I Bought A Rotten Boat | 2000 Pursuit 3400 Fisherman with TWIN Volvo DIESEL Engines
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025
- This is the riskiest AND MOST EXPENSIVE purchase I have ever made! After selling the Sea Ray and searching for months for an old sport fish style boat (Bertram, Hatteras, Post, Viking, Tiara, Cabo, Jersey etc) this Pursuit popped back up on the market for 100K less than its previous listed price... Watch the video to find out why! This could be the best or worst decision I've ever made...
Welcome to Boat Restoration by Ben! This is a channel based around all things boat and yacht restoration related. I work full time in the marine industry and when I'm not at work, I'm currently restoring my one of a kind 1992 Sea Ray 380 Sun Sport. This is my 12th boat project! From $100 boats to 60 year old relics, I started small and worked my way up. Despite my best judgement, I buy boats that need A LOT of work and fix them up myself. I grew up boating at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, went to school to become an engineer, worked at John Deere for 5 years, and then decided to give it all up to pursue my dream to work in the recreational boat industry. Now having since moved to the Chesapeake Bay area, my mission is to share with the world my love and passion for mechanics and wrenching through my marine projects all while teaching you how to enjoy boats on a budget. I hope you Like these videos and please don't forget to Subscribe! Cheers, Ben.
Ben, I was the previous owner of this Pursuit. Glad you are the new owner and that you are enjoying her as much as I did. The green Awlgrip paint job was done by Jersey Cape Yachts in 2014. I had to sell the boat due to illness, glad to see her floating again.
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James, shoot me an email! I was hoping the previous owner would reach out at some point. I love the boat! It’s my goal to make sure she gets back to 100%. Slowly but surely. Just had her hauled out yesterday. She needs bottom paint and I’m schedule to have haul side repaired in October!
@@JamesHickey-lj2yx what color was she before?
Sure you are
@@JamesHickey-lj2yx Wishing you a better health.
Beautiful boat. A nice combination of size, fishability and accommodations. Quite a collection of fishing gear, too. Congratulations!
As a West Coast tuna fisherman this was a late night pop up! Now ya got me along for the resto journey! Good luck!
Ben, A tad of advice, if you have to do the same hole patch again. There is a easier way just take a lath of fibergalass batten or lexan highly polish on one side and screw it on the outside with 5200. shiny side in. Upon arrival take out your interior and grind back the usual tapers and the self tapper threads with care. Gelcoat the polished batten, apply 2 ;layers of finishing cloth. Remove the Batten, prepare the inside to accept the correct spec lam schedule vacuum in correct laminate and core schedule. On the outside countersink and fill screw holes and profile repair. If you do it right there is hardly any sanding on the outside of the hull. Also if your last laminate on the inside is sized to fit between frames etc, just the normal heavy interior gelcoat will mask the repair. As a retired boatbuilder I've used this process where possible for decades. Good luck.
I ain’t never ,ever seen a repair done like that on a boat,good luck
I hope thats not the permanent cause that will 100% fail again
@@flnative7553 He said a few times that it's just a temp repair/patch to get it back to Maryland.
Ben, well done. I just moved to FL from MD and knew folks in and around the Annapolis area. Couldn't help but notice your sweater because they sold my last boat back in May before we moved. Good luck with this and I''ll continue to follow.
Finally another big boat project!!can’t wait to follow the journey
This video was a surprise pop up, and I'm glad it was!! I'm hooked and along for the journey. New subscription , too. I love these resto videos, let's do this lol
Atlantic City is a freaking cesspool!
Beautiful boat dude. Love it.
Sweet boat. Cant wait to see her all fixed.
Just found your channel, can’t wait to see how this Pursuit turns out. I just bought my first boat a few months ago, a Jones Brothers Bateau. Got it all fixed up and already got the itch to get another one!
Curious, why did you put it in the water before doing all that work?
Some boatyards prohibit any kind maintenance being done, unless they do it. Even the owner can't install a new battery, or piece of electronics. Other yards let you do anything you want.
The two happiest days of your life. The day you buy a boat and the day you sell it. Enjoy the water.
Why not just fill with fiberglass? Then topcoat with fiber jell?
@@phillipmatthews8341 gelous you can't aford one? Lol 🤣🤣🤣
@@toniradolovicwhat does that have anything to do with it? I’ve had a ton of boats my current being a 2023 Cape Horn 31. And he’s not wrong boats are money pits. My uncle had a 50’ egg harbor he loved it but couldn’t wait to sell it. Hes a millionaire btw. So your logic means nothing. Opinions are like assholes everyone has one. Fucking clown
Finally glad to come across a ytber from my home state the works on boats.
