FisHard
12-11-2016, 01:53 PM
G'day folks. It's been a while since there was a juicy rebuild on this forum, so here goes:
ever since I was a teenager, I've admired the Haines 580 SLF centre cab. For a fisho, what's not to like? You've got a 19' Haines hull, proper walk around, a smallish cabin that even I, at 6'3, can lay out in, self draining deck and a workable cockpit. I still don't understand why you can't buy this boat new today, especially given the resurgence in sport fishing.
Anyway, I've always wanted one, but until recently, the opportunity to own one hasn't presented itself.
The boat:
Thanks to a tip off from a mate, I found the boat at a dealer on the Gold Coast. It had a 2006 140 Suzuki four stroke that had only done 120 hours and 12 months ago had the head replaced etc etc. the trailer was also 10 years old, but in excellent shape. The hull though, was rugged. I could tell the transom was soggy and overall it was below average condition. No electrics, but recent hydraulic steering. I snapped it up anyway and knew that at least the motor and trailer had value.
The old boat:
Over the last couple of years, I've updated a 580 Outsider Cruise Craft. It was a bit rough to start with as well, but got new transom, 2014 Tinka trailer, 2014 Suzuki 140 (bought new), 12 and 7" Simrads, trim tabs, and s great targa top with clears. Oh and new upholstery and flooring etc. A really good boat, but basically a cabin family boat adapted to fish. Good safe hull too, but not a brilliant ride.
The plan: First sell the old boat
Realistically, I'd overcapitalised on the Cruise Craft. My idea was, to swap the motor and trailer off the Haines onto the Cruisy, as well as the 12" Simrad, to achieve 2 things:
1: reduce the value of the Cruise Craft to make it easier to sell, whilst still presenting it with a low hour four stroke and a serviceable trailer.
2: keep the nice new Suzuki, trailer and Simrad for the Haines.
So I got my faithful, go to guy for all things marine, Adam Milner, to tackle the swap. He then kept my 2014 Suzuki on a rack in his factory for the time being.
So I advertised the Cruisy on Gumtree. Well, didn't it get some attention! It sold in under a week and both parties were happy with the result. Sweet!
So the Haines refurb begins:
Adam Milner was again called into action to strip the Haines hull and see how bad the rot was. IT WAS VERY BAD!!! Basically we kept one stringer, and that was it. Transom: stuffed. 6 stringers: stuffed. Bulkheads: stuffed. The floor was actually ok, but all had to go to get access under it. All good, I knew by having the whole thing rebuilt by Adam, it would be better than new and more solid than most boats built today. So go for it I say!
The original fuel tank was in ok condition, but Adam suggested to go new, and as the whole underfloor structure was being rebuilt, I could choose a bigger tank and he would build around it. So I went for 250L instead of the original 180. That made the rear kill tank smaller, but that's no problem.
Also included in Adams work was a full respray. I've always liked those soft pastel greeny blues. You know the colour of the water on a Barrier reef sand cat where blue water meets the site sand? See next post...
ever since I was a teenager, I've admired the Haines 580 SLF centre cab. For a fisho, what's not to like? You've got a 19' Haines hull, proper walk around, a smallish cabin that even I, at 6'3, can lay out in, self draining deck and a workable cockpit. I still don't understand why you can't buy this boat new today, especially given the resurgence in sport fishing.
Anyway, I've always wanted one, but until recently, the opportunity to own one hasn't presented itself.
The boat:
Thanks to a tip off from a mate, I found the boat at a dealer on the Gold Coast. It had a 2006 140 Suzuki four stroke that had only done 120 hours and 12 months ago had the head replaced etc etc. the trailer was also 10 years old, but in excellent shape. The hull though, was rugged. I could tell the transom was soggy and overall it was below average condition. No electrics, but recent hydraulic steering. I snapped it up anyway and knew that at least the motor and trailer had value.
The old boat:
Over the last couple of years, I've updated a 580 Outsider Cruise Craft. It was a bit rough to start with as well, but got new transom, 2014 Tinka trailer, 2014 Suzuki 140 (bought new), 12 and 7" Simrads, trim tabs, and s great targa top with clears. Oh and new upholstery and flooring etc. A really good boat, but basically a cabin family boat adapted to fish. Good safe hull too, but not a brilliant ride.
The plan: First sell the old boat
Realistically, I'd overcapitalised on the Cruise Craft. My idea was, to swap the motor and trailer off the Haines onto the Cruisy, as well as the 12" Simrad, to achieve 2 things:
1: reduce the value of the Cruise Craft to make it easier to sell, whilst still presenting it with a low hour four stroke and a serviceable trailer.
2: keep the nice new Suzuki, trailer and Simrad for the Haines.
So I got my faithful, go to guy for all things marine, Adam Milner, to tackle the swap. He then kept my 2014 Suzuki on a rack in his factory for the time being.
So I advertised the Cruisy on Gumtree. Well, didn't it get some attention! It sold in under a week and both parties were happy with the result. Sweet!
So the Haines refurb begins:
Adam Milner was again called into action to strip the Haines hull and see how bad the rot was. IT WAS VERY BAD!!! Basically we kept one stringer, and that was it. Transom: stuffed. 6 stringers: stuffed. Bulkheads: stuffed. The floor was actually ok, but all had to go to get access under it. All good, I knew by having the whole thing rebuilt by Adam, it would be better than new and more solid than most boats built today. So go for it I say!
The original fuel tank was in ok condition, but Adam suggested to go new, and as the whole underfloor structure was being rebuilt, I could choose a bigger tank and he would build around it. So I went for 250L instead of the original 180. That made the rear kill tank smaller, but that's no problem.
Also included in Adams work was a full respray. I've always liked those soft pastel greeny blues. You know the colour of the water on a Barrier reef sand cat where blue water meets the site sand? See next post...