1968 fiberCraft rebuild

joey · #1 11-19-2005, 10:44 PM

This is a 1968 keys skiff that I bought on the side of the road for 500.00 and completely rebuilt.New transom,stringers,cap,fuel tank,rigging,AwlGrip,etc.All I saved was the bare hull.It took 4 months and a ton of beer,but it turned out to be a great flats skiff.

Finster · #2 11-19-2005, 10:59 PM

That's very cool [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] What did you core the top deck with?
I'd imagine with the motor notched forward it would balance out much better for skinny water.

Trayder · #3 11-19-2005, 11:04 PM

very cool

nice work Joey!!

NoBones · #4 11-20-2005, 12:49 AM

You gotta love takin' something left for dead a re-doing it.
Great job Joey, Now go get that Bone and Permit!!
See ya, Ken

TUGBOAT · #5 11-20-2005, 01:43 AM

Sweeet ! Clean & Lines of a Classic !

joey · #6 11-20-2005, 09:04 AM

Thanks All!
Finster,everything was built with marine ply glassed on both sides.I wasn't too concerned with weight I built the boat mainly for tarpon and permit fishing(don't have to get quite as shallow as bonefish)and I am use to working with wood.She draws about 8 or 9 inches,not up to todays"technical poling skiffs"standards,but it's turned out to be a great charterboat,just what I needed.

Miles Offshore · #7 11-20-2005, 09:07 AM

very, very nice job Joey!!!!

Ikan Besar · #8 11-20-2005, 11:56 AM

Well done Joey! Another fine (and comfortable riding) addition to the Miller Boatworks fleet. Grab the blue seats off the Mini-Merritt and load up the igi-igi.

Thanks for the chance to fish on it as well as use the bow for photos this past week:

Capt Chuck · #9 11-20-2005, 02:34 PM

Great redo Joey!!! and nice shot Ikan...a double "BOING" here [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

joey · #10 11-20-2005, 04:44 PM

Thanks Capt.Chuck!
Ikan,We can't let the model know she has been featured on CSC,it's already hard to fit her head behind the bar at Gumbo's!
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