Considering what ya started with, HELL OF A NICE JOB, Doc!
Looks like it would have been easier for you to throw away everything in between the welds and just start over
That guy must have REALLY loved that old boat!Anyway,again, great job!!
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| Author: | muddoctor [ Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Phowler Restoration - Basket Case to Bowfishing Rig by pwhnts5 ยป Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:15 am A customer brought us this $800 basket case boat to restore and convert into a bowfishing rig. The motor ran (70hp Merc) but the boat was trashed, front decks had been removed and every rib was cracked and leaking badly. We repaired all the leaks, sealed everything, rebuilt front decks, lids, transom and built a removable bowfishing deck. Before After Here is the link to some of the pictures of the project boat. http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1108.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1109.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1110.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1118.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1128.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1129.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1132.jpg http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185 ... G_1136.jpg Turned out pretty nice, we were happy with it and so was the customer. Phowler Boats can do any custom restoration or retrofits to any boat. PW |
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| Author: | Mike W. [ Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Considering what ya started with, HELL OF A NICE JOB, Doc! Looks like it would have been easier for you to throw away everything in between the welds and just start over That guy must have REALLY loved that old boat!Anyway,again, great job!! |
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| Author: | Gigafowl [ Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Awesome transformation.... Send more "This Old Boat" pics as time goes by.... |
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| Author: | Ruddyduck [ Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Wow! I would have recycled that tub! Nice job, you must have been bored this winter! |
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| Author: | muddoctor [ Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
It was one of those deals where the customer really wanted one of our boats, but does not have the coin right now and was on a pretty tight budget. Found this boat for $800 and stuck a couple thousand into it and ended up with a pretty nice boat in the end. If it was not fixable we would have told him not to waste his $, but it was salvagable, just needed alot of work. We do these kind of restorations regularly for guys. We figure we have all the metal, equipment and paint shop here, might as well do some extra work and keep guys busy. PW |
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| Author: | phowler [ Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Looks good Paul but the guy needs a new steering wheel, that looks like the one that was in my first car........a 1977 Ford Country Squire wagon with the fake wood on the sides. Twas a real chick magnet let me tell ya. |
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| Author: | muddoctor [ Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
That wheel was about the only thing vintage we could reuse on the boat!!! We needed to keep something orginal  .PW |
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| Author: | Smoke [ Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Your guys did a nice job on it paul. What kind of paint is that you sprayed. It looks like a hammer tone finish powder coat? PS: Like gigafowl metioned, I'd like to see more this old boat posts as well! I'm just starting to build my own pods, I think I will take a few pictures of it as I move along and maybe post them here as well. Smoke |
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| Author: | Crews [ Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
I have so many funny things to say... I just can't pick one. 
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| Author: | phowler [ Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
| Author: | idabilly [ Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Phowler Boats Restoration/Bowfishing Retrofit |
Smoke, that looks like the Granite Coat finish that is optional on all Phowler boats. |
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