How do u guys think something like this would handle a cruise craft 15 footer with a semi boyant pod and a 115hp?
New stringers, floor, transom, remove windscreen make awave breaker, pod, 115hp 2 stroke
How do u not over capatalise on such a small hull?
looks like a cruise craft rogue. i was hunting around for one of these sometime back but couldnt find one , reckon it would be a awesome little do upper .
Its a nice little looking hull Cat something different to the big boats it looks quiet eady to rebuild being so small
Im thinking 1 sheet of ply for stringers, 2 for floor, 2 for transom
Probably use 50 litres of resin on the whole boat
Build a 15mm thick semi floating pod (not to hull shape) avoiding the pod pushing the bow down
Put a 1995 era 115hp 2 stroke on it or a cheapie 90hp Etec
Nice wave breaker non see through
Pretty sad performer in their day, the narrow bow section made them "strange" with weight up the front, and really unstable with weight on one side up the front, they also had a bow rail that was for looks only, too low to be of use, too high to slide over at the ramp, wouldn't bother considering rebuilding anything like that.
looks a lot like the old v15 Nautiglass/Sportsmancraft?
I hope you're not going to get side tracked Gaz and get another project, you seem to be posting a bit about certain boats and how good they could be. Just keep on with what you have, don't even look at boats for sale now, head down, bum up, keep on workin'
maybe just start a project boat thread for all of this,that everyone can add too
the forums hard enough to search through without active moderation
the only posts worth reading are people actually going through the process, facebook for ones day dreaming
Hey Noel are there any old designs u would chose?Originally Posted by Noelm
Yeah no work on the big boat its been raining for 2-3 weeks now but the rain is coming to a end in a few days and i'll be back into her, the big boat will be getting finished before i take on another project
I personally reckon that unless there was some sentimental reason, almost any boat under about 17' is not worth spending big dollars on, even some of the famous/legendary brands it would be way over capitalising and not worth the effort, performance on most of them is OK at best, regardless of what your hear or read.
Just as a kind of personal experience, I have owned a couple of Seafarers, would I rebuild them now....nope, 3 Easyriders, 13'-15' and an 18, would I rebuild them....nope, also had a Graywill Commando, made in Melbourne, it was OK, but rebuild? Nuh, several Sharkcats, would I rebuild those if I had them now? Maybe a couple, but some of the others, nope, an Aluminium cat....sell for scrap. Rebuilding needs to be done for a purpose, like (say) you want/need something that's not available off the shelf, so you can customise to suit, or, you really love a particular hull, but it's buggered, or, sentimental reasons, it was your dads, or something like that. It is possible to rebuild on the "pay as you go" idea (kind of like you are doing) and end up with a decent boat, paid off as you go, but that said, it might turn out to be a dud, backyard work is hit and miss.
My last boat the SilverLine 1600 was the best boat i have ever owened at 4.5m man she wss a dream hull no broaching, 50hp easily powered her, she was light to tow, easy launched by 1, really deep hull for its size rode beautiful wasnt avery wet ride but cant find anything like it wish i had never sold it
This would be a contender an old 17ft Savage 2 old motors and a trailer, very reasonably priced
It wouldneed that 1970's cabin cut off and remodel anice flash cabin, rip out the entire guts and remodel with just aflat floor no bunks maybe a anchor well
I thought they nautiglass and cruise craft were the same hull too
Guys often dont,.post day to day progress on facebook, i tried it and everyone laughed at me one day, the next day they liked my progress, the day after they couldnt believe it wasthe same transom!
Guys often just post up all there progress start to finish in one post on fb
Well I have done the rogue 14 rebuild many years ago.
Went from an original 55hp Johnson seahorse to a Yamaha 80hp 4stroke. 180kg transom weight.
Yes the bow was a fine entry and didn’t like 2 heavy lads sitting at the steering position. But the 80hp changed that. Balanced the boat nicely.
I bought the boat for 6 cartons of xxxx. And sold it for $8000.
A very quick 4 day rebuild in epoxy and polypropylene honeycomb was all it needed. Left the external original for the crabbing work.
I used it for 500hrs crabbing, wakeboarding and general family duties. Great boat. Only sold it for a house deposit.
It’s still local to me and is still solid as a rock.
Bottom line. A cheap boat purchase price well suited to your use is not a bad way to rebuild. Get some solid use and move it along.
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Damo's dodgy boat repairs.
1993 bermuda by Haines 530f - completed resto.
1976 cruisecraft rogue 14 - estuary weapon.
1984 vickers easyrider 156 - future project.
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