This boat had not been used for 13 years before we got it. It managed to find its way into the back corner of a lot of doomed boats about 3 years before we got it. The dying trees above the boat threw all sorts of branches and sap, and leaves in here, and all of which rotted, giving us some free compost in the hull. Their were also many holes in the deck, and the drain hole was clogged, so it filled with water and the interior rotted. These pics were taken before being thrown in the corner of the lot for 3 years. We unfortunately didn't take any of the horror we had before gutting it.

Again, taken before being parked under the trees for a few years.

Brought it home and parked it in the driveway to gut it. Did not keep trailer it was on because it was all rusted through and did not fit the boat well.

After stripping her out we found a good hull and great stringers.
Stripping her down was a pain because all the fasteners were rusted. The ply wood was so rotten that most of it came out with a shovel. The flotation foam disinigrated and left little styrofoam balls floating around the yard for weeks.

Another strip down pic. What I really love about these older Lunds, as opposed to other aluminum boats is the abundence of stringers. Many other boats of these diminsions, from this time period, have only 2 lengthwise stringers.

Bow section. Decided to stop work on the boat now and work on the trailer while the boat was the lightest. It would be easier to test fit it that way.

Overall pic of the trailer. The bunks and bunk slicks are not yet attached. The slicks are visible on the side rails of the trailer. Instead of buying the expensive slicks from the boating stores we bought 3/8" white cutting boards from Wallyworld. We ripped them to 3" wide and screwed them to the buks with Counter sunk Stainles steel screws. We had just moved so we hadn't set up our shop well, and a lot of stuff had been thrown outside for a week or so. Hence the stuff laying all around.

With trailer complete and boat on trailer it was time to start the foam. We opted for a 2 part expanding foam for this project. This is a pic after most of the foaming was done. We went back and patched in the low places after the pics were taken.

Pic of the bow after foaming. This stuff really grows. The bubbles on top of the plate in the bow are actually where it shot through the screw holes. Again, this was taken after the second batch of foam. The third batch was used to fill in all the low places.
Some would notice that we are leaving no place for water to run to the bilge. We are trying a new technique with this boat. We are gonna completely water proof the deck so that the water runs to the back into the place we left open for the bilge pump.

Deck in the bow. We used 3/4 inch marine grade plywood. We then coated the deck with TUFF COAT. It is a heavy duty paint that has little bits of rubber mixed in with it to give it a nonslip texture.

Aft section and cutout for bilge. Again, after being coated with TUFF COAT.


Just an edit here. We have not given up. I repeat, we have not gotten rid of this. It will all come with time. We have been so busy, and gotten quite a few other boats, that this one hasn't had too much work done. Be patient, it will get posted at some point, along with a couple other current projects.