strong work my man, you did a great job,,the little ones will remember that boat for the rest of their lives,,,fishing,swimming,tubing...nothing but life long family memories ahead,,congrats!
Great that the whole family got involved, it looks like you had fun ( and kids are such little sponges for knowledge, these activities are priceless for development).
Nothing better than the work of love with loved one, you remind my 2 girls working with us on boat when young, now they both have great jobs due to their strong working ethics, thanks a million man.
I have a 92 Spectrum I will be renovating this winter. I'm planning on rebuilding most of the interior so this video will be a great reference. Thanks!
Enjoyed the video with the family helping. We had two little ones also, look out they grow up soooo fast. We’re lucky enough they still live in the area with their careers. I’m getting ready to do some improvements on my fishing boat also. Your vid gives me confidence thx
Just bought our Father-Son project, a 1994 Spectrum 18 Sport that looks like this and inside is a pile of Aluminum parts and wood wrought in the flooring. Your video gives me hope and so many so many questions..
Nice job. Beautiful results. I have a 1994 Spectrum that was sitting under a pine tree for ten years. I had to gut it also. I found that all the blown foam had absorbed water and was useless. In addition, the interior rails trapped the water in the foam. I had to drill weep holes so the water made it to the bottom of the boat. I also used sheet foam, cut to size, so there was no more water back up. Great boat. Enjoy your project.
i love boats. i used to have a 25 foot cal jensen sail boat that i lived on in the channel islands marina in oxnard ca. and ive had a glastron and a canoe and now i have a 12 foot lonestar. im getting to be around 45 years old and im thinking i want to start looking around for a 27 foot center console ocean boat because i really love the ocean fishing.
Turned out nice . I’m in process of trying to find either a spectrum or Starcraft to build into a fishing boat . Hope your enjoying her after all the hard work
Fantastic job. I'm surprised you were able to complete it in only 120 hours. Is this the first boat you rebuilt or is this your hobby? Getting the family involved is great. The kids will remember this forever. Enjoy the boat.
Amazing work! I wish I could make progress on my own restoration project like you have. What I run into is details suck up time like a black hole. I fiberglassed my deck wood then carpeted it so that sucked up some time right there. You have a family memory that will last forever. :)
Thank you for the kind words. The project was well worth the effort and indeed a great memory with the family. Good luck with your boat it sounds like you're close to competition.
Awesome job!!! Looks great. Hoping you have a video coming on the paint work. I am also doing pretty much the same thing with a Sylvan 18' Pro Fisherman starting this fall. Thanks !
Nice job. Advice to others: Soaking the plywood in resin first, gives better protection than paint alone. Use the scrub brush before rinsing away the paint remover and wear protection. Carpets trap in moisture and will rot the wood quickly, better off with just paint and anti-slip on floors.
That's great advice I considered the idea at first but was worried moisture could get trapped in the rivet holes. I figure when the floor rots I'll either redo it using an aluminum floor or the method you described. I hope this lasts me 20 years but time will tell.
I wouldn't use plywood in a boat, there are so many alternatives to choose from these days. If your pockets are deep, StarBoard or Coosa Board; If your on a budget, composite deck boards from Home Depot. I used them once on an old swim platform, to see hold they would hold up in saltwater. No issues and the boards have a different pattern on each side to choose from, straight grooves or wood grain.
What did the deck look like before you started the restoration? I’m getting ready to restore a 1985 Crestliner Nordic. The seats are revived when I bought it and only cover glass deck, no carpet
Nope the boat has held up great. I added a trolling motor, upgraded the seats, rod holders, fish finder and added more lights. Same Johnson is still running strong.
What a restoration job! Nicely done. I was just curious how you installed the pedestal seat bases. I’m looking to do the same for my boat. I have a wooden floor deck and wanted to know what is the most effective way to ensure longevity, stability, and sturdiness for a safe and smooth ride?
i love your work I seen a lot these used boats going up for sale around in my area on fb and Kijiji thinkking of doing my own kinda project too nice vids btw
Nice job,,if I had a couple of expert consultants like you had I might try something like this,, hope you-all are enjoying your boat,,thanks for the video,,,
Great job, very meticulous! I have a 96 Spectrum Sport and I would like to touch up that paint. The white paint you used on the transom, was it a good match for the original white? If so, what brand and color was it? Thanks!
