1982 Polarkraft 1542 RestoMod- Pic heavy

gps4 · Oct 4, 2023

I’ve got a 1982 40hp mercury that I decided to bring back to life. Problem was, I didn’t have a boat to put it on. So before I dive into rebuilding the motor, I thought I’d better find a boat.

Searched all over Facebook marketplace until I found what I thought would be an inexpensive project hull and trailer. Finally found one an hour away and brought it home $700 for hull, trailer and foot controlled trolling motor-

took everying in the boat out down to the bare hull-

then gave it the once over with aluma-brite alumuinum cleaner-

leak test revealed leaking rivets and lots of pin holes that appears to be caused by corrosion, so i coated the bottom with Coat-It-

While I had th eboat off the trailer, I decided to prime and paint the exterior of the hull and re-work the trailer-

then, primed and painted the interior-

gps4 · Oct 4, 2023

hung a yamaha 9.9 on it for the time being whle i'm working on the 40hp, re-installed the hatch lid, made a carpeted bench seat lid, and put in a carpeted floor-

put the trolling motor back on, installed navigation light sockets, and finished her off with two new tires and a couple of millenium marine seats-

ready for the maiden voyage- which was an overall success. the 9.9 leaves a lot to be desired. top speed was 14.5 mph solo, 11.5mph with the spousal unit and 100lb worth of dogs...