Free to good home - 1986 saltare hull and interior only

[Craig Smith]

Come and get her. This is a solid hull that shows her age. It is not broken or badly scarred. I removed all of the mechanicals and i will keep the trailer for a antique style mahogany boat i am building. But i hate to destroy a good hull if someone needs it or wants a challenging flip. It will need new wood throughout. She is in clinton, iowa 52732 and will stay in one piece until the end of october. Then she will go to sawsall heaven. Call me at 563-243-2070. Thanks, smitty


I have close-ups of the hull available. I tried to attach them and I get a file to big message. So I could email them to anyone interested.

Note, I don't monitor this posting as often as I should - please call, Thanks! Smitty

I AM SORRY FOLKS, BUT DUE TO TIME AND TRAVEL ISSUES, THE CUTTING OF THE BOAT HULL HAS STARTED. I HAVE THE TWO WELL USED INTERIORS, WINDSHIELD, AND TWO PLATFORMS, ETC. AVAILABLE, FOR A TIME, IF SOMEONE NEEDS THEM. SMITTY

[haugy]

Don't you dare sawzall her.

I'll call you shortly. Can you take a few pictures for me? I'm about 9 hours away. If I think I can save her, I'm all over it!

Everything there but engine, tranny, driveline?

[Jetlink]

Haugy, if you need help getting it to you, that is just down the road from me, I might be able to shave off a few hours for you if you decide to snap this up.

[chrisk]

I'm about half as far from Clinton as Jetlink is so keep me in mind as a resource if you end up pulling the trigger on this.

[haugy]

Guys I really appreciate it, but I would have to tow my current saltare trailer up there to get this. No trailer coming with it, so it would be impossible for you guys to help.

I do appreciate it though. I'll call you tomorrow Craig, sorry I got busy. But I'll see if saving this girl is in the cards.

[skiman_61]

I think it's a mortal sin to sawsall a Saltare', is it not?

[haugy]

Well guys, I can't do it. Craig, I'm sorry but I won't be able to take her off your hands. I've got enough projects already, and apparently the wife and I going to start trying to get another one. OOOF.

I just can't save this one. I hate it too, but it's just not the best time for me to tackle another big project right now.

Craig, it was good talking to you, and good luck on your woodie. I bet you could easily sell some parts off that Saltare that people need though.

-2 Swim platforms (1 wood, 1 fiberglass) : Hell I might want those on principle of having spares
-Side windows: You know people are always looking for those
-Interior pieces: for those boats that really are bad, these would be great for replacements since they have their shape, and some are fiberglass based vs wood.
-Driveshaft strut: People bend these from time to time
-Cleats and bow rails: good for those that have been abused or rusted

[Jetlink]

Does anyone know if the swim platform from a Saltare is the same size as one off of a comp? I might be interested in one or both of those platforms.

[Craig Smith]

Thanks for looking Haugy. Sorry it can be a go. But, you could put it away for a rainy day. Ha!

Good luck on those other projects.

[Craig Smith]

Now that I am getting to know more about the Supra culture, I agree with Skiman 61. And it may also be a mortal sin to not save one that is free. Ha!

[skiman_61]

Just tryin' to save souls Smitty. I do what I can. ;-)

[jasun]

Is the fiberglass swim deck in good Shape?

[rkhodges21]

Hi. I am new here, but I love boats. I have little experience with even working on boats but I love a challenge. I was looking at another saltare on onlyinboards that the guy was saying the stringers and interior were shot among some other things, but I think it still had the motor and drivetrain. I would love to own a boat, especially a true inboard, but I don't have a lot of cash, so I am looking for a great deal. Maybe you veteran members can help me out. Would it be worth it for me to get this hull and buy the other boat I was speaking about (guy is asking $2500, but I think I can get him down a fair bit) and combine them into one good, useable boat? I am no mechanic by any means, but I can get by, and I have a few friends who are always happy to help me with stuff here and there.

My wife wants a pontoon. She says it would be the best for us because of our 11 month old, but I guess I am selfish, cuz I want a boat I can sac out to board and surf behind, so I am looking for a compromise which would be a good size inboard (22' or better), but that is hard to come by on a very modest budget.

OP, could you send me some pics so I know what I am looking at?

Thanks in advance for any advise fellas.

[haugy]

Welcome to the forum. Here is a link to the pictures of his boat:

Supra Saltare pics (https://forum.supraboats.com/showthread.php?11704-Pictures-of-the-Tired-1986-Supra-Saltare)

As for the combo idea, if the other boat has no interior and it's completely thrashed, maybe having both might work. But the other boat will need the same things as this free one. So essentially you'll be doing the same thing if you just picked up the $2500 boat and fixed it up.

You're looking at about 7,000-8,000 to do a full blown resto, at least. About 2k-3k for the stringers/floor, if you're handy. Another 1.5-2K for the new seats/covers, and then there is all the little things to fix up, and they add up FAST.

I say go for it, but be prepared, it's not for the 75% committed. You have to be in it, 110%. Search some of the other Saltare resto threads that are in here for an idea of what they had to go through.

And my 16mo old boy loves the Supra. He does love running around on my parents Pontoon, but that's because he's a little terror who can't sit still.

[rkhodges21]

That looks like the same paint scheme as the one I found for $2500. Here is the link to it.

http://onlyinboards.com/Details.aspx?ID=34516

Craig,

When you say this hull needs wood throughout, I assume you are saying it needs new stringers and floor correct?

[jasonba1]

rk i see your from hopkinsville i grew up there, parents and grandmother still live there but i live in knoxville now....welcome to the board and let me know if i can help you with anything dont see many people from hoptown

[Craig Smith]

jasun,

It is just the fiberglass deck only - no brackets, etc. However, it appears to be in good shape and would the brackets for the teak deck work? I would think so.

[Craig Smith]

rk,

Yeas, the wood is bad throughout. And I just edited the start of this thread, I started cutting up the hull today.

[rkhodges21]

Okay. Well I guess I missed out completely on both saltares. The boat in the ad I posted has been sold.

Jason, I am originally from Robertson County, TN but I got a job here in Hoptown so I am now a Kentuckian. I noticed on Kenlake boarders seem to be the minority. Plenty of Bajas, Fountains and Donzis, but the 2 days I played out there I think I saw maybe 4 boats with towers and or doghouse in the middle of the boat.

[haugy]

rk,

Yeas, the wood is bad throughout. And I just edited the start of this thread, I started cutting up the hull today.


I knew I heard "taps" playing last night. A moment of silence for another icon that has left us.

[Jetlink]

Wow, there's always a rush to crush when giving a free hull away. I don't understand it. Second one this year?

If someone had only taken care of it from the start, then maybe someone would of cared for it in the end.
To the credit of the original poster, he did give ample time for someone and stated that he would be doing something like cutting up the hull mid October as he needed the trailer for another project. It stinks and had it not needed a trailer, I might have considered it however, I just couldn't devote the time to it right now nor could I find a trailer on short notice...which is why I bet it was difficult for others to consider it as well.

[Jetlink]

Yeah, I thought the thread had been going a little longer than two weeks... Saw that after I spoke... Anyways, I agree with you Dan, by the way, heads up, there's a saltare nearby that has been abandoned I think as well as a rider up in Michigan I might know about, both prime candidates for your non-profit.

[jasun]

Craig, PM Sent to you on the deck.

[skiman_61]

I'm praying for your immortal soul, Smitty. ;-)