jonmac3569
Well-known member
Just picked up a boat last weekend. Not sure of the manufacturer but the model looks to say "bateail 14". It's is suprisingly enough 14 feet long, 37 1/2 across the bottom of the boat, at the transom, and 58 across the top.
This was a boat my grandfather bought in 1975 along with a 1975 Johnson outboard that is still as clean as a pin but needs to have the carb cleaned, etc. It seems to be in really solid shape structurally but needs some serious cleaning and painting before I start to deck it in. I have removed the rotten wood from the transom as you can see in the last pic and replaced the trolling motor mount wood in the front.
The seats will acutually adjust (slide forward and back, and tighten down from the top with a flathead screwdriver) so that gives me some flexibility as far as deck size, etc. I am looking for ideas since I am just getting started with the project and I am open to suggestions. Mainly looking for ideas for where to put the bench seats to maximize the layout, but any ideas are welcome. Also has anyone replaced the wood in the transom without removing the perpendicular brace? I would like to avoid drilling out the rivets in the bottom of the boat if possible. I would like to replace the old wood with a solid piece of 2x12 if possbile. My grandfather ran the 25 hp on this boat for 25 years with no issues. I know similar boats this size are now limited to 15 hp, but I have not seen one built exactly like this one either.
Also, if anyone has any idea of the manufacturer I would be interested to hear it.
Sorry for the quality of a couple of the pics, I will try to get some better ones soon.
This was a boat my grandfather bought in 1975 along with a 1975 Johnson outboard that is still as clean as a pin but needs to have the carb cleaned, etc. It seems to be in really solid shape structurally but needs some serious cleaning and painting before I start to deck it in. I have removed the rotten wood from the transom as you can see in the last pic and replaced the trolling motor mount wood in the front.
The seats will acutually adjust (slide forward and back, and tighten down from the top with a flathead screwdriver) so that gives me some flexibility as far as deck size, etc. I am looking for ideas since I am just getting started with the project and I am open to suggestions. Mainly looking for ideas for where to put the bench seats to maximize the layout, but any ideas are welcome. Also has anyone replaced the wood in the transom without removing the perpendicular brace? I would like to avoid drilling out the rivets in the bottom of the boat if possible. I would like to replace the old wood with a solid piece of 2x12 if possbile. My grandfather ran the 25 hp on this boat for 25 years with no issues. I know similar boats this size are now limited to 15 hp, but I have not seen one built exactly like this one either.
Also, if anyone has any idea of the manufacturer I would be interested to hear it.
Sorry for the quality of a couple of the pics, I will try to get some better ones soon.