1974 ranger project - Page 2

motorhead0320 · 02-11-09, 06:15 PM

Got off work a little early today and got al ittle work done. I have about 90% of the holes fills and sanded smooth. Have defiently decided that i am going to using bedliner for the top rails. Just ned to make the final decision to buy spry cans or roll on. The lids are going ot stay the same so i can just get this thing done and fish it. I also cut a piece of 3/4" marine ply for the floor. That sheet was much heavier than i thought. Not too heavy once i cut it to size so shouldnt add TOO much weight. I could care less how fast this boat goes anyway. Still need to cut a drain hole in the floor and find a cover for it. I think i am just goign to use a stailess shower drain. Heres a few pics. This weekend will be final prep for bedliner and then carpet. Cant wait.

bcklash · 02-11-09, 06:47 PM

keep up the good work.

Bassboss · 02-12-09, 10:17 PM

looks good! Hope you get her up and running soon!

bamabassman · 02-12-09, 10:24 PM

are ya gonna repaint her? and if so what color?

motorhead0320 · 02-13-09, 01:31 PM

i have not decided wether or not i want to even tackle the outside of the boat. If i do it will be way down the road. Its taking enough work just trying to prep for the new carpet. I picked up some bedliner today for the top cap. Hopefully i can get that on next weekend. I am not quite sure just how clean the old surface must be to recarpet, so i may or may not being going overboard on the sanding and scraping. I have a bad habit of getting projects like this and keeping them for 6 months and then sellling so i would like to get some use out of her.

I was think of carpeting down the sides toward the floor. then carpeting the plywood while its out of the boat and setting in in after. Whats your thoughts? It seems it would looking cleaner than trying to push capter down in the crack where the wood meets the firberglass. I still have a couple of weeks before i am at that point so i have some time to decide. Things are finally getting to the point where it will be takng shape quickly. I will post pics of the top cap when i finsh next weekend.

Keep the ideas and opinions coming.

motorhead0320 · 02-20-09, 05:26 PM

Sarted doing the carpet today. Got all of the lids finished. I will do the rest of the boat tomm. I also bedlined the top cap and piece of marine plywood for the floor. The pics just show after one coat. This stuff takes forever to dry. Allin all I think its coming along good. Tomm afternoon it should look like a whole different boat. I still need to determine what the heck i am going to do with the console. Anyway, here are the pics.

bamabassman · 02-20-09, 05:44 PM

heeeeeyyyyy, that's looking like anew rig already pal. nice!

MrPhotographer06 · 02-20-09, 10:13 PM

i think i'm gunna recess my doors like that on the casting deck..

nice work..

motorhead0320 · 02-21-09, 03:39 PM

well, i made the attept to carpet the rest of the boat today. Not gonna happen. The boat is now for sale in my front yard. Hopefully i dont loose too much on it. What do you think i should try and sell it for? PLease give me an idea of how much.

Again its a:
74 ranger
79 evinrude
new battery
37lb trolling motor
all prepped ready for the carpet that i ruined this morning.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-21-09, 07:41 PM

so your getting rid of it now?

bamabassman · 02-21-09, 07:43 PM

NOOO!!! don't get rid of it now man, just redo it. it'll look aweful ifn someone else takes over, cuz the may chop it up in alll kinds of pcs.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-21-09, 08:04 PM

your selling it cuz you messed up the carpet?

hahahahahaha..

man..as much work as i've put into mine. id go broke and live in the livewell of my boat before i sold it..

motorhead0320 · 02-21-09, 10:22 PM

i had planned on putting it for sale as soon as i finshed anyway...although i planned to fish it while it was for sale. I wont settle for less than perfection with me skills and i have faced the fact that i can not carpet this boat. So instead of letting it piss me off i plan to sell it. I will then use that money to buy parts for my jeep. I bought the setup for 500 and i have 500 into it. If i get my money back then fine. If i loose some then at least i gained a little knowledge about outboard motors.

