Have been posting this over on The Hull Truth.. going to update here .. strap in.. here is where we start ...
Boat info: Picked up an 87' Grady 24' CC from Jax today. Towed her back to Miami. Round trip: 3AM-2:30 PM including gas stops, etc. Price was very aggressive and worth the trailer, so didn't inspect her too much when we picked her up. Hooked, and back to Miami.
First, the facts:
- 24' CC
- Closed Transom w/ Bracket - rigged for twins. no power currently on boat.
- Leaning Post
- T Top - Soft
- No electronics
- 2002 Trailer w/ 5 new tires, new coupler, new disc brakes. Older winch.
Now, the opinions, and the "muddy" facts:
- Got her to the shop and walked her. Prev. owner stated 2 soft spots on hatches from scuba tanks. Found 3 in total - 1 storage hatch, 2 over fuel tank areas. Will get storage hatch recored, read on to learn about fuel discovery.
- Transom appears to be pretty damn solid. Will do more exploring of this ASAP next week.
- Removed leaning post - 10 million types of fasteners that dont hold well are holding this post into the soft fuel tank cover that needs removal. Leaning post is junk - will replace.
- Large fuel access hatch comes off - prev owner stated tank had been replaced. This is where I need some help. By my calcs, there is a 250 gallon main tank installed (should be 100 gal). Looks like stringers had been cut out to put tank in, and then boards laid down under the hatch to provide support? Would make sense as to why its soft. Then - opened the aux 50 gallon hatch - that tank is cut and not in use. So, plan is to remove console and T Top ASAP, get the tank out of there, and see what we are working with. I do NOT need 300 gal of fuel in that boat, nor am I sure why anyone would. Any thoughts? I am already thinking of getting new tank set here locally at Welding World, cutting back a little of the chopped stringers, and reglassing them in. It is 2 horizonal stringers. I can pick up some Coosa for the hatches and stringers and should not be a major job. Just very, very weird to me that someone would do that?
To Do List (Immediate):
- Fuel Tank situation
- Stringers that seem to have been previously modified
- New leaning post
- New T Top (hard top?)
- Remove console, don't mind the size of the original, recore it and design new console based on existing
- Rewire boat
- Recore access hatches
- Paint hull (boat will be trailered). Outside: Is Awlgrip the way to go? Spray? Should we polish the inside of the boat or roll awlgrip inside? Thoughts?
- Find some power. We're on a budget - twin 150's. Might go 2 stroke older to get on the water this season and upgrade next yr. Opinions? OX66?
To Do (Long Term):
- New transom bracket
- Redo rub rail
- 4 strokes
- Redo live well set up
- Reconfigure fresh water toilet / washdown
- Transom / tuna door ?
- Sound system
Boat info: Picked up an 87' Grady 24' CC from Jax today. Towed her back to Miami. Round trip: 3AM-2:30 PM including gas stops, etc. Price was very aggressive and worth the trailer, so didn't inspect her too much when we picked her up. Hooked, and back to Miami.
First, the facts:
- 24' CC
- Closed Transom w/ Bracket - rigged for twins. no power currently on boat.
- Leaning Post
- T Top - Soft
- No electronics
- 2002 Trailer w/ 5 new tires, new coupler, new disc brakes. Older winch.
Now, the opinions, and the "muddy" facts:
- Got her to the shop and walked her. Prev. owner stated 2 soft spots on hatches from scuba tanks. Found 3 in total - 1 storage hatch, 2 over fuel tank areas. Will get storage hatch recored, read on to learn about fuel discovery.
- Transom appears to be pretty damn solid. Will do more exploring of this ASAP next week.
- Removed leaning post - 10 million types of fasteners that dont hold well are holding this post into the soft fuel tank cover that needs removal. Leaning post is junk - will replace.
- Large fuel access hatch comes off - prev owner stated tank had been replaced. This is where I need some help. By my calcs, there is a 250 gallon main tank installed (should be 100 gal). Looks like stringers had been cut out to put tank in, and then boards laid down under the hatch to provide support? Would make sense as to why its soft. Then - opened the aux 50 gallon hatch - that tank is cut and not in use. So, plan is to remove console and T Top ASAP, get the tank out of there, and see what we are working with. I do NOT need 300 gal of fuel in that boat, nor am I sure why anyone would. Any thoughts? I am already thinking of getting new tank set here locally at Welding World, cutting back a little of the chopped stringers, and reglassing them in. It is 2 horizonal stringers. I can pick up some Coosa for the hatches and stringers and should not be a major job. Just very, very weird to me that someone would do that?
To Do List (Immediate):
- Fuel Tank situation
- Stringers that seem to have been previously modified
- New leaning post
- New T Top (hard top?)
- Remove console, don't mind the size of the original, recore it and design new console based on existing
- Rewire boat
- Recore access hatches
- Paint hull (boat will be trailered). Outside: Is Awlgrip the way to go? Spray? Should we polish the inside of the boat or roll awlgrip inside? Thoughts?
- Find some power. We're on a budget - twin 150's. Might go 2 stroke older to get on the water this season and upgrade next yr. Opinions? OX66?
To Do (Long Term):
- New transom bracket
- Redo rub rail
- 4 strokes
- Redo live well set up
- Reconfigure fresh water toilet / washdown
- Transom / tuna door ?
- Sound system
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