Bare hull- reworking the Titanic for a 3rd time

[Nick Zito]

Enter "the titanic," a 1964 hull that's been hunted out of in varying arrays and remodels since purchase by my duck hunting "family."

I ended up doing a bunch of work to this boat before covid for time and materials, the owner used it once, sunk it, I revived it again, then he stopped hunting and let it go to waste over 5 years.

He was going to have it cut up and donated, so I got paid (again) to transfer it off his property to another friends house where she and her boyfriend were going to overhaul it.

Two years ago her house burned down, project never resumed. After another year of trying to get the paperwork, I inherited this hull again.

Looking for ideas on how to retool this boat. This is a deeper V boat, and pretty much everything you see in it is rotten except the hull itself and the floor board over the bilge. It historically was used in LIS but closer to shore for sea ducks.

The photos I have are from the earlier editions, not current state.

What would you do with it? Give me some ideas (other than throw it away). Powered by a 2006 eTec 40 (still runs)

 

[Eric Patterson]

Nick

Have you thought about cutting the hull down, fitting bulkheads, and then decking it to make a big sneak boat? It looks like there is an existing chine that would be a good place to remove everything above it.

 

[Steve Sanford]

Enter "the titanic," a 1964 hull that's been hunted out of in varying arrays and remodels since purchase by my duck hunting "family."

I ended up doing a bunch of work to this boat before covid for time and materials, the owner used it once, sunk it, I revived it again, then he stopped hunting and let it go to waste over 5 years.

He was going to have it cut up and donated, so I got paid (again) to transfer it off his property to another friends house where she and her boyfriend were going to overhaul it.

Two years ago her house burned down, project never resumed. After another year of trying to get the paperwork, I inherited this hull again.

Looking for ideas on how to retool this boat. This is a deeper V boat, and pretty much everything you see in it is rotten except the hull itself and the floor board over the bilge. It historically was used in LIS but closer to shore for sea ducks.

The photos I have are from the earlier editions, not current state.

What would you do with it? Give me some ideas (other than throw it away). Powered by a 2006 eTec 40 (still runs)

Good morning, Nick~

With that deep V, I imagine it was a nice vessel for the Sound. My question looking forward, however, is: What sort of gunning boat do you "need" ? As you know, the deep hull certainly limits its value for use in and around marshes.

Also, when you say "everything you see is rotten" do you mean the decks etc? It certainly looks like it has enjoyed some fine workmanship in spite of its "storied" career afloat.

I know I am not supposed to suggest the "discard pile", but....as I suggested to Joe LaPorta, you may want to find a different hull to put that eTec on...

https://duckboats.net/community/threads/devlin-honker-build-prep.356620/

(I just saw an O'Day Day Sailer on FB Marketplace for $0.....)

All the best,

SJS