16 OB restoration

[bildo792]

Here are some pics of the restoration of my baby

This is the first time I saw the boat in person, I was busy with work and my friend went and inspected it and bought it for me
First day.jpg

donzi1.jpg

stern.jpg

We put her in the water and the motor immediately overheated so back to the shop to get the work started
fixing overheating.jpg

The first thing was to strip everything out so that the electrical could be replaced and gelcoating started
stripping interior.jpg

before gelcoat.jpg

gelcoat.jpg

gelcoating hatches.jpg

Stripping the glue out
stripping carpet glue.jpg

[bildo792]

Between buying the boat and doing that small amount of work my budget was tapped out for the summer so time to use the boat
on the beach.jpg

sandbar1.jpg

sandbar2.jpg

home on the lift.jpg


The boat is headed back to the shop sometime in the next couple weeks for a new hydraulic steering system, soda blasting, paint, and possibly some more...