Gerk
04-17-2017, 03:45 PM
Thanks to Woobs, I picked up a Formula Jr here in California.
When I first arrived at the boat, I immediately thought that I should have driven past the boat and kept going.
The wheels and tires were buried 7" deep into the ground, the trailer was really deteriorating, and the inside of the boat was filled with dirt, leaves, spiders, etc...
I had just dropped off a 37 Garwood I had just sold so I was there anyway
I was very skeptical to even attempt a 10 hr drive back up north.
Spent a few hours at the trailer store trying to figure out what to do.
The hubs were free. Loaded them up with grease to be safe.
The original tires were basically square, so I went and bought 2 new tires just to get me home.
Didn't make it all 10 hrs on the new tires, but that is a whole different story.
Trailer needs major work including bigger tires HAHA
She is currently at my brothers and will be coming home soon.
I did start the cleaning process when I did get to its current location.
Filled a large dumpster up with tons of junk from inside the boat, gave it a nice wash and scrub and she now looks great.
Very original boat
The sides of the boat and the transom are in excellent condition. The deck has a small smash in the front stbd corner.
The gel coat is very dry on the deck to the point where there are tiny tiny dots like it is porous.
This boat used to race up in Chicago back in the day.
It has the Incline 6 mercruiser 150 and the 160 Mercruiser drive which will be replaced. I want a v8
Attached are pics of it and the original brochures that are in fantastic shape for their age
Not a ton will be done to this boat. I will swap engine and drive, new interior, figure out the fuel tank as the one in there has to be shot.858328583385834
When I first arrived at the boat, I immediately thought that I should have driven past the boat and kept going.
The wheels and tires were buried 7" deep into the ground, the trailer was really deteriorating, and the inside of the boat was filled with dirt, leaves, spiders, etc...
I had just dropped off a 37 Garwood I had just sold so I was there anyway
I was very skeptical to even attempt a 10 hr drive back up north.
Spent a few hours at the trailer store trying to figure out what to do.
The hubs were free. Loaded them up with grease to be safe.
The original tires were basically square, so I went and bought 2 new tires just to get me home.
Didn't make it all 10 hrs on the new tires, but that is a whole different story.
Trailer needs major work including bigger tires HAHA
She is currently at my brothers and will be coming home soon.
I did start the cleaning process when I did get to its current location.
Filled a large dumpster up with tons of junk from inside the boat, gave it a nice wash and scrub and she now looks great.
Very original boat
The sides of the boat and the transom are in excellent condition. The deck has a small smash in the front stbd corner.
The gel coat is very dry on the deck to the point where there are tiny tiny dots like it is porous.
This boat used to race up in Chicago back in the day.
It has the Incline 6 mercruiser 150 and the 160 Mercruiser drive which will be replaced. I want a v8
Attached are pics of it and the original brochures that are in fantastic shape for their age
Not a ton will be done to this boat. I will swap engine and drive, new interior, figure out the fuel tank as the one in there has to be shot.858328583385834