Real wood is heavy unless you're able to add a wood veneer to an existing surface.Ī boat that's put to good use is frequently exposed to the elements.
If on the other hand, you're trying to improve the appearance of a "plain looking" interior of a non-descript boat, then I suggest that you consider using a "wood-look" product instead of real wood. If you're looking to spend a lot of time crafting woodwork, I'd start by either building a wood boat from scratch or re-building a classic. Hi zoe, I think you need to make some decisions about what you'll enjoy working at the most. Re: Installing wood interior in old fibreglass runabout?
I couldn't find that boat that'd been redone w/ a wood cap & interior, but I'll keep looking. Start looking around for possible project candidates, and be patient. Which prices it out of his comfort zone, since it'd be trip each way. In fact, if he waits long enough, I probably have a spare 1960 Glastron FireFlite hull he can have for the cost of dragging it home. Pretty much any boat w/ a remotely similar hull will work. The cap won't be used, so the rougher the project boat is to start the cheaper it'll be, so all the better. It's likely to be VERY rough.īecause WOG has a specific boat he'd like to recreate, he's really only looking for a hull. It's likely to be a $100-500 boat that's been sitting around somewhere outside, neglected & forgotten. Sure some are, but you wouldn't be considering this work on a boat that's already 'worth' $10K. Old boats are like most old cars: just old, not rare, vintage collectibles. I wouldn't consider the impact to future restoration efforts. If you decide to sell this boat, it'll be to someone else who LIKES what you've done to it, and will plan to leave it that way. If you do an exceptional job, using exceptional materials, they are still going to be attached to a vintage boat that has little collector value. It likely won't do much for the resale value of the boat.
I think you need to plan to do this for a boat that suits your vision & wants.
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