My old gal (Page 3): Nice boat!!!! And looks well cared for!!!

FishermanLeeSonoma

Nice boat!!!! And looks well cared for!!!

Andy Brach Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl

FishermanLeeSonoma wrote:

Nice boat!!!! And looks well cared for!!!

It had been let go when I bought it but I brought it back. I had been in the boat repair business so I was able to do the work myself. It was mostly cosmetic but I did have to rebuild the starboard berth in the cuddy. Water had gotten to the plywood via a porthole directly over it. I also added a deck hatch directly over the fill hose in the below deck fuel tank.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Andy Brach wrote:

It had been let go when I bought it but I brought it back. I had been in the boat repair business so I was able to do the work myself. It was mostly cosmetic but I did have to rebuild the starboard berth in the cuddy. Water had gotten to the plywood via a porthole directly over it. I also added a deck hatch directly over the fill hose in the below deck fuel tank.

Nice!!!

Bigdhog1 Loc: florida

What a lovely boat, and so practical. My last boat in Oz was a Swiftcraft 18, smaller in size, but with similar design / work space / storage. Best boat I ever had, and ever so seaworthy. Enjoy!
d / Flagler Beach

Andy Brach Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl

Bigdhog1 wrote:

What a lovely boat, and so practical. My last boat in Oz was a Swiftcraft 18, smaller in size, but with similar design / work space / storage. Best boat I ever had, and ever so seaworthy. Enjoy!
d / Flagler Beach

It's interesting that you're from Flagler Beach. And although I posted this earlier I'll add to the story: I was going with a girl in Palm Coast and while driving up US1 from Daytona Beach I saw the boat for sale in front of Hansen's furniture store in Bunnell. Drove past it for about 1 year when curosity got the best of me so I stopped to look at it and made the owner an offer on the spot. I got it even cheaper when the Mercury 150hp OB's fuel pump failed on the sea trial a few days later. It was a simple fix: the pump's rubber diaphram was stuck from the motor sitting for so long.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Andy Brach wrote:

It's interesting that you're from Flagler Beach. ... (show quote)

Can't beat that Andy, things set around stuff like that happens. That's why I try to do some stuff every day so I don't get stuck 🤪. Ya guys been out doing any fishin down that way

Andy Brach Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl

I've done no fishing yet this year as I've been working on my big boat. As with many older boats (this one's 35yrs old and has Florida Antique status) it has a few problems of which the final ones to get repaired are an inoperative air conditioner for the forward part of the boat and a leak in the fresh water tank. It took a while and cutting up part of the forward section's lower deck to access the tank but we've finally found the leak's source so it should be repaired soon; same with the ac unit: soon.

I've got some work to do on the Slickcraft but it's mostly cosmetic. I'd like to have both boats ready come April when the dolphin and other offshore striking fish start biting then. And if I get the big boat finished soon, I'll jump on the Slickcraft right away so I can fish it inshore then too.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Andy Brach wrote:

I've done no fishing yet this year as I've been wo... (show quote)

Right on 👍 an good luck with all that an happy days ahead man 😊

FishermanLeeSonoma

Nice boats!!! Look like it's been well cared for!

Bigdhog1 Loc: florida

Lovely boat you've got there. I'll keep an eye out for it when I fish the Inlet, and give you a 'hoy! I had a similar (but 18') Swiftcraft design when living in Oz. Laid up with heaps of glas as well. It rode well even in a tossing Indian Ocean swell. I am now downsized to a 16' Alumacraft, but do miss my Cuddy Cabin.
Enjoy!

d / Flagler Beach