Shakespeare speed boat, what do you think?

[ronsealdeath]

Hi there, me and a mate have just bought a Shakespeare Clubman (i think?) boat for £200 with trailer a spare 5hp yammy 2 stroke. The boat looked ok when we bought it but turned out to be full of water when we got it back. Took about 20 mins for te water to stop coming out of the drain plug! Floor turned out to be completely rotten too.
I was wondering what we should do in order to check if it is watertight/seaworth before we start spending a bit of money on it. It needs a new floor which should be ok but I'm unsure what we should paint the hull with and what I should use to repair some chips out of the hull (gelcoat filler?). I have repaired many a surfboard with resin and glass but know nothing about boats
Attached some pics, it really is a bit of a state but if anyone has an opinion on the boat, please let me know!
I guess the plan is to touch it up with paint on exterior and spruce the interior and put in a 40hp engine. Good/bad idea?
Cheers
Alex

 

[Mavric]

Hi there, me and a mate have just bought a Shakespeare Clubman (i think?) boat for £200 with trailer a spare 5hp yammy 2 stroke. The boat looked ok when we bought it but turned out to be full of water when we got it back. Took about 20 mins for te water to stop coming out of the drain plug! Floor turned out to be completely rotten too.
I was wondering what we should do in order to check if it is watertight/seaworth before we start spending a bit of money on it. It needs a new floor which should be ok but I'm unsure what we should paint the hull with and what I should use to repair some chips out of the hull (gelcoat filler?). I have repaired many a surfboard with resin and glass but know nothing about boats
Attached some pics, it really is a bit of a state but if anyone has an opinion on the boat, please let me know!
I guess the plan is to touch it up with paint on exterior and spruce the interior and put in a 40hp engine. Good/bad idea?
Cheers
Alex

Ive used glass fiber and resin to do repairs on mine and the repairs are solid now you say you bought it for £200 and trailer i bought mine for £175 with trailer have a look im having recaro front seats recovered and and bench seat i made myself recover in red vinyl new anti slip rubber floor and loads of new chanldery to fit and the boat itself will be piano black bloody hard work doing it worth while and will fetch a pretty penny if was to sell when finished but i wont so go for it have a look at my project i aint got a clue what it is lol .............