general marine 20

[Tuckerman]

Just picked up a general marine 20. Needs transom, paint and tlc. This is the third time I've owned this boat.

 

[BOSBoatMan]

This is the third time you have owned this boat...this particular boat...? Or a GM20?

 

[Tuckerman]

1st time...I bought this particular boat eight years ago from a friend who works at my marina, it needed a floor and paint. Replaced floor stringers and foam and painted it dark green. Sold it to a friend. He neglected it and it got very scratched when it hit mooring at low tide and mooring eye was never set and scratched side.
2nd time.. Bought it back from friend repainted same color repowered and sold it through a broker at my marina about 5 years ago.
3rd time I bought it from 1st guy again who bought it from one of his customers. Its the gift that keeps giving.

 

[El Mar]

She wants you.

 

[Eastporter]

Keep us posted with the rebuild. We love photos!

 

[jojobee]

Nice. Is that his newer 20' or his older 19'er. I had the 19 at some point along the way.

 

[Tuckerman]

I dont have reg in front of me. What year did they change ?

 

[Tuckerman]

Its an 83' reg. says 19'6"

 

[bglhooked]

I had a 19 seaway that was an 83 I sold last year. Looked exactly the same! good luck with the restoration! Great boat

 

[Tuckerman]

Pulled boat off trailer onto dollies started transome rebuild.

 

[El Mar]

Nice work.

Is that marlin head from the old Marty's???

 

[Tuckerman]

I dont think so, Stan Sr. from L&L electronics gave it to me years ago. He was going to toss it so I gave it a new home. Its pretty rough.

 

[Tuckerman]

gm 20

2 layers 3/4 marine ply , relaminated outside glass, faired , spray polyed. Now the question is , what color to paint inside and outside. Any thoughts ?

 

[bglhooked]

Looks awesome! Fighting lady yellow hull with green bottom and blue boot stripe. White tops and gray deck. Or blue bottom with green stripe. Just my opinion. All oyster white sounds easier to me! Looks great!

 

[Eastporter]

Colors

Interesting way you redid your transom. I left the outer skin and put new fiberglass on the inside. Looks good- creative way to recycle the old skin.
Color- I think seafoam green on the exterior (with a white boot stripe) and white interior for your boat.

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[Tuckerman]

Ive done several this way and had good results. You cant always reuse the glass from the outside. The pics dont show that after I laminated the skin I ground a 6 in seam where the cut was made and laid a layer of biax with mat on back and a layer of mat so the seam doesnt come back. If I did it from the inside I would have had to cut the floor. To me its easier to fair a large flat surface verses the inside. The last two times Ive owned this boat I painted it dark green awl grip. May change it up, but maybe the color is good luck.

 

[BOSBoatMan]

Flag blue....cordovan gold bootstripe...and how about Grand Banks beige on the topsides. Keep it true, and NO FIGHTING LADY YELLOW on a downeast. This ain't a Jupiter center console here.

 

[tunaorlater]

Kinda looks painted! Nice job.

 

[Eastporter]

I love flag blue too, that's what I painted my boat but... if all boats were white or blue it would make a pretty boring harbor. I like fighting lady yellow and even the crazy hot orange and green that Eastern has. See photo for an H&H with untraditional colors.

 

[Tuna Pursuit]

Nice job. Did you have all those clamps or did you have to buy them. There's a few bucks there.