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Location: Wisconsin | Here is a link to a Photobucket slideshow of the Tuffy I rebuilt last spring/summer. This was the second Tuffy I have rebuilt. The first one I did with my Dad was about 15 years ago. My Dad still owns that boat. This one I did for myself. VERY enjoyable project and would do it again if I found another wore out Tuffy. It's amazing what a little bit of carpet and two pieces of Gunnel will do for an old wore out boat.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | hall-of-fame post ... |
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Location: Stockbridge, WI | That's really cool, I wish I would have taken pictures of fixing up my rig. |
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| Great looking work!!! Any idea how much cash invested? I would love to give my Maurader a face lift. |
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Location: Davenport, IA | That is some incredible work. These boat restorations are getting more and more popular with the cost of new boats growing every year. |
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Location: Rhinelander | Sharp looking boat. Good looking job and a huge cost savings vs new I would guess. |
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Location: Eagle River, WI | It's patient guys like you that give impatient guys like me a bad name. Seriously though, having redone a couple vehicles myself I know what a labor of love and a test of your patience and endurance a project like that can be. Nice Job!!! |
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| I poured over those pics for 15 min. Wow! Very impressive!!!! How much was the rig in the end? (purchase price plus make-over). Is it rude of me to ask? |
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Location: Wisconsin | Landry It was more than I wanted it to be. The boat was a lot more neglected than I originally thought it was when I bought it. So I did more work then anticipated. I didn't skimp anywhere every screw is stainless. In order of most expensive would be Fiberglass resin, stainless screws hinges and livewell, switch panels, lighting (Blue Water LED), carpet and wood. I have about $3,500.00 in the boat not including electronics and trolling motor. (I was able to save the two Tuffy seats)
I also installed all new pedestals, bases, Gunnel and Bow strip,( I took a trip to FiberDome for the Gunnel and Bow parts to upgrade it from the old aluminum style) I saved the original live well up front for storage and use as a bait well, so I also installed all new plumbing and wiring for two new pumps/aerators. SO yea, basically everything is new.
Welldriller your right on the head about labor of love.. The testing of my patience was extreme nothing ever goes as smooth as you want it to and opener was creeping up on me. There were extra late nights and super long days involved.
All in all with purchase price and everything installed on it. $4800.00. SO in reality too much, but I do have a Great Tuffy boat modified just enough, some great memories, a sense of accomplishment and every single time I fish out of it is a #*^@ GOOD DAY.
Thanks for the kind words everyone. It's greatly appreciated.
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Very nice accomplishment. Gotta take some serious patience. |
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Location: Grafton, WI | Great job!
I did almost the exact same rebuild a few years ago, and know how much hard work goes into it. The joy of having a new boat and knowing it was due to your hard work is priceless!
Again, nice work!
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Location: Illinois | That's really cool. Remarkable job! |
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| i think your work is amazing. You can fish with pride in that thing! Enjoy your summer and get some slime on that nice fresh carpet! |
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| Wow, that is amazing, great looking boat. Excellent looking work. |
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| If your looking for another worn out tuffy Waterwerks 2 in naperville il has kevin nash,s old tourny boat for sale you can check it out at their websight Waterwerks.com |
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| Hey- Really nice work... I went over to look at that boat at water works and it seems like there was and/or is an issue with the transom. Seems to have been repaired at one time. Has any one else had a chance to check this boat out? Does anyone know this boats history? I am looking to do a project like the rebuild above, but I am nervous that there might be structural issues with this boat...is this concern valid? How hard is it to repair a transom? Once again really inspiring work! Thanks in advance...
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| 10, was the hull leaking?? I saw all the saturated foam and wood and figured it must have a cracked hull, especially with the srtingers having lost their integrity.
Just wondering cause I had the same issues with my esoxmag that we did a total rebuild on 2 years ago. Great project that took up a month of my fishing time but I believe that the boat now is more srtructurally sound then when it left the factory.
I now have lighted live wells and storage compartments,AM/FM/CD Stereo, ropelights for an all nighter on Pewaukee, plugins for 2 spotlights. It went from a good boat to a great boat and I can't wait to get it out on the water.  |
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Location: midwest | MD75 shot me a pm. I may know of a rig that you can pickup |
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Location: Wisconsin | The hull was/is sound. It didn't take on a drop of water last summer. It had a leaking livewell pump and I think it just sat outside soaking up the rain. Now it is stored inside and covered. As for the stringers one had failed. It looks like when the drivers pedestal was installed they cut out the stringer to make room for the seat pedestal base. It just started soaking up water from there.
I did the lighting as well. It has got to be one of the best features. The Blue water LED systems are fantastic. I didn't put in a stereo like you did. I was too afraid I would take that way to the extreme so I left it out completely.
Sounds like you have a great on going project as well. Now this spring I have a whole new list of ideas to work on. Does it ever stop?! THE HORROR THE HORROR! |
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| 10MM, Did you use polyester resin or epoxy resin for your rebuild? Sworrall, what do you recommend?
Thanks! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Poly. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Yep I used poly resin. I did get that recommendation from Tuffy before I started. They were extremely helpful with advice and parts. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | By the way, if the stringer was notched, someone installed a non-standard base in the wrong place. |
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Location: Wisconsin | That was my assumption. The floor had been worked on once before. Twice if you include wrapping another piece of plywood in carpet and dropping it in on top of the old rotten floor and carpet. |
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| i really enjoyed that.i think my marauder needs something similar.b
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Location: Madtown, WI | Wow nice job! I have little patience....so the Shell boat is about the extent of my involvement for rebuilds! Wish I had that kind of skill/patience!
Thanks for sharing!
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| 10 More Minutes,
I just saw the slideshow on your Tuffy re-build. Nice work! It looks great. I have a 1981 Marauder that is in very nice shape. It's "hugger orange" with white decals and I haven't seen to many like it. I'll see if I can post some pics in the future as I've been thinking about 1) extending the front deck a bit and removing one of the livewells and adding an 8' or 9' rod locker/ storage.
The carpet is an orange and black "plastic" and while it is in very good shape, I have not been able to find that color. So if I did perform the upgrades listed above, I would probably need to re-carpet the enitire boat. I'm not sure I would want to do that but your project certainly gives me hope. |
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Location: oswego, il | I can only say what others have said and the satisfaction you must have with your boat must be awesome. Now, we need to see some pics of fish from this boat! |
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Location: NW WI | Very
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| Man I wish I was that talented! Great Work!!! |
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