1980 Excalibur 38 help please!!!
 

Hey everyone just bought me a x 38 this weekend and found myself neck deep in history and what seems to be good folks and possibly several thousands of dollars later a good boat...maybe!!

Ok the owner left her in a field uncovered for Ohhh about 8-10 years nose of the trailer in the dirt and you guessed it full of water...with this being said where would I even start to finding parts for her??? Seems everyone in Houston turns their nose up when you mention 1980...also is there anyway to trace the hin number to see what the deal with this boat started from??

Thanks in advance on any help
Matt

Be prepared to spend more than what you could buy one running for! But this way you can spend when you want how you want. As far as parts goes you cans find everything you'll need here on oso just look through the swap shop

A good start would be to contact TXHawk here on the boards. He lives in Texas and is very knowledgable about these boats. Maybe he could help...

Best of luck!

Thank you for the quick response, and agreed it is a project for me and my son and as seen already a ton of history to go with it!! But def would rather build what I want rather then buying and having to change it to what I want!! I'll try to get some pictures and progress reports as soon as I can figure out the picture thing!!


Thanks again
Matt

Good luck !

This is my uncles old 38. It went to Texas in 1988.

Cig3 would you have anymore pics of your uncles boat?

Full of water is one thing, but full of water nose down on the trailer that is the worst case scenario, every single piece of wood on that boat will need to be replaced from transom to bow. Sounds like you bought it cheap and hopefully got the trailer too... you should strip it rebuild the trailer and find another dry(er) hull.

does it have motors in it? if it does try gettin them going if they were winterized they could still turn over. I bought a boat for 500 bucks with trailer last year that was full of water i cleaned it out ripped out the rotted deck changed the oil rebuilt the carb did the bellows and its ran f**ckin awesome. Sometimes people stop using these boats for the stupidest reasons, mine was left to rot because it had a ripped shift cable bellows

Trailer is in perfect shape just need some new tires and a afternoon flushing the brakes and now it pulls amazing, has twin 454's, motors were covered but for how long idk...got a mechanic that's gonna get into them and see if they are functioning. Out drives work, one needs a crack welded but other than that in good shape. The steering works, controls do as well. So the cabin needs to completely come out down to the hull and be replaced?

A good start is to get out the camera. We like boats that sit in fields. We call them drive buy's.

Already got y'all some pictures just haven't figured out the photo thing...

I'll see what I can dig up.

I appreciate it, just want to try and get it back close to original..well as much as possible lol

Sorry cant get the picture in it for some reason

In the full site you need to copy the IMG code from your pic (under the pic) and paste it into the comments section

Like this (but Im going to remove on letter so it doesnt actually post the pic):
[IMG]htt://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm91/Michael930/IMG600.jpg[/IMG]

Once you submit your reply the picture will appear in your comment.

Good Luck with the TROJAN WARRIOR!

fixx
 

it will give you 3/4 codes,,copy the bottom code..

I give just follow the links to look at the pictures lol

Great looking boat! Gonna be a cool project

Thanks Capt!! I thought so, at least give me and my son something to work on!! Maybe even play on!

http://m474.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=IMG_2729.jpg

Ok got y'all a couple pics of them...not good pics by any means

http://m474.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=IMG_5301.jpg

http://m474.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=IMG_5301.jpg

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I have a 1980 38' Excalibur with Arnason Outdrives. Started Rebuild and have paused. Hard to get back started. I compleatly striped it, took top half off,sanded back down to gell coat, Replaced stringers and transum, repaired stress cracks, purchased new arnason outdrives, Rebuilt 454's with eldebrock preformer packages. it was in rough shape never drove it. I have pictures before rebuild. It was called Shazam. If anyone knows anything about it let me know. Its been 3 years since I've touched it. Like i said its hard to get back started.

Yeah man we have made a lot of head way on mine...i have a ton of extra stuff if you need anything...my transom and stringers are gonna be rebuilt next weekend and gonna re-gel the the engine hatch finish a little bit of sanding and lay the tanks and cockpit floor back in so everything is ready to gel all at one time.....not sure where your located but would like to see some pictures of what you got..

I have pictures when I bought it. I don't know how to post them but I can email them. The boat is in rough shape in the pictures. I live on the Gulf Coast in MS. I also have a 1988 42' Excalibur in a lot better shape that I use.

yeah man send me what you have [email protected] or you can text me 8322868110 matt

I emailed you some pictures of both the 38 and 42. Let me know if you don't get them. Hope you like them. You can do what you want with them.

Sorry, I did get them and must say that is a sweet 42!! 38 looks like it needs some work but yeah same thing I'm into at the moment!!

I have a boat refinishing shop in lake of the ozarks and our boat is a recovered drug runner reworked . it is a 32 ft excalibur . we are looking at a 38 in simular shape.It will be a lot of work but we love our boat it has the old trs s and 450 hp 454s . we have a website with ours on it fixboatsonline.com . good luck with your project contact me if you have questions. thanks Kurt

more excaliburs
 

theres a guy in freeport aeromarine that had a pile of these boats i think his name was john schultz