24' Grumman Refurb

[sharky300]

Alright... I've been asking questions... I figured I would start a fresh thread to document the process- Hope you all enjoy.

Here are pic's of the boat I will be working on.. Will be re-decking, new carpet, and hopefully adding some upgraded fencing... Who knows what else.

Jason

[sharky300]

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[HandymanHerb]

Cool can't wait for the after pics, we did ours two years back and I was way over due, but it turned out alright thanks to the help from Pontoon Stuff and a little work on our part

[sharky300]

Well, If mines half as nice as that... I will be happy!!! Looks good!!

I am going to try and salvage the seats for now... They are in decent shape. Still soft and no tears or cracks... but are faded. Might tackle that later.

Jason

[RcgTexas]

Those pics look better than my boat did the first time I saw her! Her crew consisted of wasps, dead squirrels, birds , live and dead, and enough pine straw to stuff a king size bed! Sheesh!

But it will get better good luck with that! and remember the

[sharky300]

No turning back now!!! Day 1 of tear down-

[Grumman]

I will be interested to see the progress, I have the same boat, mine is burgundy color. Your seats look a lot better than mine did before I tore them out, Is the bases rotted out though?

[RcgTexas]

Those 88 specials didn't come with trim and tilt. I will never understand why.

You may want to find a trim unit for it while you are rebuilding. just sayin.

[sharky300]

Grumman- the seats are actually in very good condition and they have cleaned up nicely. The bases on a couple of the are rotten. Getting a littler TLC

[Grumman]

Good deal, I bought mine from an elderly man, and although it was kept indoors Raccoons had there way with it. Im still getting coon hair out of the carpet a year later and multiple cleanings lol. My seat bases were all rotted, Deck is good, we just use patio furniture for now. I run a 73 Johnson 50hp on it Does 17 in calm water, you should be able to do 20 easy with that 88.

Thing I would add is a built on fuel tank, I hate lugging 6 gal containers, If I had a 18 gallon tank I could boat all weekend and not have to buy overpriced gas at marinas

[sharky300]

ok-Had a little vacation down to the gulf...so not much work on the boat last week or so- but back on it now!!! We did rent a pontoon while we were down there... pretty awesome, except for the jellies!!!

So- my question- re-decking. What is y'alls opinion on marine vs. regular pressure treated plywood? My logic in even considering the regular pressure treated is that this is an older boat 89/90... and I really would think I would be doing good to get 5 or 6 good years out of it. I think that the regular pressure treated would be good for at least that, or more- Am I crazy? I will be using the seam tape on top and on the cross members on the bottom.

I know not a great place to try and save a buck... but seeing if any of you have done it with success???


Thanks!

Jason

[Comstocker]

If you do some searching on the site you'll find several posts about not using regular pressure-treated plywood with aluminum. The materials used react with the aluminum and can cause it to disintegrate rather quickly.

I used AB marine-plywood from the local Menards at $69.99 per sheet for 3/4" which I figured was worth the extra money. I didn't want to tear it apart again for at least 10 years!

[sharky300]

Wow... I never even considered some sort of reaction- Thanks for the heads up!!! That could have been serious trouble!!!


Thanks again!

Jason

[sharky300]

Well, back on. Been slow going on switching over fence paneling from one boat to the other, but it is working so I am happy. Should have the boat back from getting tune up tomorrow, and will be ready to start going back up. Here are a few pic's. I can't believe how nice the seats turned out!!!

[sharky300]

Finally coming back up- Feels like slow motion!!! Got the carpet on, trim, and moved over the back half railing from the old boat... Starting to look like a boat again. I also took a shot of the boat I am moving the railing from...