Who would you guys recommend from Charleston to Wilmington? Needs new transom, gas tank, & likely a new floor…boat located in Murrells Inlet…TIA
Check out classicmako.com. Though if you own that boat, you likely already have:)
Locally here I would recommend Mike Hague with the Spartina Company - 910-200-4085.
Saerboy
Mako 261
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Locally meaning the Charleston, SC area
Saerboy
Mako 261
www.oceansinternational.us
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Thanks saerboy I’ll check him out along with any other suggestions I might get…& yes I love me some classicmako!
You’re fairly new it looks like, you may not have seen this post before. Just do this:
http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=119737
BG
Yep i followed that closely…Unfortunately i don’t have that talent so i’ll do what i can & then let a pro take over…I would like to hear Phin’s opinion though if he happens to check this out:smiley:
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Originally posted by blackdogYep i followed that closely…Unfortunately i don’t have that talent so i’ll do what i can & then let a pro take over…I would like to hear Phin’s opinion though if he happens to check this out:smiley:
Take it and park it in front of his house. He’s near you. Put a signed blank check in the E-box, he’ll call you when it’s done. May want to keep putting money in and avoid any major purchases for a while.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
blackdog, sent you a PM
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Originally posted by saltydog235quote:
Originally posted by blackdogYep i followed that closely…Unfortunately i don’t have that talent so i’ll do what i can & then let a pro take over…I would like to hear Phin’s opinion though if he happens to check this out:smiley:
Take it and park it in front of his house. He’s near you. Put a signed blank check in the E-box, he’ll call you when it’s done. May want to keep putting money in and avoid any major purchases for a while.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
i salivate every time I ride by where he keeps his boat…I figure he’s about ready for a new challenge…my boat’s worth at least $2500…maybe trade me straight up?
I will trade you for your boat plus 75 grand.
In all candor, if you haven’t already, consider whether it’s a rig you will really love when you get done. If it isn’t, don’t let yourself get into it too deep. You’ll be upside down and hate the boat more then. I got close to it with my project, but I moved 3 times and had 3 different jobs during mine. It was a bad time, and it was a good time. Longer story and stories than what’s been posted online, but it’s a wonder we made it where we are.
Not everybody likes them, but obviously I do. They give you a really good platform to work with and build on to make a nice rig if you want. I can do what most need a 27-29ft boat to do, and that was the goal. Gas was 3.75/gal, and the economy was tanked. Borrowing money’s easy now, and gas is almost 2 bucks a gallon. Mojo doesn’t gleam as much in that light. I still don’t have a loan on the boat or motor, and I know every part of it very well. If you pay someone to do the restore, I encourage you to just go watch and spend time in the boat when you can when she is opened up. I spent the night in mine many times, and of course many days. It’s hard to even put that together in my mind now when out fishing or riding. It’s like seeing a kid grow up. You don’t realize how far they’ve come until you really step back and think about it.
What helped me a lot was spending some time looking at threads on Classicmako where somebody had ripped open my exact same hull. I knew where I was heading before I got there in most cases then. Plan for the worst also. Looks like you are already with your list. The only thing on these boats that won’t be likely in need of replacement is the outer hull itself. Everything else is cored with fir or balsa, and as such, likely has gotten moisture somehow in 37 years of life. I’ve got some of my fir coring left in mine, but the overwhelming majority was wet or rotten.
If I did it again, I’d probably cut the whole interior deck and cap out and start from the hull and stri
Thanks for the info Phin…i’ve just become completely enamored with Classic Mako’s & i do spend a lot of time perusing classicmako…It’s a shame i don’t have the know-how to do a restore because i’ve got the room in my warehouse & i actually enjoy that type of “dirty” work…i will probably just start tearing it down in a few weeks after our busy season winds down then i can decide from there if i want to invest the $ going forward to have it properly restored…My actual plan was to let my employees use it whenever they wanted & i would use it around Winyah & the jetties…
The stuff is not hard to learn to do. To pay to have it done right is going to be 25-50/hr by a knowledgable person and helper. It can get really expensive. If I was doing the work for someone else I would not take the job unless I was making 75 an hour. It’s fun to see things take shape and everything, but it’s really REALLY nasty and tedious stuff to do. A lot of it is easy to short cut, so be careful with guys telling you 15-20 an hour and willing to run you in and out of their shop quick. A good shop is going to tell you they can’t get to it for several months… and that it will take several months. That’s just the reality. I looked at everything you’re looking at when I started as well. I looked at what it cost for the good quality job and how long it would take and I decided to do it myself and pay some people along and along for part of it. It worked out for me, but I got bitten hard by dealing with someone “cheap” for a while for shop space near where I lived. He was in the boat work business, and it ended up as a disaster for me.
Anyhow,
The different grades of final product will take, relatively speaking, x amount of time for crab boat finish, 3x amount of time for charter boat finish, and 10x amount of time for yacht finish. It’s all just time spent by you or someone else. Structurally, it isn’t hard to do a good job as long as you follow some basic do’s and don’ts. There are things you can learn from others or figure out on your own as you’re doing it that will save time. Some of the tricks cost more money, while others are free.
What line of work are you in?
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Good luck with whatever you decide to do on the restoration.
That rebuild Phin did was one hell of a thread to keep up with…dedication and ambition beyond words!!
Good luck with whatever you choose to do. BTW, I pulled part of your post from above and pasted below:smiley:!
“My actual plan was to let my employees use it whenever they wanted”
You hiring:sunglasses:??
Look forward to seeing the build,
NN
Listen to Phin. I’ve done it too and wouldn’t do it again for less than $100K. You can just buy a decent boat for that and save a lot of work and a year of 2 of time. Unless you just really want it and want to do it. That’s when it’s worth it.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Phin…I have a couple of HVAC Supply Houses…Cracker…you & I emailed several months ago regarding this boat. Thanks again for your advice…I simply love seeing these old Makos brought back to life…the guy at Riptide in Wilm. has a beautiful old 20 he did…I may just end up buying one that has already been restored…Thanks NN I’ll keep you in mind#128540;…thanks for all the advice
That is what I hope to find some day: One that has already been restored that I can buy for fair market value instead of what it cost to rebuild it.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Its gonna take 4 times longer that you think to redo and cost 4 times as much if your lucky. Find a nice one that has been restored, or what that may need some cosmetic love’n.