🛥️ $600 Sailboat Restoration | Barn Find Trailerable Sailboat Mustang 22 Sailboat

Hi, I’m Joe, and welcome back to Motor City Boat Werks! In this episode, we take a $600 Craigslist sailboat and bring it back to life. From cleaning and sanding to painting and rigging, you’ll see the full DIY restoration process of a budget sailboat.

We cover:
⚓ Finding a bargain sailboat on Craigslist for just $600
⚓ Initial cleanup, removing 50 gallons of water, and prepping the boat
⚓ Removing all hardware, cleats, winches, and tracks
⚓ Sanding and prepping the fiberglass interior safely
⚓ Applying primer and painting the interior a vibrant red
⚓ Painting the exterior with the roll and tip method – blue hull, white deck
⚓ Reassembling hardware, companionway hatches, and lights
⚓ Rigging the mast and test fitting all components
⚓ First time in the water – floating and mooring the sailboat

If you love DIY boat projects, sailboat restoration, and budget boat builds, this episode is for you! Follow along as we take a neglected Craigslist sailboat and turn it into a beautiful, functional vessel ready for its first voyage.It turns out the boat was a 1973 Mustang 22 sailboat, also known as a Plastrend PT-22 sailboat. This boat was originally designed to compete with the Cal 20 sailboat, and went on to win numerous sailboat races in the early 1970s.The Mustang 22 Sailboat even crossed the Atlantic Ocean singlehanded!

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