Old Fiberglass 15' drift boat on a Livingston galvanized trailer

[skyriver]

Hi guys,
Here's the deal. A friend of ours is paralyzed from the waist down so hasn't been able to use this boat in 25 years. Unfortunately, it's been sitting out in his backyard all that time. The wood is completely rotten. The fiberglass is in better shape than I thought it would be, but I'm not a fiberglass expert.
The best thing on the boat is the anchor system. It definitely has some use left in it. And the brass oar locks.
It has Cataract oars, but they also have been out in the elements all this time. Not sure what the sun and/or freezing temps do to fiberglass oars.

The trailer is a Livingston galvanized. All the parts that are not galvanized are rusty, but I think the trailer still has some life overall. Another buddy is going to try to get some new wheels and/or tires on it this week.

The goal- Get the boat and trailer off his property.
We know we can get the boat loaded back on the trailer and to the street. If you can drive it away it's yours.

I don't currently know about the title of the boat or trailer. I'll try to find out more on that. The pics are sad....almost as sad as our friends condition. If anyone happens to have experience in disposing of a boat I'd love the input.





















Thanks,
Stacy

 

[Chucker]

Is the hull of that boat solid fiberglass (i.e. built in a mold), or is it glass over plywood? If it’s the former, then it could easily be rehabbed and would probably make a great boat. If it’s the latter then there will be internal rot and it’s a lost cause.

The good news is that you should be able to just haul it to the nearest dump for disposal if that’s necessary.

 

[SurfnFish]

not saying this to be cynical...that would make a cool yard planter for someone with the room.
Scrapper yard would likely take the trailer at no cost

 

[skyriver]

Is the hull of that boat solid fiberglass (i.e. built in a mold), or is it glass over plywood? If it’s the former, then it could easily be rehabbed and would probably make a great boat. If it’s the latter then there will be internal rot and it’s a lost cause.

The good news is that you should be able to just haul it to the nearest dump for disposal if that’s necessary.

I think it's probably solid fiberglass. Thin but strong and pretty darn light. If we don't get any takers I'll be giving the Enumclaw transfer station and ring to see if they'll take it.

 

[CRO]

Looks like it could be an old Eastside hull that could have been built in Duvall by the looks of the wood work along the gunnels. I remember going there and seeing Andre building a custom boat for a friend. He built a 16ft green boat with an alumaweld box seat in front. Andre said he would never build another like it. My fiends brother and i have been looking for this one of a kind boat for about 10yrs as it was stolen from his brothers trailer on I5 near fort lewis on a return trip from the coast while he went to get his spare and trailer tire repaired. Several people including me saw the boat on the trailer on the side of the freeway that day. They took the boat and left the trailer.