Very clean boat. Goes to show a how a relatively small problem can cause a huge problem
Super cool boat my man!! Motivation is the key, im sure you know that? Shes gonna beat you down, wear you out, break your heart, but stick with her and she'll love you back eventually!!
I LOVE these boats. A neighbor of ours had one that he but 330 6bt’s in. Such perfect layouts. Back in 2018 my wife and I drove from KC to New Rochelle to buy our first boat: 2870WA that we hauled back home to get ready to take to the Bahamas. What an adventure. Both the boat buying trip and the Bahamas trip. Hope to see some more vids.
I worked at Tiara Yachts from 86 - 89 the quality was top notch.
Ive worked professional shipyard on the west Coast for a longtime. Beautiful boat. Good luck with all that! Definitely got yourself a new subscriber
super clean, worth saving. you got this!
That is a beautiful boat! Congratulations!
John Deere hat. Yup I'll subscribe. Has to be a good honest hard working man right there.
Hello from New Zealand.
Kiaora bro from Noosa Australia
This is a beautiful boat great video. LOVE IT.
Very nice boat. Pursuit (and Tiara) were founded by Leon Slikkers, and his boats were noted for their perfect tooling. Good quality build, although an older Pursuit like yours still used wood-covered stringers which were far from ideal. Balsa coring was great unless the caulking around through-hulls, cleats and other areas where the core was penetrated was not done right. Delamination can become a very expensive catastrophe -- a friend had to strip the entire gel coat of his 47-foot trawler yacht and spend untold amounts of money having the core removed and the whole thing redone. Looking forward to future videos detailing the complete restoration.
I’m from Maryland too, and I’ve got a very similar boat to that. I’ve got a 33’ wellcraft express with a tuna tower with twin inboard diesels. Love it, I keep it in the Patuxent river in the Chesapeake bay.
Ok, you got my attention, sounds like an adventure I'm willing to trail along with you on. Im sure it'll be an interesting ride, lol. Just subscribed also.
Pursuits are beautifully finished from the factory. I had one was always impressed by how nice the wiring was
Awesome channel and content, I was you with these kind of projects but I got old, 60 now done a bunch of work but slowing down a lot !!! Keep it up, such rewarding life and work !!! No regrets !!! Sub'ed and hit the bell !!!
I love how you fix the ship for taking home! Good job!
She’s a premium unit! I can’t wait to go out on her this summer
Awesome boat man I really like it I can't wait to see the video of you cruising it back home have a safe journey.
Thanks 👍
Can't wait to see this one through. Good luck dude.
I had the opportunity to tuna fish on 25' Pursuit owned by my buddy's father. Gorgeous boat you have there and I would like to see more vids on how she is performing. OK best
Dude, I love that color. Best of luck on your project!!
I'm so excited for the new build, I was thrown off by the channel name change, I'll be keeping an eye on you man. I've got a project Express Cruiser that I'm hoping to start working on in the next year, just need to finish buying a house before I get into it. I'll probably make a channel about it, we'll see. I'm super stoked for you man.
Thank you!
what was previous name
Nice boat! Looks like it was well maintained other than that rotted out section, which would be easily over looked untill it got bad
Ex boatyard worker here. Shes beautiful .If I may suggest something, dry rot spreads, the spores go into good wood too. I would inject the surrounding balsa with some stop rot resin before doing any cosmetic repairs. Subbed btw
I just found your channel I know nothing about boats never in my life been on one bmi love restoration fixing cars this has fired my intrest in other areas liked subbed alot off catch up watching to do great video
I’m invested now, i can’t wait for the full repair video! I’ll be taking notes!
That is a very nice boat man and I wish you the best of luck with it. I would love to own a boat like this one day, but I doubt that will ever happen. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Ben i looked at this boat also. But you beat me to the punch. Congrats. If you need a hand
Ben, when you work over water with your tools, take a small tough string and tie it to your power tool and loop it to your wrist or deck so if you drop it, it doesn't get wet or sink.
Wow, looks new. Really a dream boat.
That is a pretty little fisher. I love the colour.
I love tiara! They’re beautiful boats. My dream boat is a tiara 36 open
Overrated… Carolina’s are WAY BETTER
@@WiredForFishing well where I live I don’t really have any Carolina’s to choose from lol
Hats off too you mate thats an awesome fishing boat for what it is,looking forward to this build from a new subscriber. Cheers from Noosa Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Nice video. Enjoying your infectious optimism. Glad you did not drop any tools in the water.
