Abandoned Fishing Boat Found Rotting Outside. Can It Be Saved? 

I wanted to help so bad. Good comments. I was dying when he thought the fast idle was the choke.

I was just about to say this

@@hunterjernigan2372the pull rope is under motor cover

Great project video. I've never rescued boat but I have assisted a friend who enjoys a similar hobby. One thing he always insisted on was cleaning out all the debris at the point of origin so he didn't have to deal with the trash in his garage. Well done and thank you for the entertainment.

I was yelling push the key in kiddo lol

I bought a 75 evinrude 175hp I’m basically having to do full maintenance to lower unit like you said. I was even able to pop it off when I first got it with some fresh fuel.

⁠@@rambow58 they’re amazing outboards. Evinrude used to be one of the best outboards on the market, lost their way, came out with ficht engines and now they’re gone. I don’t count their recent “inboard” or whatever they call that monstrosity nobody will buy because half the engine is underwater (what could go wrong? Haha) Japanese had tiny outboards back then, didn’t see many. Now there’s no American outboards, 7 marine was bought out by Volvo. Mercury is BRP, Johnson is dead. Corporate greed, terrible products, horrendous build quality, who knows exactly why but good luck with that Johnson. It’ll treat ya well.

​@@Harikarikillboy That and frankly, Yamaha and Honda got so damn good that there's not a lot of reason to buy anything else. Back in the day, OMC's only real competition was Mercury, who they could usually beat on price, but now the Japanese are here and they are absolutely coming correct.

@@Harikarikillboy Nice comment but not all accurate friend. OMC (Johnson and Evinrude) was bankrupted by FICHT engines and a few other bad choices and then were bought out by BRP Canada. MERCURY Marine (Mercury outboards along with mercruiser Inboard/Outboards) were bought my Brunswick Corp in 1961 and has remained with them ever since. They ARE the only REAL American outboard engine left unless you go for the elite starting at 60k roughly. It saddens me because I have been a marine mechanic and shop owner for about 48 years now and mechanic for over 50. It was always (with a few exceptions) Mercury for the holeshot and racing and OMC for longevity and worry free running. The engines BRP put out until 2014 were fantastic but then they tried space age crap and went under as well. The first editions of the ETEC engines were durable and one didn't even need to lift the hood for sparkplugs or maintenance for three years after purchase. I have a few of these still and a 300 that has been bulletproof until someone messed up the oil system. Now it is rebuilt with a replacement powerhead and will run basically forever until someone screws it up by not paying attention or oing maintenance. Just mentions these things because it matters who makes what lol.... As for this 50.... great engine and yes, get rid of any VRO system out ther and just mix 50 to1 yourself and it will last decades more. I run a 1979 85 on my center console and it has never failed me in 40 plus years.- news says Evinrude may return soon!!! hoping it is true!!!

love that, coming from just fliping quads and bikes to this content i love the grow :)

Marine plywood is pricey but good. Agree with fiberglass resin, maybe even a layer of fg mat.

I was just going to post the same thing. A $20.00 tarp from harbor freight and some bungee cords every few years goes a long way. Or just sell the damn thing to someone who actually wants it. I see this all the dime locally and it drives me nuts.

People get old. When you get old it is less important than you not being able to piss properly, or even get up without getting dizzy. You are correct though and it would be much better to sell it.

ya i guess most lakes dont have that much airbourne dust let me ask uncle al tho to make sure😊

That's what I was thinking, mostly cosmetic

He does work on carbs constantly. An average pleb that has never opened a carb usually does more harm then good.

I just restored the exact model 3 weeks ago with a Mariner 4 cylinder. 25 hours into, about 6 hours was cleaning. Everything worked on the boat even though it looked like shit. StarBrite hull cleaner on the hull and trailer did amazing. Dishsoap handscrubbed the carpet and seats. New windshield, dash organizer, rod straps and Lowrance and the boat looks and fishes like new. Its light, fast and stable.

What I was going to post. Don't kick up much dust on the lake. Lol. Like a snow blower/ snowmobile. No dust in snow.

i have a 74 12 ft flat bottom i got last year for 100 bucks and i put a 3.5 johnson on it its a blast to fish with i love bass fishing too id not trade it for anything ..good luck on the water

Kinda contradictory.... Risky Investment but motor worth 3 times what he paid?

@@speedfreak8200 Motor could have been locked up or lower unit broken. Running motor $1500 broken motor $100 maybe.

When you buy a clapped out boat its a coin toss, lower unit could be wasted, water pump could've been wasted, he got lucky... still haven't been in the water yet either. Obviously you've never had a boat cause there's 2 good days when u buy a boat, #1 the day bought it, and #2 the day you sell it. I live on a huge lake in East Texas, and there's boats all over the place, nice and clapped out. It was a cool video, because he got lucky, running motor is worth 1500 bucks, aluminum boat is worth 500, if its put together with rivets not so much, spot weld is better. Let's see what happens with the rest of the project. So yea, the boat was filled with BS, and uncovered and he got it running.