being knocked out, busted knees, etc. I stopped wanting a boat when I stopped riding because lakes bore me if I don't have anything to "do". After surfing that weekend I was hooked. The wife can enjoy lounging at the lake and when I get bored we can go surfing. Perfect!
While I love new boats of all brands, I'm just not going to drop that kind of money on a toy, to each their own and obviously most of you have done it, but I just don't see it as something that's worth 100K. It's not that I can't buy one, it's just not a worthwhile expenditure for me. So that got me looking at older boats that I could rework and be happy with. After a bunch of research about mastercrafts, nautiques, malibus etc Tige kept coming up as a great surf boat. After seeing Surfdad's wakes on the 23V I went looking for one.
I found it in Knoxville and took it home. I got a good deal on it. (at the time anyway, less so now that I know more about it)
The plan is to turn this 16yr old boat into something that no one would know it 16 yrs old. It should look and perform like a 2017 boat, that's the goal anyway!
So here it is when I got it:Resized952017082995135303.jpg
The PO had put in some PVC Decking (house decking) which was a nightmare to remove. 100+ screws countersunk into the decking had to be drilled out to be removed.
Once that was out I pulled all the upholstery and started work. All the previous fiberglass ont he deck was removed. It was 75% delaminated from the wood below, cracked and checked in a lot of places. It came right off with a paint scraper. Poorly done to say the least.
IMG_20170930_154710-1619x1214.jpg
Now all the glass is gone and the waterlogged wood is drying. The plan is to put a layer of glass down, then a 3/8" thick layer of Coosa Bluewater 20 fiberglass board, then another layer of glass. The floor will then get gelcoat or paint and then seadek/gatorstep/EPS flooring.
IMG_20171001_174402-1214x1619.jpg
The engine is not original to the boat, and generally looks shitty. It needs a cleanup, paint, oil change, and inspection. So I pulled it out.
IMG_20170921_174401-1619x1214.jpg
After I got it on a pallet i checked compression at 180 across the board, so everything appears to be in good shape. I'll pull it apart a bit to rewire, inspect the valves and heads, look at the cam etc later this winter. All the brackets and stuff will be powdercoated at some point this winter.
IMG_20170921_180746-1619x1214.jpg
The prop strut was very bent, so while the engine is out it's getting replaced as well, makes it much easier than reaching under the oil pan to get it out of there!
IMG_20170917_145507-1214x1619.jpg
Basically that's where we sit for the moment.
Next up is to finish the floor. Then I'm going to extend the passenger side seating all the way up to the bulkhead like the modern boats and build a cooler under that seat.
. Anyway, carry on.
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