Hello everyone, I am new to the Supra forums and have a big project ahead of me...
I will soon have in my hands a not so shinny 1989 Supra Comp TS6M with a 351 Form PCM motor (only 200 hours on the motor) and a nice transmission geared @ 123:1. The trailer is in great shape and the shell of the boat is in great shape. The boat has always been garaged, one owner (my uncle), never sat in water for extended periods of time, and has always been run in fresh water. This is all the great news...
The clincher...I am receiving this boat...well, because I love it for starters (I grew up leaning to ski on this boat every summer) and two it's just a damn good looking boat still to this day and it has become too large a project for my uncle who now lives in Co. He has agreed to give it to me with my word that I will show it the love it needs and get some good use of it. This being said I am attaching some pictures of the current state of the boat.
My Uncle started out simply needing to replace the floors (so he thought) and quickly realized the stringers were rotted through. I have done quite a bit of digging around on these forums and have read through several of the rebuild threads for similar models. I will get more pictures in May when I pick up the boat. From what I understand the cap has been set back in place for transportation and the motor is also in place for transportation. The pictures currently attached were the last update pictures he took while actively working on the project so I am not sure where exactly the project is currently (and he honestly doesn't remember either). Looking at the pictures it seems that the stringers were only rotted about 3/4 of the way up toward the bow and I am assuming his intent was to splice the new stringers in. All of the wood has been purchased for the project (I will know more one I receive the boat and all the materials). All this being said I have wood working and electronics experience however I have never done any glass (fiber glass) work.
I guess my first question would be should I take on glassing the stringers in myself or should I look at having someone else do this for me? I am leary of haveing anyone else do this work as I do not trust the quality of others unless they have been highly recommended by someone.
I will know a lot more once I have the boat in hand at the beginning of may (10th to be exact). I am extremely excited and ready for this project. I am very anxious to be able to start teaching my kids how to ski using the same boat I learned on (hopefully sometime next summer).
Also, the trailer is the original single axle trailer (which is in good shape) however my uncle recommends that if I do replace it I replace it with a dual axle trailer with surge (or electric) brakes. Do anyone know where I might look for a replacement trailer like this?