Restoring a Vintage Fibreglass Boat with a bent Hull and Rusty Trailer

It was a big project but well worth the effort
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[@markhensley9378]

You worked hard on the boat and trailer but it was well worth it. What a great day on the water with your family! You live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Thank you so much for sharing your day with us. Enjoy the rest of your week.

[@FOOKYOUTUBENUMBERS]

Your Uncle would be proud of Your work Am sure Great Job Marty & documenting His 1st fish what a great vid Wish I had a photo or a vid of My 1st fish Thumbs up from UK

[@gregfoster3620]

Have to agree ,your uncle would be very proud well done Marty

[@tonydization]

She's rapid, a great little cruiser you have now. Those aerial shots of Marlborough Sounds are utterly stunning, your craftwork ain't too bad either. ;)

[@mishahendriks3020]

Very nice job Marty! I love it when you don’t change all rollers, because you can. No, you salvage rollers because you can! Just an example of your approach to repairs: repair, not replace! Enjoy the boating!

[@mishahendriks3020]

@@IGDZILLA Did I?

[@marcryvon]

@@IGDZILLA "Let's not call Marty a tight-arse." ?? 😳 WTF ?

[@olavbjrneset5675]

@@IGDZILLA But of course Marty’ an tight-arse…and his proud of it. A propper tight-arse saves his money and resources where he can….just to have resources where he want to use them. Like Marty..! Great work!!

[@thedave7760]

@@marcryvon it means he is tight with his money. I don't know what you were thinking.

[@kindalost1]

The amount of talent this dude has ... mechanics, welding, motors, tractors - all in one miracle.

[@mattchapman7866]

Brilliant video Marty. I'm watching from Perth, Australia but am a Marlborough boy at heart at remember that marina with fondness, especially launching boats while people were watching from the cafe. Well done!

[@MartyT]

Haha yes cafe was quite busy when we came in, luckily it all went smoothly 😂

[@mattchapman7866]

@@MartyT I've seen it all go belly up while sitting at the cafe. Nothing like being watched when under pressure to get it right first time.

[@MartyT]

I'm pretty sure half of them are there with their cameras ready waiting for some entertainment

[@jjohnson2553]

@@MartyT A day at the boat ramp always has the potential to be entertaining. Ya gotta love the people that own a boat but don't have a clue about how to back a trailer up.

[@branchandfoundry560]

@@jjohnson2553 Or those who come in at a good clip to the dock or trailer. I always feel for those folks, as I nearly jumped the trailer and put it in the truck bed one dark night at an unlit remote ramp ~25 years ago. I installed lights atop the guide-on poles the very next day. All part of our learning journey!

[@ReyArteb]

Watching the first part of this video i kept thinking.. why.. why the effort and time on this project (even sentement has a limit) but by the end of the video, i got it... priceless new memories with the family... thanks again for sharing your world!!!!!

[@jamesburns8247]

Your children added the very best dramatic touch that any director could ever hope to achieve, Nice job all-around,

[@DC-uo5hy]

Seaborn was my Dads middle name. Great video. Working around boats my whole life. After cleaning off rust all was cleaned with phosphoric acid and washed. I used ZincChromate paint on all iron and steel parts, then a really good paint... Workes for years. Thanks so much.

[@jefferyholland]

With a little more work and some paint, that would be a nice looking little boat to take the family out on. Thank you for having your children wearing their PFDs. Your a good dad.

[@bearbon2]

You certainly went the extra mile and did a thorough repair. You are definitely a master of making a silk purse from a sow's ear. Well done!

[@jimm3756]

Great job repairing the trailer. The old boat needs some TLC otherwise she's a runner. You have a fine family and everyone looks to have had a good time fishing.

[@roderickmacgregor4867]

Marty that has the makings of a cracking boat you have done all the leg work now its titivating getting all the interior wood sorted and making it look spanking new

[@ShogunMura]

Man, your neck of the woods is absolutely epic. Good stuff Marty!

[@paul_k_7351]

The clip at the end shows why all the effort is worthwhile!

[@joshbaker2437]

Just a friendly patch welding tip for the future, always make your corners a radius when possible the right angle creates a weak spot.

