I Bought A Rotten Boat! | 2000 Pursuit 3400 Fisherman with TWIN Volvo DIESEL Engines
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Published 2024-05-31
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.
All Comments (21)
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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!
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Beautiful boat. A nice combination of size, fishability and accommodations. Quite a collection of fishing gear, too. Congratulations!
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I ain’t never ,ever seen a repair done like that on a boat,good luck
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As a West Coast tuna fisherman this was a late night pop up! Now ya got me along for the resto journey! Good luck!
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The two happiest days of your life. The day you buy a boat and the day you sell it. Enjoy the water.
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Finally another big boat project!!can’t wait to follow the journey
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Sweet boat. Cant wait to see her all fixed.
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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!
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She’s a premium unit! I can’t wait to go out on her this summer
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Curious, why did you put it in the water before doing all that work?
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Pursuits are beautifully finished from the factory. I had one was always impressed by how nice the wiring was
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I’m invested now, i can’t wait for the full repair video! I’ll be taking notes!
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I worked at Tiara Yachts from 86 - 89 the quality was top notch.
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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.
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Can't wait to see this one through. Good luck dude.
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Congrats! Very excited for you and to follow along!
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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!!
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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. 🤔
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super clean, worth saving. you got this!
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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.
