1986 Playbouy rebuild

Well started this project and now think that I may have paid a bit to much for it because we are doing more work than planned. In the end though I know I will have a nice boat but still wish i would have been a bit more thorough when looking at this boat. It is what it is though so now it is a matter of making it a boat that we can enjoy. I have pulled all the furniture and besides a few seams being ripped it is not in to bad of shape and cleaned up nicely. I plan to pull the motor sometime this week and then start on the wiring and deciding how we are going to put it back together. I bought the flooring kit which I think was the smartest thing to do even though it is a bit more expensive. The problem I had is nobody around here, including lumberyards, carry CCA plywood it is all the AB stuff. I don't want to do the flooring again so the extra expense was worth it. 

Well the wife wants to be on the water by june!!!  It is only a 40 HP motor so I don't believe it is that heavy really. I just need to figure out how I am going to store while I do the rest of the work.

badsign75 wrote: a 55gal drum works also........theres nothing wrong with the AB plywood it just means its knot free ( could be a better choice)

I built this one out of scraps. It's really sturdy and easy to build.

Here are the plans.


Engine Stand

Here's the one I built!

I used scrap CCA for the transom.  Enough glued together to fill the void.  I glued, then screwed and finally covered all sides and edges with epoxy (auto kind) for water proofing. That was 6 years ago and no probs to date. Also silicone the motor mount holes heavily before putting the bolts through.  Stop any water infiltration into the transom wood.  My 2cts only.


Edited by p3cflyr - 04/20/2014 at 11:40am

I forgot to specify stainless steel screws for the transom.  also anyplace that water is possible..  

looks great!!

Well the furniture is mounted for the most part and we did the railing paneling last night. I am a bit disappointed with the aluminum paneling not because it was hard to work with but because it seems very fragile. After the few first pieces we realized this and tried to be super careful installing it but we still ended up with scratches and dents. It is what it is though so I will definitely think twice using it again. Luckily we have some left over so if any of it gets destroyed, which we fear inevitably will happen, we can replace it. 

Edited by Stevehue - 05/20/2014 at 9:48am

Thanks!! I know she worked hard. I guess it just came down to that if we replaced the furniture then we definitely paid to much for the boat. We figure if we can get a few years out of them then we will feel better about the price we paid. Even though the aluminum paneling is not we expected it does look good. I hope to have it all in place tonight and will have some pictures in the next few days.

So I was able to get the siding on and railings mounted. All the witing is done for the most part. I got the motor to start but then noticed no water coming out. Found the tube clogged and cleaned that out but no luck so pulled off the lower unit and the impeller was fried. I am going to order anew kit tomorrow. Going to wire the trailer this week while I wait for a new water pump kit. It is getting there and hopefully I will get the part in so we can have a maiden voyage next weekend.

Edited by Stevehue - 05/27/2014 at 12:33pm

awesome!

Nice job! Great editing on the video as well!

Build your self a pressure tester and put about 2psi in toons ans start spraying them with soapy water....the leaks are most likely towards the rear, a lot of times right near the deck supports....you can build the the pressure tester for less than ten bucks...I am having similar issues myself right now....Hope this helps, here is a picture of what I made!!