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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1965 Richline....New here and new to working on boats
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<blockquote data-quote="thereader93" data-source="post: 209667" data-attributes="member: 6289"><p>Good luck with your 1965 Richline. They are solid boats and worth putting some effort into restoring!</p><p></p><p>I bought this 1960, 16 foot Richline about a year ago. When I found her she was sitting in a field with all the plywood and carpet rotting away. Wasn't sure about whether she leaked or not, just took the owners word that she was tight. Being a west coast refugee having worked on dry rot wooden boats for years I was very eager to get rid of all the wood and restore the boat only using wood on the seating and new floorboards. All of the wood is high and dry and will drain. The previous owner was right, very small leak from one rivet. I can go fishing all day and only pick up about a cup of water. A large spongue in the stern picks up all the seapage. Never run the bilge pump. Going on the theory that if I tried to repair the one rivet I would inadvertantly start other leaks, I am just going to let it be. The engine is a modern 30 HP Nissan 4 stroke. Sweet little power plant, very quiet and just sips gas. I spend more on car fuel getting back and forth to the lake than the Nissan consumes. Outfitted with depth finder, large compass, GPS and hand held VHF, so she has had her modern upgrades. This is a great little boat and as long as you respect her ablities you will have great outings. Aluminum boats are very expensive on the west coast so I was very happy to see there are many available here in the midwest. This is a very economical way to get into a solid starter boat. In my case I am staying at this level and have no desire to get into and ever increasing game of upgrading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thereader93, post: 209667, member: 6289"] Good luck with your 1965 Richline. They are solid boats and worth putting some effort into restoring! I bought this 1960, 16 foot Richline about a year ago. When I found her she was sitting in a field with all the plywood and carpet rotting away. Wasn't sure about whether she leaked or not, just took the owners word that she was tight. Being a west coast refugee having worked on dry rot wooden boats for years I was very eager to get rid of all the wood and restore the boat only using wood on the seating and new floorboards. All of the wood is high and dry and will drain. The previous owner was right, very small leak from one rivet. I can go fishing all day and only pick up about a cup of water. A large spongue in the stern picks up all the seapage. Never run the bilge pump. Going on the theory that if I tried to repair the one rivet I would inadvertantly start other leaks, I am just going to let it be. The engine is a modern 30 HP Nissan 4 stroke. Sweet little power plant, very quiet and just sips gas. I spend more on car fuel getting back and forth to the lake than the Nissan consumes. Outfitted with depth finder, large compass, GPS and hand held VHF, so she has had her modern upgrades. This is a great little boat and as long as you respect her ablities you will have great outings. Aluminum boats are very expensive on the west coast so I was very happy to see there are many available here in the midwest. This is a very economical way to get into a solid starter boat. In my case I am staying at this level and have no desire to get into and ever increasing game of upgrading. [/QUOTE]
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