Nicely done. Can someone please educate me on the need for foam? If the original foam was saturated, it is very likely that the replacement foam will also fet saturated. So why add foam?
lots of great work. I would use all marine ply ( no voids), and then saturate it with epoxy diluted with acetone ( home made penetrating epoxy) with lots of attention to the edges. And then paint. The epoxy will seal it and keep it from rotting. Making your efforts last a Lot Longer !
strong work my man, you did a great job,,the little ones will remember that boat for the rest of their lives,,,fishing,swimming,tubing...nothing but life long family memories ahead,,congrats!
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I love boat restoration projects. It’s even better when you can get the family involved. Great job!
Your video saved the day. Took apart the front of ours before remembering how the aluminum sat in it. Great build!
Great that the whole family got involved, it looks like you had fun ( and kids are such little sponges for knowledge, these activities are priceless for development).
The boat that I’m tearing down is identical to your but is 18’ . Your build turned out nice . I love your inspectors .
You must be one heck of a aluminum welder. Awesome fabrication/ rehab on the rest of the craft. Your quality manager’s are adorable too.
What a great family project that the girls will never forget. Nice job.
Nothing better than the work of love with loved one, you remind my 2 girls working with us on boat when young, now they both have great jobs due to their strong working ethics, thanks a million man.
I have a 92 Spectrum I will be renovating this winter. I'm planning on rebuilding most of the interior so this video will be a great reference. Thanks!
nice 1 m8, good to see the first officer an crew involved too
Great job i just restored one with my son we had a lot of fun doing it now lots of fun on the lake
What a beautiful thing. Not just the boat but the whole family involved!!
Great boat. Awesome memories for your kiddos.
Ya done good Dad they will remember helping you for the rest of their lives
Enjoyed the video with the family helping. We had two little ones also, look out they grow up soooo fast. We’re lucky enough they still live in the area with their careers. I’m getting ready to do some improvements on my fishing boat also. Your vid gives me confidence thx
Just bought our Father-Son project, a 1994 Spectrum 18 Sport that looks like this and inside is a pile of Aluminum parts and wood wrought in the flooring. Your video gives me hope and so many so many questions..
It's easier than it looks. Just take it one step at a time. Lots of great memories.
Good wholesome family fun. Great project.
Nice job. Beautiful results. I have a 1994 Spectrum that was sitting under a pine tree for ten years. I had to gut it also. I found that all the blown foam had absorbed water and was useless. In addition, the interior rails trapped the water in the foam. I had to drill weep holes so the water made it to the bottom of the boat. I also used sheet foam, cut to size, so there was no more water back up. Great boat. Enjoy your project.
Thank you very much for the cost break down. It is much appreciated! 👌👌 Great job on the boat!
Nice that you involved your whole family 👍
Really nicely done! And I love the addition of the kids and funny messages.
Wow! I wish that I could've seen this before I rebuilt my boat in 2015! Beautiful work!
Great job. I have a 16’ spectrum and only need a floor and pour foam. My winter project. 😊
u did good, especially involving your family, money cant buy that
Fantastic job - this video is a great encouragment to other's looking to rebuild and older boat.
Looks like a great family project. One you can all enjoy in the future.
Time with family, priceless.
Adorable! You are blessed!!! Congrats, on so many levels.
Job well done. You did good. You did well.
Nice Work, sold many of these Spectrum Boats; was a Brunswick owned boat div. Most were packaged with Force engines.
Nice job. Great Family.
looks like you had a pretty good team helping you it turned out beautiful
Thank you, great job, loved the dogs at the bow haha
great family project, well done
i love boats. i used to have a 25 foot cal jensen sail boat that i lived on in the channel islands marina in oxnard ca. and ive had a glastron and a canoe and now i have a 12 foot lonestar. im getting to be around 45 years old and im thinking i want to start looking around for a 27 foot center console ocean boat because i really love the ocean fishing.
Came out real nice. You’re lucky to have those pretty babies And your wife to help you.
Turned out nice . I’m in process of trying to find either a spectrum or Starcraft to build into a fishing boat . Hope your enjoying her after all the hard work
Tremendously awesome job on the restoration. Congrats. You are blessed Bro.
Great Job, I love these videos, I wanna learn how to modify my own boat.
Man, you have some serious skills!
You are very talented
Fantastic restoration
Great job there! Did a similar rebuild on mine - turned out great too.
You did a fine job! MARANATHA , GREETINGS FROM TAMPA FLORIDA
Good work! I would love to hear to talk through these pictures and hear more of what you did.
Nice to see good help.
That was excellent work! 👌🏾
Looks like a fishing machine!
Lucky guy !! Great job what a family
Looking good! Cute kids too. Thanks for sharing your work. :)
Fantastic job. I'm surprised you were able to complete it in only 120 hours. Is this the first boat you rebuilt or is this your hobby? Getting the family involved is great. The kids will remember this forever. Enjoy the boat.
