Looking back, it seems like there were a LOT of projects back then, so there is a lot of just plain, ol’ junk to get out of the way. Somehow, going fishing took a back burner position to other priorities and the boat became the location to stack scrap lumber and other materials left over from various projects around the house. We bought it back in the late 1990’s primarily for fishing in the back bays around Corpus Christi and Port Aransas, with the very occasional trip into fresh water. I have some ideas that may be a little off the wall (I prefer “out of the box”) about how to proceed with parts of my build, so I will welcome any and all comments, questions, encouragement or criticism that will help me in getting a better boat out of the process. Plans at the moment include using vinyl decking boards, instead of wood, for trailer bunks using HydroTurf mats, instead of carpet, for all of my horizontal deck surfaces and trying out one of Water Snake brand trolling motors from Australia. Fair warning – I am completely new to this boat remodeling craft so I will unashamedly beg, borrow and definitely steal ideas and techniques from here to use in my own build. I’ve been feeding my TinBoat addiction with almost daily injections of cruising the threads, getting ideas and inspiration from the builds found here to apply to my own soon-to-be dream boat/fishing machine. I’ve been hovering and lurking here, with the occasional posted comment since last summer, when I stumbled across a couple of YouTube postings with links to TinBoats. This is the only forum I’ve ever joined or even been interested in joining. Right off the bat, here, before anything else – Thanks to Jim for creating a fantastic site for ordinary fishermen and boaters to share knowledge and experiences in an enjoyable, supportive environment. You could feel the metal flake in the gelcoat before I started and after a few compounds (still more to go), restorer, and polish it looks. Today I began compounding the old oxidation off the horizontal surfaces. Been a very good boat and Im rewarding it by restoring a number of items. The boat has been sitting beneath an RV carport for at least 8 years. I have a 1982 Monark McFast V-172 that I bought in 1985. What we have here is a long neglected 1982 model 1652 MonArk with a 25 horse motor by Evinrude, also 1982 model. I guess it’s finally time for me to step up to the plate.
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