240 BR Rebuild
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:08 pm
Hi ya'll
I just bought a 2003 240 Bowrider about 2 weeks ago and just joined the group. BB suggested I start a build thread and I think that's a great idea as hopefully I can glean a
little wisdom from you guys as I go through my project!
So the prior owner bought the boat new in 2003. He is a super nice guy but very busy and consequently going 12 directions at once. He kept it boat up for the first few years, then didn't winterize one fall and the block cracked. He spent a ton of money getting the motor replaced, and then during the fall of 2013 it happened again. Wasn't his fault ths time though, it was bad service. (long story) At any rate, it sat partially covered in a storage lot until he threw up his hands, ran an add, and I found it.
Again, I've only had it home for about 2 weeks, but I've already sourced several things. Other than cleaning and detailing, I'm not going to do anything until after Labor Day and things slow down in the boat world.
I started with the seats. They were pretty bad with mold and stains but I've got them looking pretty good now. It's going to need some vinyl work, but that'll come later.
Sometime in the next 2 weeks I'll take it to the boat shop and they'll pull the motor and strip it down to a long block and set it on a pallet. Then I'll take the engine to a builder to strip my pistons, crank, cam and such and at the same time do the heads. It'll get honed or bored, depending on how it looks, then we'll go back with new rings, bearings and seals. Then back to the boat shop to be reinstalled.
Next up will be to the fiberglass guy who will wet sand and buff the entire boat.
Then to the vinyl guy for some recovering and repair's.
And finally to the stereo shop for a new head, 6.5 speakers and LED lighting.
I'll post updates and pics as I go. It's gonna be fun!
Here is is the day I pulled it home from Texas
I just bought a 2003 240 Bowrider about 2 weeks ago and just joined the group. BB suggested I start a build thread and I think that's a great idea as hopefully I can glean a
little wisdom from you guys as I go through my project!
So the prior owner bought the boat new in 2003. He is a super nice guy but very busy and consequently going 12 directions at once. He kept it boat up for the first few years, then didn't winterize one fall and the block cracked. He spent a ton of money getting the motor replaced, and then during the fall of 2013 it happened again. Wasn't his fault ths time though, it was bad service. (long story) At any rate, it sat partially covered in a storage lot until he threw up his hands, ran an add, and I found it.
Again, I've only had it home for about 2 weeks, but I've already sourced several things. Other than cleaning and detailing, I'm not going to do anything until after Labor Day and things slow down in the boat world.
I started with the seats. They were pretty bad with mold and stains but I've got them looking pretty good now. It's going to need some vinyl work, but that'll come later.
Sometime in the next 2 weeks I'll take it to the boat shop and they'll pull the motor and strip it down to a long block and set it on a pallet. Then I'll take the engine to a builder to strip my pistons, crank, cam and such and at the same time do the heads. It'll get honed or bored, depending on how it looks, then we'll go back with new rings, bearings and seals. Then back to the boat shop to be reinstalled.
Next up will be to the fiberglass guy who will wet sand and buff the entire boat.
Then to the vinyl guy for some recovering and repair's.
And finally to the stereo shop for a new head, 6.5 speakers and LED lighting.
I'll post updates and pics as I go. It's gonna be fun!
Here is is the day I pulled it home from Texas