So how much ya think i could get? Anyone want a cheap "fixxer-upper" ?hahaha

02-11-09, 06:47 PM	#27
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	keep up the good work. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

02-12-09, 10:17 PM	#28
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	looks good! Hope you get her up and running soon! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-12-09, 10:24 PM	#29
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	are ya gonna repaint her? and if so what color? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-20-09, 05:44 PM	#32
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	heeeeeyyyyy, that's looking like anew rig already pal. nice! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-20-09, 10:13 PM	#33
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	i think i'm gunna recess my doors like that on the casting deck.. nice work.. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-11-09, 06:15 PM	#26
motorhead0320 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	Got off work a little early today and got al ittle work done. I have about 90% of the holes fills and sanded smooth. Have defiently decided that i am going to using bedliner for the top rails. Just ned to make the final decision to buy spry cans or roll on. The lids are going ot stay the same so i can just get this thing done and fish it. I also cut a piece of 3/4" marine ply for the floor. That sheet was much heavier than i thought. Not too heavy once i cut it to size so shouldnt add TOO much weight. I could care less how fast this boat goes anyway. Still need to cut a drain hole in the floor and find a cover for it. I think i am just goign to use a stailess shower drain. Heres a few pics. This weekend will be final prep for bedliner and then carpet. Cant wait.

02-13-09, 01:31 PM	#30
motorhead0320 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	i have not decided wether or not i want to even tackle the outside of the boat. If i do it will be way down the road. Its taking enough work just trying to prep for the new carpet. I picked up some bedliner today for the top cap. Hopefully i can get that on next weekend. I am not quite sure just how clean the old surface must be to recarpet, so i may or may not being going overboard on the sanding and scraping. I have a bad habit of getting projects like this and keeping them for 6 months and then sellling so i would like to get some use out of her. I was think of carpeting down the sides toward the floor. then carpeting the plywood while its out of the boat and setting in in after. Whats your thoughts? It seems it would looking cleaner than trying to push capter down in the crack where the wood meets the firberglass. I still have a couple of weeks before i am at that point so i have some time to decide. Things are finally getting to the point where it will be takng shape quickly. I will post pics of the top cap when i finsh next weekend. Keep the ideas and opinions coming.

02-20-09, 05:26 PM	#31
motorhead0320 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	Sarted doing the carpet today. Got all of the lids finished. I will do the rest of the boat tomm. I also bedlined the top cap and piece of marine plywood for the floor. The pics just show after one coat. This stuff takes forever to dry. Allin all I think its coming along good. Tomm afternoon it should look like a whole different boat. I still need to determine what the heck i am going to do with the console. Anyway, here are the pics.

02-21-09, 03:39 PM	#34
motorhead0320 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	well, i made the attept to carpet the rest of the boat today. Not gonna happen. The boat is now for sale in my front yard. Hopefully i dont loose too much on it. What do you think i should try and sell it for? PLease give me an idea of how much. Again its a: 74 ranger 79 evinrude new battery 37lb trolling motor all prepped ready for the carpet that i ruined this morning.

02-21-09, 07:41 PM	#35
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	so your getting rid of it now? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-21-09, 07:43 PM	#36
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	NOOO!!! don't get rid of it now man, just redo it. it'll look aweful ifn someone else takes over, cuz the may chop it up in alll kinds of pcs. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-21-09, 08:04 PM	#37
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	your selling it cuz you messed up the carpet? hahahahahaha.. man..as much work as i've put into mine. id go broke and live in the livewell of my boat before i sold it.. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-21-09, 10:22 PM	#38
motorhead0320 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	i had planned on putting it for sale as soon as i finshed anyway...although i planned to fish it while it was for sale. I wont settle for less than perfection with me skills and i have faced the fact that i can not carpet this boat. So instead of letting it piss me off i plan to sell it. I will then use that money to buy parts for my jeep. I bought the setup for 500 and i have 500 into it. If i get my money back then fine. If i loose some then at least i gained a little knowledge about outboard motors. So how much ya think i could get? Anyone want a cheap "fixxer-upper" ?hahaha

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