33ft 80s Raceboat Restoration

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Karl1214

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Hey everyone, ive just started the long, painful and expensive journey of restoring an old junker. Now this is my first time doing this, my dad was involved the very successful restoration of the 39ft CUV (cinzano 558). He is going to help so hopefully this wont be as bad as normal (Still expensive though im sure!)

I've attached a couple pictures below of the boat, we believe it to be a well-craft scarab but honestly dont know, there are no distinguishing features or numbers on it so i cant sya for sure.

Anyone got any ideas of what it can be other than a scarab? The side vents lead me down the Cougar route but dont think so. Any other advise other than 'dont do it' would be appreciated, im well aware of the cost of this project and the time!

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Karl1214 said:
Hey everyone, ive just started the long, painful and expensive journey of restoring an old junker. Now this is my first time doing this, my dad was involved the very successful restoration of the 39ft CUV (cinzano 558). He is going to help so hopefully this wont be as bad as normal (Still expensive though im sure!)

I've attached a couple pictures below of the boat, we believe it to be a well-craft scarab but honestly dont know, there are no distinguishing features or numbers on it so i cant sya for sure.

Anyone got any ideas of what it can be other than a scarab? The side vents lead me down the Cougar route but dont think so. Any other advise other than 'dont do it' would be appreciated, im well aware of the cost of this project and the time!

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Looks like a fun project , hopefully you won’t have any rot in the stringers or the transom it’s worth drilling some small holes in the transom low down from inside (not all the way through )and see what the colour of the shaving look like, hopefully not black , do the same with the stringers, it’s easy enough to fill the holes back in ,hopefully no Rot as that would be the hardest part of the project , everything else would be straight forward
Nick
 
If i do happen to find rot, what is my course of action. althought the words 'straight forward' are great to hear!
 
This was my original thought, but the lines on the bottom of the hull dont seem to match up, and they are not something you can change easily. But the rest of the styling matches, so its hard to refute it!
 
Yes but yours is longer which could explain the additional spray rails.

They must have done one offs.

May be difficult to ever say for sure but it’s a great project :encouragement:
 
Farsco, completely agree, dont supposed you have a picture of a 10m/33ft version? ive looked but im not very good at looking it seems!

Yes can't wait to get cracking on with it! May have sourced a couple engines for her as well which is great new.
 
If you are moving it check the trailer for corrosion but great project even with a good clean it will look better, good luck
 
We have a bloke with a lorry body and a crane who will transport it for us, the trailer is not in working order. Even with a boat with no machinery in it i wouldn't want to risk it!
 
Wont be using the trailer, we have a guy with a big flat lorry body who can move it for us. Trailer is not in good state
 
Give Cougar Powerboats a call at Swanwick, Steve Curtis will be able to tell you if that's a Cougar.

I worked at Hamble Point when Cougar ran the yard, I think it is one of theirs.

Once up and running, bring it to the Cowes Classic Powerboat Rally.

What machinery did it have?
 
Sorry but pretty sure its not a Cougar, hull is not full enough in the bow and we never did a deck quite like that. But I am not sure what it is, I would have thought probably low volume Italian mid 70s? Possibly an Abbate or of a similar ilke.
 
Certainly looks like a. Corniche. Spent hours dreaming about them looking at the advert on the back page of PBO mag in the 70s
 
There was or still is something similar lying in the yard at Island Harbour when I was there a few weeks ago, no engines and looked like it was stripped out with a for sale sign on it, my wife quickly directed me away from it :(

God luck with the project and keep the pictures coming as often as you can.
 
Hey,

So went and viewed this at the weekend, went round it so we didnt get in too deep before moving this beast.

Lets just say we would have had to be paid to take it away. The entire transom and struts are made of some kind of honeycombe like wood, id hazard a guess either its been repaired cheaply to sell it. Or when it was originally built it may have been done on the cheap and then hey released this kind of wood would not take the pressure of the drives and transom assembly. The entire boat could barely take a slap let alone a wave. Shame as was excited to get started on a big project, but sometimes it isnt meant to be!

Advised the seller to put it up for free and see if anyone would take it away, but its going to cost a fair bit to move, and i wonder if it will even move without falling apart!

However the boat in Island Harbor interests me if you have anymore information!

Regards Karl
 
Karl1214 said:
The entire transom and struts are made of some kind of honeycombe like wood, id hazard a guess either its been repaired cheaply to sell it. Or when it was originally built it may have been done on the cheap and then hey released this kind of wood would not take the pressure of the drives and transom assembly. l
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if this is a honeycomb between 2 layers of fiberglass, it may have been used to keep the weight down.
I know from rowing boats they use a kevlar honeycomb between the 2 layers of carbon fiber or kevlar, makes the boats incredibly light and stiff as opposed to any other core material.
easily damaged by impact in certain directions where the outer layer can be ripped off the honeycomb core.

It would look something like this
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sou...aw1BwJls-DZJt9Dn_7LbMXLg&ust=1560426776170864
 
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