Deck Replacement 18 SF

[uncleboo]

Thanks! I'm much further along with the work than I am the pictures.

[mrcowartjr]

my 79 18sf has a few soft spots and will need to be fixed. Considering replacing the entire deck. What kind of price range would I be looking at to do something similar?

[uncleboo]

I've been doing most of the work. I did all the deconstruction then cut all the coring material so my friend only had to glass everything back and paint. Materials for the floor, (used 1/2" Baltek for the floor coring) ran me about $1500. Don't know what to tell you on the labor. Mine isn't worth much, but, paying somebody would have been kinda pricey. Wish I could help more.

[uncleboo]

After getting her home, I dove right in getting the rigging done.

[uncleboo]

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536190500

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536190568

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536190632

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536190708

[uncleboo]

Still had a lot of screws to turn, but, got things to where I could have a sea trial on the Friday before leaving for vacation at Nags Head. Took her to my usual ramp, launched her and just absorbed what I had done with all the knowledge I gained from this site.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536190972


The scuppers ended up 2-1/2" above the old ones. The transom was raised 2-1/2", put the 3" jack plate on for height adjustment only. After raising the floor 3-1/2" in the front and 2-1/2" in the rear, she drains perfectly. The floor is all flat, no gutters on the sides or drop down in the splashwell area. I goofed and didn't get a picture of the side, but, the bottom edge of where the original bootstripe was sits as level as can be...with a 140 4 stroke on it!

[uncleboo]

Eased out into the bay gradually throttling up just to see how she planed. Didn't have the gps hooked up, so, don't know how SLOW I was going when she planed, but, I feel like it was in the 12 to 15 mph range. Just standing in the boat felt different in a good way. Got to the 3rd marker leaving the bay and the alarm went off! I shut it down and waited 10 minutes. Started right back up sounding normal so I headed in...alarm went off. Limped back to the marina and went home disgusted. I knew I had a couple of wires improperly connected going to the tach. Tach was not working. I assumed it was maybe a 'missed communication' alarm as it just beeped once every 15 seconds. Didn't match up with any of the codes in the service manual. Did I mention that this eventful day was Friday the THIRTEENTH! Drug her to the beach anyway, was gonna have a mechanic look at it, hook the wires up right, then all would be well, right? Nope. After getting the tach working, we started the motor just long enough to get an rpm reading, 3 seconds. Looked down and saw this...

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1536191891

Gave up and started drinking heavily the rest of the week. Don't worry, I had a blast and I am a gentleman. Got home and decided to just look at a couple things. Checked the engine oil and, to my surprise, was absent, save for a smidge mixed with water on the dipstick...halfway up! My old girl suffered from a fatal dose of diarrhea. One of the water journals corroded through to a oil journal forcing water into the crankcase, making a milkshake before exiting anywhere it could. I'm now looking for a new DF 140 which will probably be after the first of the year. Boy, those 20 minutes we were on plane were orgasmic!! ….and now you know the rest of the story...Paul Harvey...good day!

[uncleboo]

Was just looking at the picture of her in the water, you can see just how high she's sitting. Water was fairly clear that day.

[SeaPlusPlus]

Say it ain't so! Sorry to hear about your loss. At least you got a taste of how good it will be with the repower!

[PigSticker]

Yeah that's a bummer but look on the bright side it gives you a reason to buy a new motor