Glad I found your videos. I recently purchased a 1979 centurion jet boat myself, I plan on doing the stringers this winter. The transom looks like it will be a real pain. Good luck. I'll be following along.
Its good to hear from another Centurion owner! Not nearly as common of a jet boat. To this date I have only seen one other Centurion hull, but it was an outboard. Good luck with your project. Hopefully these videos will help you out with getting your boat fixed up and on the water! Hit me up if you have questions during your project!
Man I just found out I have a rotten stringer in my boat this past weekend, not looking forward to tackling them. Look forward to future videos and tips! Just found your videos and the quality is top notch, gained a subscriber from me!!
Thank you for this very informative video. I have been looking for a 70's era jet boat and was curious how the hulls would hold up after 40-50 years of use. I will be paying close attention to the condition of the hull, stringers, bulk heads and transum.
It's great to hear that these videos have been helpful for other enthusiasts. This boat has been in my family since the early 90's. It has always been stored indoors & under a cover. Because of this I figured that my wood was in decent shape compared to most. Boy was I wrong. I think that this shows that any boat, no matter how good of the condition can have hidden rot. I think its safer to assume that any boat that is this old will need the wood replaced, unless it was just recently done. Hopefully you can find a boat that doesn't need all this labor intensive work!
Let me know if you'd like to take on a '79 Southwind, quarter stringer boat replacement for your content! 😁😁 Great videos man! Wish I had the space to do a nice tidy job like you've done with yours!
Great tip Lucas! I have tired a few of them since the video and have noticed a significant improvement in blade life.. They are most certainly worth the few extra dollars. ~ Nick
I don't envy you. The materials used were inferior as most boat manf do this for cost savings. Every older boat in the northeast has rot that I have encountered. Most boats stored outside are more so rotted as the rain water sits in the hull. Happens even if the hull is tipped up with the bow in the air.
What scares me more is that this boat has been stored indoors for the past 30 years. On top of that it has seen very little water in the past 10, and still had that much damage.
Nice work
Thank you
~ Nick
👍 can’t wait to see how it turns out. Best of luck
Thanks!!
Glad I found your videos. I recently purchased a 1979 centurion jet boat myself, I plan on doing the stringers this winter. The transom looks like it will be a real pain. Good luck. I'll be following along.
Its good to hear from another Centurion owner! Not nearly as common of a jet boat. To this date I have only seen one other Centurion hull, but it was an outboard.
Good luck with your project. Hopefully these videos will help you out with getting your boat fixed up and on the water! Hit me up if you have questions during your project!
The diamond tile blade for the multi tool works great on fiberglass
Thanks for the tip!! Ill have to give that a try next time.
~ Nick
Man I just found out I have a rotten stringer in my boat this past weekend, not looking forward to tackling them. Look forward to future videos and tips! Just found your videos and the quality is top notch, gained a subscriber from me!!
Thank you! I appreciate the positive feedback. Hopefully these videos will help you with your boat once you chase after your stringers!
Thank you for this very informative video. I have been looking for a 70's era jet boat and was curious how the hulls would hold up after 40-50 years of use. I will be paying close attention to the condition of the hull, stringers, bulk heads and transum.
It's great to hear that these videos have been helpful for other enthusiasts. This boat has been in my family since the early 90's. It has always been stored indoors & under a cover. Because of this I figured that my wood was in decent shape compared to most. Boy was I wrong. I think that this shows that any boat, no matter how good of the condition can have hidden rot. I think its safer to assume that any boat that is this old will need the wood replaced, unless it was just recently done. Hopefully you can find a boat that doesn't need all this labor intensive work!
@@AutoTechNick Yes, I'm going to closely inspect any boat I'm considering for wood rot of any kind, structural cracking, etc. Thanks again.
Let me know if you'd like to take on a '79 Southwind, quarter stringer boat replacement for your content! 😁😁 Great videos man! Wish I had the space to do a nice tidy job like you've done with yours!
use carbide blades on cutting out stringers and transom i use it and it works like a charm i even cut out kevlar with it !! :D
Great tip Lucas! I have tired a few of them since the video and have noticed a significant improvement in blade life.. They are most certainly worth the few extra dollars.
~ Nick
Are you planning on putting wood back in? or one of the man made products ?
I will be using wood. I still haven’t decided on what species I will use though. Most likely Douglas Fir, but considering some
others as well.
Hi where can I see how you repaired transom...I have also had to replace stringers..
Shaun, here is the link for the video covering the transom replacement.
th-cam.com/video/zf7QXDHcsQs/w-d-xo.html
~ Nick
I need to do the same thing to my Baja 76 19 76 by same problem what we'll be doing that later this year
Good luck with your project!
You’ve got quite the can of worms on your hands… but in the end you’ll just about have a brand new boat!
I don't envy you. The materials used were inferior as most boat manf do this for cost savings. Every older boat in the northeast has rot that I have encountered. Most boats stored outside are more so rotted as the rain water sits in the hull. Happens even if the hull is tipped up with the bow in the air.
What scares me more is that this boat has been stored indoors for the past 30 years. On top of that it has seen very little water in the past 10, and still had that much damage.