I live in Crown. About 7 miles straight east of Zimmerman. My sons grandparents actually live right off 65 and 97th ave (Right by the SA) in blaine and my dad is right in Anoka off 10 and 7th ave so I get down that way a bit.
I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but if its an original untouched core, pretty good chance it needs to be replaced. And just cause the transom feels solid doesnt meant its not wet. Mine was soaking wet and it felt very solid. With that being said, do not get discouraged what so ever.
The good thing is, they are not all that hard to do. Its just the grinding of the fiberglass that sucks. The core going back in is actually the fast part. There are a lot of guys that knock out a core job in a matter of days and are back on the water in no time.
You could also look at some other boats like NoBoss Ventura and go coreless (
http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2263). I will be doing this route on my next stream. There are a lot or rebuild topics on here. Take your time and check em out. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
A wet/rotten core can be extremely dangerous. Recore and it will be a lot stronger then then from the factory and good for another 30+ years.
All while still having the coolest looking and best running boat on the lake.
Take a look at my resto topic also. Mine is not done yet (Kids, job changes, life... Kinda got in the way for a bit) but plan to be on the water this summer if it ever warms up so I can finish it. Now mind you, someone attempted to repair my core with plywood (big no no) so mine was a
HUGE job that I do not ever want to have to do again like that. lol I will take an untouched stream any day over what I had to do. I would have been done with this long ago had it been original.
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I live in Crown. About 7 miles straight east of Zimmerman. My sons grandparents actually live right off 65 and 97th ave (Right by the SA) in blaine and my dad is right in Anoka off 10 and 7th ave so I get down that way a bit.
I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but if its an original untouched core, pretty good chance it needs to be replaced. And just cause the transom feels solid doesnt meant its not wet. Mine was soaking wet and it felt very solid. With that being said, do not get discouraged what so ever.
The good thing is, they are not all that hard to do. Its just the grinding of the fiberglass that sucks. The core going back in is actually the fast part. There are a lot of guys that knock out a core job in a matter of days and are back on the water in no time.
You could also look at some other boats like NoBoss Ventura and go coreless ([url]http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2263[/url]). I will be doing this route on my next stream. There are a lot or rebuild topics on here. Take your time and check em out. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
A wet/rotten core can be extremely dangerous. Recore and it will be a lot stronger then then from the factory and good for another 30+ years. :up: All while still having the coolest looking and best running boat on the lake.
Take a look at my resto topic also. Mine is not done yet (Kids, job changes, life... Kinda got in the way for a bit) but plan to be on the water this summer if it ever warms up so I can finish it. Now mind you, someone attempted to repair my core with plywood (big no no) so mine was a [b][i][color=#FF0000]HUGE[/color][/i][/b] job that I do not ever want to have to do again like that. lol I will take an untouched stream any day over what I had to do. I would have been done with this long ago had it been original. [url]http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1171[/url]