Living on the east coast I've found so many boats that owners just let sit for years. They buy them and then realize the upkeep is beyond what they expected, along with massive depreciation deals are always made so they can just get rid of them. The boating season is negligible depending on the person. That boat is simply awesome but what surprises me is how this happened. Pursuits have always been great boats in my eyes but as center consoles. I'm glad I've found this and will follow your rebuild.
He explained how this happened. The thru-hull up at the bow failed. Thus, allowing water from the anchor locker to seep into the hull; eventually causing wood rot and fiberglass delamination.
I’m an old Chesapeake Bay guy, having grown up on the bay fishing and cruising with my father and grandfather. When I got out of college I bought a few boats and my last boat was docked in Middle River, in a huge marina right near the mouth of the river. I used to like to spend afternoons at Heart/Miller Islands, lying around and puttering on my boats. After law school I immigrated to Florida towing a little cuddy cabin Winner brand boat I had rebuilt from the ground up.
Those Winners are damn good boats. If I'm remembering correctly, they were the first company to build all composite/fiberglass with no wood. I believe they used a very unique and super strong honeycomb design. I almost scooped up a 24 ft walk-around a couple years ago.
Hslf way through.. There are a few good "pucker" moments in this one. Lol Really nice boat. Curious as to why not do the temp fix on the hard? Still watching, so maybe we'll see. 🤔
Sounds like he wanted it as it would be in water, in case of any flexing , so any repair on the hard might have been layed over and put more stress on the hollowed out area .
I would have definitely laminated that one. There will be a weakening of the hull when it is not laminated firmly but maybe it will also work the way you did it.
I know where an old North Coast is that I would love to restore. Good luck with this!
That anchor locker thru hull is not a culprit or a problem....that little fella allowed you to be able to afford a boat you normally couldnt!!!!! That's your friend's!
I like the pursuits. This should be an interesting repair. Unique color too
I'm from Maryland as well and have been through many many boats. Nice buy hopefully it all works well for you live the diesels👍
Awesome boat!!
Awesome! Keep up the great work
That’s a nice boat man jealous as crazy even my wife loved
cant wait to see the next episode
The boat was originally forest green from the factory. It oxidized and faded from the sun and it was not cared for until I purchased it in 2007. I just had the ac and the refrigerator replaced in 2021 and then I had double pulmonary embolisms and I was forced to sell the boat. The turbo was also replaced on the starboard engine. You are smoking because you need to get the rpm’s up to 1500 and then throttle up. That will drastically reduce the soot issue. Port turbo is not as strong as the starboard due to age.
Im sorry to hear that. Well I’m glad I can continue to care for her and fix her up again. Funny you mention the smoking issue. I finally figured the 1500 rpm trick. Boy does it make a difference! Cleaning the port Turbo helped out a lot too!
Thats wild I looked as this boat when it hit the market
Congrats! Very excited for you and to follow along!
I've been looking at the Pursuit 2470's (center console) and nowhere on the Internet could I find an answer as to when they stopped using wood. I called Pursuit and asked them. The answer was never. Much like Parker they still use wood in pretty much everything except the stringers. They say they encapsulate everything, but it all depends on who owned it and how well they seal the holes they make. Worth it, those boats are dead sexy. Yours looks really homey.
They all have wood. This boat was built by Tiara. The Tiaras used Balsa coring up until 2023!!! Nothing wrong with that but you have to be mindful of water intrusion.
That a fishing machine my buddy has it’s little sister with gas engines that hull design raises fish. Following your progress
16:02 that is my biggest problem with starting to make content for RUclips is that I cannot get past the feeling like I am talking to myself and what are people thinking around me about it. I have to like come up with a way to blast past that. I have a 80K member count group on Facebook so I should be able too have that in my corner if I can just get past that talking to the camera part.
wicked mate, my new favorite channel. was late for work this morning watching this lol. keep up the good stuff , mates love it in new zealand too.
Just bought a 32 wellcraft st.tropez for cheap curious to see how you do your stringer repair I looked into some compelling epoxys but still debating on replacing with wood i just hate boats and wood together 😅 look forward to see this one!
Gonna have some fun with this one 🎉
New sub new rabbit hole, love the boat🤙
This is a beautiful boat.
Sweet boat. If you got it for under $100k. then you did good. Especially if all those rods came with it. That's around $4k. worth of rods and reels. lol. A little patch work never hurts anything.
Flex seal and tape bro 🎉 see ya on the Bay.
I just found and subscribed to your channel I can't wait until your next video I love this kind of channel I also noticed if they go with it you got thousands and thousands of dollars worth of rods and reels . When you get everything done I'd be glad to charter a day or 2 with you?
Thanks Phil! Unfortunately I didn’t get the rods and reels with the boat. I wish!