[@AB-C1]

Excellent stuff mate!! Just going to send this to my mate as he's currently doing up an old boat and this might come in handy! He's a bit of a jack of all trades so he will appreciate your ingenuity and skills as a multi faceted engineer! Your uncle I'm sure is well proud of you recommissioning his boat! Amazing how much better alloys hold up in salt water compared to the old steel wheels!! Great video mate! The boat turned out AWESOME! WHAT a fantastic boat! That engine so quiet! But PROPERLY powerful especially on that hull! (Boat looks bit like an old Shetland Cabin Cruiser!? I've ALWAYS wanted a Shetland!) A couple of my mates had them years ago well popular in Britain, but might just be cos the windows and cabin style they often had a tri hull design aswell) love that you get the wife and kids involved in the projects too! (I bet the kids have learned/are learning alot more than you realise even at their young age!) Great catch at the end aswell, just an idillic place to live!! Well done Great Job!! We need to do more of this kind of stuff 100% both for the environmental reasons, also for the purposes of regaining and learning new skills in general for the population and also the way the "world is going" who knows WHAT'S going to happen next!?? (we may ALL need these kinds of skills that you so expertly possess ALREADY!) I've been following you a few years mate and CANNOT overstate how much I'm impressed by your engineering/design execution of ALL your projects from machines to boats off Grid electrical solar water and thoroughly entertaining! I'm interested all sorts of things also just don't get the opportunity to put it into action, but if the SHTF with what I know already and learned through watching you mate I think I'll be bit more prepped than most lol 😂🤣😎 (I been building am extensive tool kit and about to build a workshop to get started want to start with off Grid solar set up totally DIY even the batteries from cells if financially still cheaper) given gas electric gone through roof in ENGLAND over Doubled in price last month!!! Cheers from London England 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tuskybristler4321]

Your an inspiration man your uncle would be stoked....theres plenty of boats out there just waiting to be dumped and it goes to show with abit of hard work a young fulla can have himself his own sturdy ship

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I bet those fish tasted fantastic after all that hard work!!! Those kids will always remember moments like that. Great memories and quality family time.

[@jdub229r]

Beautiful job, beautiful scenery too. Got it made down there. Your boy will remember this trip for a long time. Thanks Marty 🙏

[@bobturtlefrog2846]

Mate, you live in a beautiful country. Good work Marty.

[@davidnielson1960]

Great job on fixing up that boat trailer again and you did a wonderful job on that boat too

[@larannar123]

Wow Marty,I know you put in a lot of work fixing that boat,but what a cruiser!!! She just flies across the water and that Johnson runs like a top!!!!!

[@orphandog51410]

Great job fixing the trailer and taking your family fishing. Thank you.

[@andrewradford3953]

Our local tip shop in Caboolture Queensland has a fleet of old boat trailers come through. I picked up a beautiful 6x4 fully galvanised box trailer with cage and LEDs for $30. It had been overloaded and snapped at the base of the A frame. Did the same repair as you with a second bit of angle over the rhs. Moves a 1000l ibc with a little petrol pump for bush fire season.

[@terryrogers1025]

Like how you salvage and make old things usable and serviceable again. Think your uncle would be pleased with your work sir. Thanks for the video.

[@waterbourne9282]

Nice job and so great for your kids to be around parents who are always industrious and clever, it will stand them in good stead. Suggest bolting a 12" x 1" plank down the length of the trailer to make it easy and safe to walk down and hook the boat on.

[@johnguess4423]

From a lifetime boater here in the Great Lakes, job well done! I can appreciate all the work you put into the boat and trailer.

[@davidcee6037]

Wow. One of your best. Big job on the trailer. Great camera work including aerial shots. Nice family stuff too. Really good... talented lucky guy.

[@PoteauCowboy]

Great Job on the keel, tracked like it was on rails. Engine sounds great.

[@JK-yf9sx]

What a childhood. Lovely dad, lovely mum, abundant fish, and paradise as far as the eye can see. Bliss ☺

[@59catmando28]

You’re wife is quit the fisher! She caught all the big fish! Great channel and content. We love you here in Pennsylvania USA.

[@alfadoofus]

I think you done your uncle proud . A little shine on the boat and there you are a new boat.

[@jukeman57]

The time and money put into bringing uncle’s boat back into service is well worth the effort when it gives you such memorable family times and fun out on the water. And a cooler of red snapper to boot. Cheers mate.

[@justinmatthews7789]

Fantastic boating after working hard on fixing up the boat. Got the kid his first fish (plus mom and dad caught a few meals, as well). Perfect day out, Marty. Greetings from Canada!

[@ritchiechristopher5603]

Sat outside the Slip Inn watching guys like you coming home with their catch a few years back - what a place and what fish - hope to come out again one day !

[@woody6t1]

Always great catching your own kai. And getting the bairns involved too..great life.

[@M21L35]

Such precision work & fit resulting from what appears to be just cursory measurement & estimation. MIND-BOGGLING ability!

[@PaulRansonArt]

What a great feeling! Rescued a lovely older boat and trailer then spend the day with family on it. Well done Marty and crew. 😃😃

[@JimmyDCarter]

That's a fantastic little boat to take on the cruise to the fishing ground. Good job on the fixing of your new boat!

