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1973 19 ft Outrage to LoPro Conversion Project
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 10:57 AM
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Well I finally ended up with a 19ft outrage project. I have gotten myself pretty deep on this one but plan to solve a fair amount of the glass work with my checkbook. I am sure some of you all saw this boat on eBay a few weeks back. I did not win the auction but another Whaler Central sraab928 member sent me a post from "the other whaler site" where the winner was having issues with the $1300 shipping fee to get the boat back to Boston. He ended up selling the boat to me and I drove to Baton Rouge this last weekend to get her. I must say it really broke my heart to see such a classic sitting in such bad shape -- I had to bring her home.
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Complete restoration on the way. I am really a Whaler purist but think this boat has past it's ability to be original again. I was having a hard time talking myself into cutting the transom out of a classic to put in a tunnel -- thankfully this one already needs to be worked so it will happen at the same time. The floor is never going to look right where the home made patch was put in. I plan on cutting it out and going new but will have to paint the inside with a different coating to cover the flaws. I plan on raising the bait well in the rear and building out platforms in the front and rear. I am going back with a leaning post not the RPS. I am going to make the console as close to original as possible including new teak doors, windshield, and gel-coat. The outside hull is going to need paint or gel-coat. I prefer to go gel-coat but will price both and decide from there. I can not wait to get done -- I am thinking new 115 eTec.
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| Jeff |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 11:26 AM
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Rob,
I have found a really nice freshwater 175 1980 Evinrude locally here in the detroit area. The owner want $600 for it with controls, wiring harness, and stainless prop. Email me or PM if you would like the info. I was looking into it for a friend with an 18 however the motor turned out to be an 20" shaft motor so it would not work on the 18 but it would for your hull.
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| duf |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 12:02 PM
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Rob, looks like you really got your work cut out for you! Enjoyed the visit the other day and hope you enjoyed the boat ride!
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 12:06 PM
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Duf,
We all had a great time. My wife said she felt like she had known you all forever. My family ended up writing a contract on a 3 bedroom condo in Port A so I will be down a lot more. I assume you have looked at the mess I brought home. Now you and I both have a few extra boats lying around.
Rob
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| TexasOutrage |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 3:04 PM
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That is what I call a project. Should clean up to be a nice boat.
I look forward to seeing it running around Port A.
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Posted on 05/05/08 - 3:17 PM
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Sure did, and i think it will be a great project never mind saving a classic for better days. Give me a call when you have some time as my kitchen finally has running water so i'm back to cooking and you can bring your boat up for some yachting, and we can do dinner at my place.
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| Phil T |
Posted on 05/05/08 - 3:34 PM
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While I am not the resto pro's like you guys, I do have a suggestion regarding the floor. To cover the floor, consider laying dri-dek. I installed it on my Montauk and Outrage 17 to keep my freight from damaging the deck. Photos in the Montauk page on my photobucket.
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/06/08 - 9:15 AM
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CBO - A friend of mine has that stuff in his Majek. I thought about that as well but am going to try a hard surface of some type. Is it hard to clean under the dri-dex or do you pull it out when washing the boat?
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| Phil T |
Posted on 05/06/08 - 9:23 AM
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While I thought it would be a pain, it actually isn't. The only challenge I have is wet leaves and the "helicopters" from oak trees.
Most times I wash it down without removing it. Sand/dirt just flows to the back. I can lift an area up to get a stubborn piece of seaweed. On both my Montauk and Outrage, when I do remove it, I take it out in two sections. From the side of the console forward is one and the remaining area is the other. Takes 10 minutes.
While some say it is a bit rough on bare feet, in warm temperatures (65 +) it softens a bit and isn't bad at all.
When I get my boat back from the shop, I will try to take some detailed photos.
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/06/08 - 9:37 AM
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Cool I would like to see how it looks!
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/12/08 - 8:03 AM
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Well I had the boat over at the local glass shop getting a plan of action together. The first step is to cut out all the bad and get her dried out. I weighed in at 2150 lbs with 18 gals of fuel, no console or RPS, and no motor. I think my trailer weighs about 500lbs so I am heavy at least 300 -350 lbs. I cut out the live well and started removing wet foam. It was damp in there and I need to find about 40 - 50 gal to get it down to the weight I am looking for -- it is a Whaler water only diet. I figure once the foam is out of the bait well area and I get the bad floor section cut up I can roll her out on hot days and let it dry. I also thought if I put a 30 degree lift on the bow the gravity should force the water back to the open area. I figure at least 4-6 weeks before she is good.
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Posted on 05/12/08 - 3:28 PM
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Let the fun begin!!! When you are done you can come up to NJ and work on mine!
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Posted on 05/12/08 - 7:17 PM
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Keep the pictures coming I have a low pro project over here in ga. and can use the inspiration. I am raising the transom to 25 inches and have run the rigging tunnel back to the rear gunnel. Also have older console but with newer starboard type doors from newer whalers check out my pics here if you like.
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l11...=slideshow
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| MW |
Posted on 05/13/08 - 2:00 AM
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That's some work but, the end result will be well worth it for such a "COOL" Hull, can't wait to see her when done, Good Luck !
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/13/08 - 6:24 AM
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Scott - I do not think you want to wait that long to get started on yours. I figure it will take me 9 months to a year to get her back to shape.
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/13/08 - 7:28 AM
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Bake - We are almost on the same exact page with our boats. I am planning on flat across in the rear as well as a platform in the bow. I am also going to put a platform across the rear 3-4 feet level with the sides of the boat. My father is going over to measure the tunnel in the 20 foot gulf coast which is a copy of the 70's whaler hull. I am going to add a pocket tunnel in the bottom so I can get skinny. It is good to see someone putting work into another old classic. You will have to keep in touch and PM me more photos. I will send you more of mine as I get further along -- I still have a lot of drying out to do before the glass work starts.
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Yes please keep photos comeing. I do not know if I can keep up with your progress, but I do hope to have mine in the water next spring. I to am thinking of a rear deck but I have an old removable deck made for a 17 with a little fish box in it that I am thinking of wideing out for my rear platform.
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 05/14/08 - 6:56 AM
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Bake - Check out the rear platform in this Lo-Pro conversion I saw in Houston.
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Posted on 05/14/08 - 7:00 AM
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He had a tunnel in his and raised the transom -- I hope to end up with something like this when I am done. Minus the T-Top.... Really my perfect look alike boat belongs to Stevendstock on Whaler Central.
Check out his Personal Page.
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Posted on 05/14/08 - 7:10 AM
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thats a pretty mean looking motor hight...
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