And so begins the rebirth of the Leprechaun

**Milkshake** · 04-10-2009 11:13 AM

Original Bochure pictures

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**Fritz** · 04-10-2009 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by marine4003

Fritz, whats going over the Okoume ??, restored a few old ones years ago, Garwood,CC and even a Hacker..wish i had more time and lots & lots of $$$$$$$, no market for the smaller boats down here,But Leprechaun is a classic,nice work.

Marine: Two layers of glass and epoxy on the hull and 3 layers on the bottom. Bubby is doing a fantastic job to date.

**captgator** · 04-10-2009 05:23 PM

If anybody is interested in one of these hulls,I have a 1968 40ft sportfish,hull only,all other structure has been removed for rebuild/update,it was glassed in 1999,sat in drydock for a year before it was completed,it is rock solid,was full swing into the project and had a chance to buy another boat,dont want to see this thing go to waste and it will be a while before I can get it done,would love to see someone rebuild it,the boat has beutiful lines as you can see,im if interested,boat is located in tampa thanks Doug.

**Fritz** · 04-12-2009 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by bubbie crown

Here are a couple of pictures of the port side planking complete:

Thanks for posting these. Now back to work.

All kidding aside she really is looking great. We are gettin' fire up.

**hatti34** · 04-13-2009 11:29 AM

SHE'S LOOOKING GOOOOD FRITZ HURRY UP

**usuck** · 04-29-2009 03:37 PM

any new pics or dates cant wait to see her she already looks like a hottie

**Fritz** · 04-30-2009 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by usuck

any new pics or dates cant wait to see her she already looks like a hottie

Freddie:

I don't have a bunch of pics to put up right now, but she is fully clad, fair, and ready for glass. I was there on Sunday. We cut out an approx. 4' x 4' section of rotted foredeck and fitted new material in its place. Also, we fitted the front windows with new plywood in preparation for glass. The engines are being picked up over the next couple of days. We expect completion early to mid summer. Its a huge effort, but worth it.

**Fritz** · 05-06-2009 04:45 PM

Removal of the hardware & old power, removal of running gear, some sand blasting, a replaced mahogany shear board, a replaced rub rail section above the shear, 9,000 screws, reefed out & expoxied seams, a whole of sanding, a draft of plywood, 10,000 staples, replaced section of foredeck, front windows fitted with plywood, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, and the glassing has begun.