[@rogerbayzand4455]

A great family boat well worth the repair, the 115 Johnson is a rebadged Suzuki and a solid motor so a really good package. Nice work on the trailer I have just spent the past few months chasing the rust on mine.

[@richardorchard3364]

Great job Marty,you certainly live in a beautiful part of the world,happy for your little bloke on catching his first fish,cheers.

[@aaronhorn6849]

Awesome little fizz boat! Just need a catwalk down the trailer!🙂

[@d.springer8444]

I have to believe he’s looking down and smiling, another great job

[@joeyjojo4506]

Thanks for another great story Marty. Awesome work mate.

[@olavbjrneset5675]

Happy to see an eager beaver…just chewing on. «It’ll be alright» & «It’ll do» is just whats needed. We, and myself indeed, could have achived so mutch more. And still be happier! If just setteled there. «It’ll do». Have a great one, matey.!!

[@jimmeh213]

Mum got a couple of decent pinkies! Marty is a man for all seasons 👏🏼

[@ronprince1478]

lovely to see her back on the water, she sits well. a lot of people don't understand the connection to an object that relates to someone special.

[@pmel018]

The old girl fair skips across the water, nice work! Used to catch blue cod off Stewart Island two and three at a time from my grandfathers wee boat.

[@chrischerry2787]

I really miss the sheltered water of the Sounds: it's straight out into open water here on the Sunshine Coast. Excellent work saving that boat and trailer.👍

[@GoodForYou4504]

Love what u did with this boat and trailer. Basically you (once again) took something that was being discarded and made it work as intended. Very nice job!

[@pettyfogger2305]

As usual, you take a massive job and break it down into small components and then muscle through them. I can see where one would need to take a breather as in total, you took a wreck and slowly but surely whittled away at it. Bravo, and bravo again for being your beautifil childrens' benchmark for staying the course even when it seems nearly insurmountable!

[@MartyT]

Biggest project I've done for a while, it was a hard slog

[@tutekohe1361]

Nice one Marty, your Uncle would be pleased and proud of the job you have done on both the boat and trailer and that you and your family are enjoying it.

[@williamkn621]

Great boat. You did your uncle proud. Very lovely. We both really like it and great work improving it

[@GaryT1952]

Outside of the brilliant restoration...what an extraordinarily beautiful region where you reside. After all the rain and repairs, great to see you and the family enjoying yourselves

[@TheBeaker59]

That's a great boat for family trips, well done, it will be the young fella fixing up the trailer next time.

[@davekimbler2308]

Nice cuddy you have there and that outboard sounds great ! That’s a great boat to have youngsters on !

[@kishidabu]

Nice work on the boat and trailer! My hats off to you for doing the mahi!

[@DavidGrassSr]

I am so glad you kept the boat in the family, it was a pain in the ass iḿ sure but, look at all the trips your going to have fishing with yopur sweet little family ? Very well done , See Ya, Texas

[@hgbarnes1584]

No matter what you do Marty it's always great fun to watch. This one was fantastic, the prelude, the repairs, the terrific filming and of course the time with your family. Days the kids will never forget! Thank you and God Bless.

[@starflash08]

Nice boat, love the depth and rake of the bow

[@peteraldino3423]

All that work, and time to be a Dad too ...Very nice on all accounts - and what a beautiful land you live in!👍

[@Gilly14]

🙌 High fives buddy! Mrs. Seaborn lives to sail another day.

[@rayscrafield2106]

You are truly a "jack of all trades" for sure. Well done. A great day out on the water and looks like you had a great day of fishing too. Well worth all your labor. Memories your kids will never forget.

[@TheStuffMade]

Lovely little boat, I really like that Johnson 4 stroke.

[@reviewaccount469]

I use old tires to put motors and transmissions on, especially during shipping. Good to have a couple around the shop.

[@paulwooster3590]

Well done Mate, another generation will get to enjoy the vessel . Great work.

[@donaldelrod9172]

impressive restoration of boat and trailer. another skillful endeavor demonstrated for all the envious less talented of us.

[@puirYorick]

Another member of Marty's fleet has been restored to full working order. I get a lot of restoration videos in my YT feed from the algorithm but so many guys try and turn their project into some chrome polished piece of artwork. I like that you concentrate on making items sturdy and giving them a longer working life more than anything. It's more relatable and in this case it honours your uncle's memory that you didn't turn his legacy into some flash piece by dressing it up in all new finery. It's still a great family fishing cruiser - warts and all.

[@D4NS80]

That boat looks mint as on the water. Looked like a great day out with all the nice snapper caught. Cheers mate.

