First boat sr4 project

[daniel2003]

Hi people this is my first post I've been watching my dad's account (beamishken) for ages but just got my first boat that my dad's going to help me do up.
It's an sr4 we bought from davie off the forum here's a few pictures of it when we bought it so people can see the progress and hopefully give me tips on what to do.

[daniel2003]

We will be putting a 50hp yamaha 2stroke ptt on so the 70hp mercury is going to be sold

[kerlstone]

Hi Daniel, it looks like a great project, your'e a lucky boy, all the best with the boat, and keep us posted with the improvements.

Gerry.

[matt h]

Hi Daniel.
Got yr Pm.. please find some pics of my SR4 which I Have almost completed a refurb..Hope they help. Great little boats and a heck of a laugh!!
Pics in no particular order

[matt h]

Few more for ya

[matt h]

You will have such fun on your with a 50 on it. I can get 39 knots with the Merc 50 so looking forward to see what you do with yours!!

[daniel2003]

That looks really nice, like new the top of the tubes are really good is that where you took the lacing cuffs off? What material have you put on, is it black hypalon or some sort of rubber?

[matt h]

Its standard Dan. Just a different version to what you have..!I had an identical version to yours.see below. that's what makes the SR's so good as you can really personalise them.

[daniel2003]

Ah ok just looking for ideas to cover the remains off the old hypalon deck cover

[matt h]

You can get them cut Dan and stick em on.. I can see what you mean. Would look good all the way along!

[A1an]

That has the makings of a great wee boat. I really miss mine.

Matt, that's a sweet looking SR.

[matt h]

Thank you. Looking forward to dans project

[daniel2003]

These are the parts I am going to make an engine out of, my dad swore all the parts will be there.

[9D280]

Removing a clamshell? How can I forgive that??

Joking aside welcome to ribnet.

Engine rebuild means you have no doubt about its history.

That looks like a cool project. keep us posted.

[daniel2003]

Unfortunetly its only rated to 50 and my dad gave me the 50 yamaha so the mercury is for sale to help fund other stuff.

[daniel2003]

Just took the old console out and tryed the new one that Phil M kindly sold to us, one of the best bits about it was the price, beer and I am not old enough to buy it so got out of paying therefore my mum had to pay lol.looks alot better than the last one that was in. I also struggled for a while to get the A frame out. After more of a clean up it will be time to flip it over and take the thousand of bolts that are holding the hull guard on.

[daniel2003]

The transom is pretty wrotten to

[daniel2003]

After giving the tubes and inside the deck a better clean up we flipped it over to take the stainless plate off the bottom. It was held in with hundreds of self tapping screws. Once I got the plate off it was starting to get dark so I couldn't clean the silicone off.

[daniel2003]

A few nore

[beamishken]

Well done! deck out next then we can start putting it back together when I get home