1977 20ft Master Angler Restoration

[Seacraft84]

Time to start tearing into another project.
On tap is
-New floor raised 4"
-New enclosed transom with bracket
-Recore top cap
-Add glass and fair out sides of boat on inside
-Fix all holes, cut outs, scraps, dints, dings etc...
-Blast bottom paint off
-Fix trailer fenders
-New 50gal gas tank
-New rub rail
-Repaint outside fighting lady yellow and off white inside
My father had a couple days off from work and started taking the motor and t-top off for me today. Then I brought it home and started taking all hardware and things off. Amazing how fast you can tear down a boat compared to how long it takes to put it back together. The first pic is with a Johnson but recently bought a Yamaha 150 4stroke.

[mitchman]

Nice ride! I am assuming that the previous owner was the cut the gunnels back and exposed the inside of the unfinished fiberglass? I ask because I would like to cut mine back as well. Unfortunately I don't have floor there so that could be a problem. Id like to see more pics of how the gunnel/line is cut out in the front if you don't mind. Thanks and good luck!

[Blue_Heron]

Nice ride! I am assuming that the previous owner was the cut the gunnels back and exposed the inside of the unfinished fiberglass?

That's how the MAs were built. The cap and liner are different from the 20 SF. MA's gunwales are wider and rise higher above the hull/deck joint.

Dave

[mitchman]

That's how the MAs were built. The cap and liner are different from the 20 SF. MA's gunwales are wider and rise higher above the hull/deck joint.

Dave

Oh gotcha. I can see that clearly now that I look at the photos again. Thanks.

[Michael Vezzosi]

A lot of similarities to my 79 MA. Didn't realize that other interior gunnels may have had carpet glued to the unfinished woven roven glass. Thought a previous owner had installed it for some type of sound deadening or something. Would look a whole lot better finished right. Best of luck with your mods.. Part II.

[Seacraft84]

I was under the impression that carpet was put on all of them, but I am not sure. Got some work done today. All I have to do now is remove the gas tank and get the bottom blasted next week before I put it up on boat stands. I will get some more pics this evening. Thanks

[basswacker]

What is the purple puddy type stuff that you used?

Basswacker

[Seacraft84]

West System 407. Used it with epoxy on the transom and bottom of hull. I will fair the rest of the transom with quickfair. Got the top cap off. I am just replacing the wood at the rear of the cap. The rest is in alot better shape then I thought.

[Seacraft84]

Got the inner fiberglass cut out and cleaned up. Used paper to make some patterns that I traced onto the divinycell. Now I just need to sand alittle more. I should have the top cap back on by the weekend. I am going to keep the braces under the cap. From the factory they just put some mat connecting the brace to the cap, and it has cracked almost all of them. I will grind these out and replace with a couple layers of glass. Also drilled out all the previous repairs to the cap and will redo them.

[Seacraft84]

Ended up using 1/2" for the top cap coring. Got the braces under the top cap glassed and the front bulkhead. Used some West system 410 to start fairing the transom.