1977 MA 20 Rebuild

[IntrepidMike]

Good afternoon guys. I have been following this site ever since my dad and I got into rebuilding a 20 MA we found this fall on craigslist. Since the fall when we got her we gutted the inside and started fresh. To start we rebuilt the transom and raised the floor 4 inches and reworked the rear transom and replaced all the wiring, fuel tank and rigging! Pumps and etc. We have about 3 months of labor into it so far on and off and have been learning as we go with some things. Luckily we have had it in a heated shop for the winter so working on it has been easy. I wanted to share some photos of the rebuild with everyone here.

The next big step for us is setting the bracket and finding a suzuki 140 to paint white and throw on the back of her. I am really looking forward to seeing the final result as I am sure this boat is going to be a head turner.


Tight lines
Mike

[IntrepidMike]

The beginning

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Getting the transom rework started along with the stringers

[IntrepidMike]

Here we fiberglassed 2x4 to raise the floor up the desired 4". We ended up using a router to take the sharp edge off the 2x4 before we glassed it. For the transom we ended up with two layers of 3/4 okoume glassed together

[IntrepidMike]

Next we finished the rigging of the pumps and salt water wash down and got ready to re install the floor using Coosa board

[IntrepidMike]

Then came the floor and a lot of fairing compound !

[IntrepidMike]

Good Afternoon Guys

We made some more progress yesterday painting the Cap, console and bracket. We are hoping to start the non skid within the next few days.

[DonV]

Very nice, very!!! Imron is a really nice and $$$ product, however worth the money. Amazing paint can be so hard. Keep up the great work.

[Old'sCool]

Very nice!! Did i spy a Wells Index vertical mill in the background?

[IntrepidMike]

Yes you did. It has been kicking around our shop for years. For sale if your interested. Anything will help replenish the boat fund !