Very very salvagable ......start cleaning and sanding and glassing and painting.....that's the cheapest part and the most time consuming......engines are a bit more expensive but a cakewalk compaired to everything else.....
Aint nothing wrong with that... She's almost brand new.
Seriously though, I'd like to see her after a good chlorine bath and a date with a pressure washer. I bet the old gal will clean up nicely.
So Whaler, you've now got two 31 projects?
I don't know what the world may want,
But a good stiff drink it surely dont,
Think I'll go and fix myself...a tall one.
the peeling paint on the formica and the "planter" in the bilge look bad, but I didn't see anything horrible. I know of a 31 coming out of a barn this week on LI ... that FBC is a nice winter project.
Clorox and water 50-50 sprayed liberally over everything is a start. Wait an hour and you will be shocked. Then a hose. Scrape the loose interior paint and you'll find formica underneath, probably in better (non-faded) shape than mine. Use stripper on what won't come off easily, then Liquid Gold to bring it back to life. Again, you'll be pleasantly surprised. If you have steps on the pilasters, you have one of the heavier indestructible hulls, vintage early 60's. Further verification of that will be if you can't find a plate with the hull number. Then look for painted or magic markered numbers in hidden places, ie: behind a panel, on the side of the hull under the V-berths, etc. You've got a gem to get started on. All the best! Walter
With team Lico/Phoenix/Whaler you guys could get her well on a way to a new life..BH
1966 31 Bahia Mar #316-512....8 years later..Resolute is now a reality..Builder to Boater..285 hours on the clocks..enjoying every minute..how many days till spring?
cwj i am standing right along john`s side as he taking the pictures. the bert has a unused set of marine power 454. i was hoping she had the stock 427 chevy (1967) because this is the year of the boat.i have the bertram 20 project after the interior on my 31 is complete . the rest of the year is tuna time and possibly a hopeless try at getting a big bass.
That looks like the top of Bob Lilco's head in the 6th picture.
Lots of clean up. I have had good luck with soft scrub with bleach and use a very soft brush. I think this boat is beyond compound and was. Good luck guys. This is really a project boat, and beats the one that Tom purchased last year. That was the one with the tree growing out of the bilge.
i have had good luck with comet with bleach. make a paste the consistency of mayo and keep it damp by gently misting it. after a few hours brush with a soft brush....presto!!
sometimes a good coating of mother nature can protect the gelcoat, if that gelcoat is not crazed like your other 31 you might want to consider this one as your primary project
Kinda pipe-dreaming on actually getting this one... Need to convince the guy to sell it... No idea if thats going to happen... The gel-coat is in suprisingly good shape... Summer Winds is still the primary project, slowly but surely...
I just cleaned up a friend Carolina Skiff last week. You will not believe what 1000 psi water right at 240 degrees will do to mold and mildew on fiberglass! Melts it right off!!
The floors have literally decomposed...
