1969 Seacraft 20 Total Rebuild

[hobiepilot]

Finally getting serious about our 20 Ft Restore. Bought the boat back in 2014 from JW Tex and pulled it from Houston to Maryland. After many years of doing a little work here and there we have it back in Florida and are making great progress on the rebuild. I'll post some pictures along the way Please comment on any ideas or experiences you have with your own rebuilds. Enjoy the progress!


All Hardware removed and ready to take off the top.




Not too many surprises under here, the transom was dry as well as it had been redone by the previous owner.








after hull ground and stringers raised






Reinforced the bow where the u-bolt is bolted through with g10 and a lot of fiberglass

[hobiepilot]

Forward Bulkhead.






Built up the console how we want it. cup holders each side with a spot for phones, glasses, etc in the middle.


Fuel tank compartment, forward locker, and nice sized aft locker.


Large aft locker, 11 gallon water tank will go in the forward part of this locker with a removable bulkhead.


Forward Bulkhead installed.


Fuel fill line and vent line through holes.


We built these brackets to hold the plumbing for the engine controls going aft.


Next up, Plumbing install for engine controls. Sand and paint all deck lockers and install the Fuel Tank.

[Thepistonhead]

Awesome!

[DonV]

Priority #1, the drink holders look great!!! Coming along very nicely!!

[crsavage1]

Hobie is that fairing in the lockers, the picture of where the fresh water will be? I am working on my own 69. Any plans for how you are going to lay out the transom area? Mine had a bait well put in by someone but I am cutting all that out.

[dirtwheelsfl]

I like those fuel line holders!

[hobiepilot]

CRSavage....The freshwater tank will go in the forward part of that aft locker right behind the bulkhead for the fuel box, then we will put a removable bulkhead behind that to seal off the tank from the rest of the locker, so still a good size. As for the transom area its going to have 2 seats/hatches on either side to get to fuel filters/ water pumps etc. and a floor hatch in the middle in front of the motor to get to the bilge, it's still just rough plywood for now. No live wells on this boat anymore.

[hobiepilot]

Today the cap went on, as well as the casting deck in the bow. We decided to put the cap on now to give the hull more rigidity before we put the deck on.



Plumbing in for the Engine Controls


Also ran a conduit forward for speaker wire and bow lights


Cap On!


Reinforced the front of the cap, and also some places on the sides for rod holders and cleats.

[fishstu]

Nice work - you will have a great riding boat better built then when new.
I am very impressed with the skills and dedication of rebuilds like this one - way about my ability.

[hobiepilot]

Dry fitting the transom. Going to make more of a fairing up to the edge of the hatch lids so they sit flush on top of the transom angles. These are really big hatches so working in the back there getting to pumps and filters etc. will be nice and easy.