New project

[ras30329]

I was gifted this 12-footer. This is my first project and I would like to hear from others on where to start. Nothing beats experience. Thanks fellas

 

[LDUBS]

Three things. Keep it light, keep it light, and keep it light!

If you can ID the boat and find pics of the original, that would be a big step in bringing it back. On a 12' boat I personally would not go beyond adding back the bench seats.

 

[Bantou]

I'd start with a leak test. I did mine at the local lake. I put it in the water up against the shore (just deep enough that I could stand in it without the boat touching bottom), climbed in, and watched for water coming in. If you have a pool, you could probably do it that way, but I didn't want to have to fish mine out of a pool if it started going under.