Love your content. Disregard all the downer haters on here. If you didn't know and accept the expense of boat ownership you wouldn't be doing what you do. People negatively comment out of jealousy. They are low energies.
Appreciate ya brother!
Negative Nancy's who'll never own a boat ever
Not haters they’re called realist. Obviously you have never fucking bought a piece of shit boat and tried to fix it lol especially being a novice moron that would buy a 380 and try to sell it for the money he was trying to get lol rare means rare for a reason they did not make a lot of them because they were shit and Volvo power is also shit rot is cancer. You can treat it and get a few more years but it’s never gonna be your 20s unfortunately
Volvos engines are dog shit lol boats ok Motors caca😂😂😂😂😂😂
First powerboat channel I ever subscribed to.
The dark side.
Cant thank you enough!
Havre de grace Maryland here. Stumbled upon your channel new sub!
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I love it nice boat body. Green is the colour I like plenty
Gorgeous boat man. Congrats! You’ll have her good as new in no time!!
You’ve gained a follower in me . Very envious , absolutely beautiful boat . Cant wait to see more videos . Hopefully some out at the canyons catching yellowfin
That’s the dream! Thanks for following along.
It just so happens, that 6 am is always, IN THE MORNING
I think you gotta steal Pursuit is a great boat. Just reinforce some of the rotten stringers make that repair. The engines are in 49:19 good shape. You're set to go.👍👍👍😊😊😊
I worked on a boat just like that, same color, - tuna tower , and had gas engines. I remember it cause a battery blew up on it , while i was load testing it. Got luck the explosion blew a four inch square out of end of battery and hit my foot, acid spray up my leg, no eyes ! Watch the water lines to genset ,they loop all the way around one engine and get kinked , at least on the gas set up.
Hey Ben, WilsonYahts in Deale MD has a nice old Sportfisher with Diesels for a decent price the boat was owned by 2 good ole boys that soda blasted the hull down to GelCoat did all the Blister repairs and barrier coats ect those boys had her on the hard for a few years and didn’t skimp on putting her back together. i know they had her running great and kind of ran out of steam on Interior build out those guys are bachelors and it wasn’t a priority to fancy the Interior up. they had a working head ,makeshift galley and so on one of the two guys had previously worked at a local Marina and i know he was a good mechanic why ? cause my last boat was Completely repowered by the previous owner and he did all the work btw those motors are still in my old boat that’s been out of my Ownership for over 10 years last i saw that boat inMaryland that Chris Wilson is Brokering the guys. we’re running it on large tanks on the deck to dial in the Engines as they did not trust the factory tanks ? Ironically i actually know the original Owner of that boat it was. a little too much for him at that time financially and Upkeep
she is a fricken beauty! I absolutely love the cabin layout and it's in fantastic condition for 24 years old. congrats
You seemed to have got a real good find. The most costly parts are all working fine. Any boats 20 year old will have some hull issues.
Got to old to do another project boat and made up my mind last year to not start any new projects until al existing projects are complete. It had been a good plan. It's ok to watch your project tho.
Worth the purchase for the free rods and reels in the V-Berth. Your bold endeavor has earned my subscription sir.
Hey Sir, I lived and boated the Chesapeake my entire life but have been in South Texas for the last 20+ years. Is Harris Crab House still open. I used to love that Cream of Crab soup after a cold day of fishing.
Hole you started the engines and generator a d cha ged the oil and fuel filters plus got a supply of filters. Get spare bilge pumps, 2 auto with alarms.
I always did that and ran boat around area a d changed filters before ferrying boats in Hawaii where there is lots of water and NO tow service and few harbors. Can you use 7/16 rigid foam with glass cloth to to replace the balsa?
Nice boat, much good luck.
Good video getter fixed and go fishing!
Congrats
Jersey Egg is my sweet spot, but I never had the right one cross my path in my budget. Wanted something like yours but from here. It happened with something close but different. Not one even around anymore up here.
Ok this video grabbed my attention. Just subscribed. 👍
Curious as to why you didn't do this while I was still on the hard before you dropped it in the water
money
Yeah I don't think money has anything to do with it considering before he bought the boat it was already on the hard so whoever paid for the winter storage, picked up that bill
Likely so that the boat was in its natural position when performing the repair. Just a guess
Love your work
Awesome job and attitude
Beautiful boat. Can you provide some background on that type of repair? I am wondering why re-glassing it wasn't an option.
Awesome stuff man!
Metallic Forest Green, would be awesome!!😎😎😎🛥🛥
Good luck man looks sweet!
Lovely colour
Very nice boat!