[@ManxAndy]

That motor sounds sweet, really quiet …. You’ve done a top job on the whole rig…..👍🇮🇲

[@avrel820]

Cool boat amazing you fixed it i bet to get it fixed how you want it probably took more than 200 hours and Good job fixing the trailer Nice to see y'all enjoying some fishing i enjoyed watching you :-)

[@merrymanrc]

It good to see the young catching fish too it was a great day for the family on a sunny day. 🌞🌞

[@tony66au]

That worked out well Marty, Nice functional boat and trailer, Sons first Fish and a nice day out.

[@louissparks2496]

Complete with a nice fishing trip. Lovely family.

[@bigunone]

Looks like the youngling needs a left hand reel! Nice save of the uncle's boat

[@bags4]

Marty, as always your work is inspiring, your videos are meaningful, your kids are adorable (great capture of the boy’s 1st fish!), and you brighten the day of all of us who get to watch along and live vicariously! Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@rayscrafield2106]

Well said bags4. Well said.

[@de9ux]

Fantastic repair, and even better precious family time, your uncle will be proud 👍👍

[@timwilson6884]

FWIW the air voids under the stringers would have been intentional. When a boat is smashing through big head seas, the stress distribution across the hull concentrates into the stringers. If the stringers are in direct contact with the fibreglass skin then they form 'hard points' relative to the relatively flexible fibreglass skin, and that can tend to cause stress cracking along the junction between the glass and the stringers. Boat builders would thus often elevate the stringers around 1/4" - 1/2" off the hull such that the only points of contact between the two were via the longitudinal tabbing, which (in theory) should have been a nice big fillet extending 1.5" each side of the stringers. That detailing allows a bit more flex in the stringer / hull joint and minimises the likelihood of stress cracks along the junction. The issue is that it does leave the underside of the stringers susceptible to rot UNLESS you 'glass them all around before installation, which was too much work for most boat builders and thus they just slapped them in raw. Hence so many older boats being horribly prone to rotted stringers. Just for background. Your stringers are solid as and most rebuilds are done just like you did.

[@leswroe8803]

Love it Marty,Top Marks,and great fishing with the family 💯🚤

[@larrylane6512]

Nice work Marty T great to see you fix up the boat and keep it in the family

[@Jameson4327]

Well done! Next item? Paint for the old lady? Your uncle would be happy.

[@mrmongo6722]

Amazing work and I'm sure your uncle is looking down with a smile.

[@brinhaerycammel3467]

At the very least, your uncle would appreciate the respect you've just shown him!

[@jesusisGod1434]

That was a lot of work! It’s amazing to not only know how to do it but get all the parts and have every tool and brilliance to be capable of calculating and manufacturing the fixes! God bless you Marty and your wonderful family! It was so nice to see you take your uncles boat out and catch fish with your family. Thank you for taking us along! Love the drone footage! (Oh and thank you for all the work that goes into filming, editing and posting the video!) 👍🏼

[@Don.Challenger]

And teaching the "catching of fish" and not just with fishing alone but with the repairing of the boat and its trailer which is a life skill example for all.

[@Crftbt]

Impressed with how effective 2 hooks on one line was!

[@markphillips6154]

Love the drill press out on the driveway.

[@Sparkey]

Perseverance and vision as always. Incredible transformation. Your uncle is smiling.

[@Hiltechshipwrights]

nice job on the hull framing. solid.

[@hadynmcloughlin4661]

One of my favourite videos Marty great job getting it back on the water. Love your drive to restore old things and bring them back to life. Stunning scenery and a good catch.

[@joanalee3487]

I am new and looking at 6-meter 2 or 4-stroke cabin cruisers...you are a fabulous wealth of info for me. Haven't bought anything yet but looking hard and im in salt water also...Cheers to you and yours.

[@Jack-gy7cs]

That's a lot of work. I can certainly see why you would walk away from a project and not want to look at it for a while. It's funny how we will do something for sentimental reasons that we wouldn't ordinarily do.

[@catcam]

What a beautiful and calming content . Many thanks dear Marty!

[@999torino]

You put a lot of hours into that trailer, I feel your pain. As usual, you did a very nice job of repairing something old that still had life left in it.

[@neillh]

Thanks for sharing another great video 👍

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Many more family years left in your uncles boat, good work man, love your videos. Peace! From the Isle of Man.

[@terrytopliss9506]

The boat and trailer look great Marty,you’re done a really good job.👍👍

[@dashbel506]

Nice catch of fish 🐠 the boat sounds so smooth

[@blakec2414]

bloody awsome bro to see that waka brought back to life, your uncle would be stoked im sure.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

That trailer is one that would have a lot of people just giving up on it. Good on ya for bringing it back.