Great project, great family.
Looks great buddy
Amazing work! I wish I could make progress on my own restoration project like you have. What I run into is details suck up time like a black hole. I fiberglassed my deck wood then carpeted it so that sucked up some time right there. You have a family memory that will last forever. :)
Thank you for the kind words. The project was well worth the effort and indeed a great memory with the family. Good luck with your boat it sounds like you're close to competition.
Job well done. I'd trust that vessel anywhere.
Beautiful work 👏
Family time...priceless!
Great job. kudos to you and the support staff .
Well done!
Wow. Tons of complex layout work.
Great work, very thorough restoration!
Great job. Your kids look so happy. Can’t put a price on any of that.
Really like how you,had the stats in there at the end! Looks sharp!
you are a great dad
How did you plan your carpet and how did you get it pre-cut?
Holy s$@t man that boat looks MINT! Great job sir! That’s a boat to pass down the generations:)
Great job, from over the pond in England, especially the two beautiful little experts, gorgeous little girls.
Awesome job!!! Looks great. Hoping you have a video coming on the paint work. I am also doing pretty much the same thing with a Sylvan 18' Pro Fisherman starting this fall.
Thanks !
Do you have any pictures of your boat now?
Good work, looks great!!
good work, lots of fun ahead.
by the way awesome boat. well worth the effort. i just wish more people would make the effort to roll up their sleeves and restore vs discard
Awesome job
Excellent job.
Love great job , great family
Great job.
Отличная работа! Просто восторг.
I'm redoing my starcraft islander now. You did a fantastic job makes me look like a hack job lol this boat is kicking my butt.
Nice job and nice new boat
Nice Job on the boat.
Nice job mate! Respect!
If you haven't painted that beauty yet. Have you considered a vinyl wrap? A search turns up some beautiful boat and auto examples.
B Stott funny you mentioned it I'm debating a full color wrap but my only hesitation is they last 5-7 years.
Nice work, well done!
Beautiful job!
Nice job.
Advice to others: Soaking the plywood in resin first, gives better protection than paint alone. Use the scrub brush before rinsing away the paint remover and wear protection. Carpets trap in moisture and will rot the wood quickly, better off with just paint and anti-slip on floors.
That's great advice I considered the idea at first but was worried moisture could get trapped in the rivet holes. I figure when the floor rots I'll either redo it using an aluminum floor or the method you described. I hope this lasts me 20 years but time will tell.
I wouldn't use plywood in a boat, there are so many alternatives to choose from these days. If your pockets are deep, StarBoard or Coosa Board; If your on a budget, composite deck boards from Home Depot. I used them once on an old swim platform, to see hold they would hold up in saltwater. No issues and the boards have a different pattern on each side to choose from, straight grooves or wood grain.
What did the deck look like before you started the restoration? I’m getting ready to restore a 1985 Crestliner Nordic. The seats are revived when I bought it and only cover glass deck, no carpet
Man I've got the same boat. It's there anything you would had done differently?
Nope the boat has held up great. I added a trolling motor, upgraded the seats, rod holders, fish finder and added more lights. Same Johnson is still running strong.
Great Family. Nice Boat.
What a restoration job! Nicely done. I was just curious how you installed the pedestal seat bases. I’m looking to do the same for my boat. I have a wooden floor deck and wanted to know what is the most effective way to ensure longevity, stability, and sturdiness for a safe and smooth ride?
nice work
very nice mate!!!
i love your work I seen a lot these used boats going up for sale around in my area on fb and Kijiji thinkking of doing my own kinda project too nice vids btw
Nice job,,if I had a couple of expert consultants like you had I might try something like this,, hope you-all are enjoying your boat,,thanks for the video,,,
well done but with an A crew like that...failure was not an option good job and great memories safe boating
Impressive! Wish I had your skills.
fast worker Victor !
Great work!
Great job, very meticulous! I have a 96 Spectrum Sport and I would like to touch up that paint. The white paint you used on the transom, was it a good match for the original white? If so, what brand and color was it? Thanks!
Nicely done. Can someone please educate me on the need for foam? If the original foam was saturated, it is very likely that the replacement foam will also fet saturated. So why add foam?
It's a safety feature. If for example I hit a log and rip a hole in the boat. It's also USCG required for small vessels.
lots of great work. I would use all marine ply ( no voids), and then saturate it with epoxy diluted with acetone ( home made penetrating epoxy) with lots of attention to the edges. And then paint. The epoxy will seal it and keep it from rotting. Making your efforts last a Lot Longer !
Hi. I own just the same boat, certainly after restore.