Boat Question

I want this boat made in Florida. Love the fins and fibreglass. Any obvious downside other than engine parts possibly? Love the color,crazy small size and it's basic nature.

Don't want to join a boat forum for 1 question

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-bateau/long...ass-1958-ideal-pour-collectionneur/1444239300





















Description
Bateau en fibre de verre en excellente condition. Moteur original Buccaneer 35HP 1958. Transom et longerons refaits complètement à neuf. Seulement 2 propriétaires.(only 2 owners)

 

Transom & stringers are made of wood.. Rot is your biggest yuk.

Motor. is a rebadged. Evinrude.

 

If it tickles yer fancy go for it
Its a neat simple boat, but yes, rot is a possibility in the stringers and transom

 

That would be my biggest concern, given the asking price a survey is money well spent. Given its age it's going to have moisture unless its never been in the water. But that's not the same as rot

 

Thanks guys, in the description, it mentions that the transom and stringers have been dealt with. Good to know where to check.

 

Wow!!! Let me collect my thoughts. My son, and I, have a 1959 Lone Star. We found it in a stream off of the Ohio River near Cincinnati. Someone dumped it because of a rotten transom. Long story, we got it back to Florida. It was a father / son project. LMAO!!! I did the work and my son paid for it. The transom was professionally rebuilt. Check it out... The floor has 3 SOLID 2 X 4 fiberglass stringers going length wise. NO rotten stringers!!! If you don't pre-drill the holes to screw the floor down it'll snap stainless steel screws! He has beat the crap out of it since early high school and he's 31 now. It's got a 99 Mercury 40 on it. It's not fast, but good enough to knee board behind it. Best of Luck if you purchase it. It looks really nice!!!

 

My last boat was a 27' Sea Ray Sundancer, all the bells and whistles, great boat
I bought it new in '96, sold it in 2001, only 3400.00 upside down when I sold.
Bought a house later that year.
I miss boating, and being on the water, I'd be happy in a dinghy with a 9.9
If you have the time, room and a few bucks, DO IT, That's a cool SIMPLE boat your looking at, should be fun!

 

You'll rock around in that, come to MI and buy mine.
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/d/port-austin-regal-25lf/7059190688.html

 

Thanks guys! Love the Lone star. I have to sell the idea to my wife. She wants a pontoon type boat, basically a floating patio. I'm in love with this little boat and plan to see it this weekend.
It even fits in a garage on the trailer. Bonus!

 

Just tell the wife that boat turns into a pontoon boat you just have to add water

 

I love the look of the boat in the OP. A boat is the only "normal" vehicle that I have never owned. (by "normal" I am excluding railroad locomotives, commercial airliners and construction equipment). At my age I would virtually never use a boat, but if I had a place to put one, I'd love an old mahogany inboard runabout. I'd just look at it and it would improve my mood. They are gorgeous.

 

Agree completely, but the maintenance and repairs are brutal on wooden boats from what I have read.

 

TRUST is the word of choice. So in fresh water, the wood carries microbes that eat the wood; hence the dry rot. In seawater, the microbes wont live, but seawater eats at the fasteners, plus wood boring water borne worms eat at the bottom. Out on some heavy water, hit a wave and a board gois Sproyinggg, theres problems. Double planked woodies usually carry a tarred canvass layer between the two layers. Smaller boats no so much.

Fiberglass, post 1964, carried encapsulated styrofoam filling inside the frames and floor cavities and once wet weight a ton, literally. Steel and aluminum (weight is the only big difference) are pretty decent in fresh water but corrosion (electrically produced especially!) can become catastrophic in a hurry, so thats a coating AND a AC/DC grounding occurrence.

That little glass boat from the OP is OK for a small inland lake or river "picnicking". If the transom were done right and encapsulated well, it should hold up better than the 50-60's technology stuff did. Caulks, composites, glues, sealants and fasteners have come a longgg way. They are still wood. You have to say "I DO" to any of them or end up with scrap.

 

It will just be buzzing around on a small sheltered lake

 

This guy is a professional delivery captain, making a 250 delivery run on an old wooden Chris. **** happens in a hurry. I looked at the boat the year before and turned the job down. The rotten nose was obvious from the dock. 50 tons slamming into a wall of water is tons of energy. End of rant.

http://michiganshipwrecks.org/shipwrecks-2/shipwreck-categories/shipwrecks-found/pizzazz