1977 Lund Rebuild Complete!!!

She is Finally done! After Many, Many hours in the garage the finished product came out great. Here is the link to my previous post up to the finished paint job on the boat

Cleaning/Paint Job

For the Interior support I built a structure out of 2×4’s and aluminum. I used 2×4’s where I needed solid support and weight and the aluminum for most cross braces. I was able to attach everything to interior elements already tied into the boat so I didnt have to drill through the hull at all.

Because of the size constraints I decided to fab in my own livewell in the old seat spot that used to be up front.

To put more weight and stability up front it was all made out of 2×4’s and attached to the structure of the boat. Each piece was then measure and cut to fit the design and boat size.

I then cut out all the hatches and seat mount holes and began to run wiring for the boat. Switches include; Bilge pump, Livewell Pump, Livewell Circulator, Interior lights, Nav Lights, and 12v plug. All other elements run into a fuse box.

The motor was cleaned and got a new paint job for a bit of an update and so it fit better with the design of the boat.

Once all that was complete each piece was wrapped with carpet and fitted into the boat

And here is the final Product!! Thanks to everyone who gave their input over this whole process!!











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Very nicely done. It looks like a brand new boat. How long did the entire process take you?

That looks great. Congrats on completion of a big project

Super Nice!! With all that work, your enjoyment and pride level will be ultra high.

CONGRATS!!!! LOOKS SWEET……..
NOW THE QUESTION IS, WILL IT THE FISH?

That looks awesome !!! I hope my eyes are deceiving me, but I hope that plywood was Marine Grade.. or at the very least, treated….. ???? That’s alot of work to do again in a few years…..

big G

Fantastic job

Now get out of the garage and go fishing

Ron

Freakin Sweet!!!! Congrats on the final project

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I hope that plywood was Marine Grade.. or at the very least, treated….. ???? That’s alot of work to do again in a few years…..

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It was standard exterior plywood but was completely sealed, sorry I dont have any pictures of the sealing process.

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Very nicely done. It looks like a brand new boat. How long did the entire process take you?

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A very long time!! I worked on it last fall for about a month until it got to cold, then picked it up in the spring for about 5 weeks and finished it the day before opener

The boat runs great and yes it does catch fish!! I had it up on Ottertail over memorial weekend

Super cool!

I did nearly the same thing to the same boat back when I was in high school. Talk about a fun project. I never did get to fish out of it as I was showing it to a couple friends that told a couple of their friends and the next thing I knew I had a cash offer on the table that I couldn’t refuse. Looking back I wish I had turned it down.

But I’m off track here… let us know how it fishes and handles and make sure you post a pic or two of the first fish that comes over the rails.

Ya gotta LOVE an old Lund boat. I know I do! It’s even easier to love her when she looks new.

Ooopps. I see we were posting at the same time and you’ve already had it out on a fishing trip.

Way to finish it strong, Chad. It sure looks nice

Sounds good You did a great job

big G

FANTASTIC!!!!! Congrats!!!!

That is nice, awesome work!

No that is an awesome refurbish job. That should make that boat highly enjoyable.

How long and wide is it?

That looks really cool!

Excellent!!
Those older Lunds are solid!

Nice work and thanks for sharing it looks brand new.

WOW!!
I am totally Impressed
NICE JOB DUDE!!!!!!!

That is one of, if not, the cleanest and best detailed refurbish job i’ve seen! You have such an amazing boat now! Great job!

Way cool stuff right there

Great job. Looks awesome!!