Restoring a 2000 21 Liberator (build thread)

**WILDMAN** · 02-13-2018, 08:01 PM

I just got this 2000 21 Liberator in trade. It will be for sale when done. I weighed the hull. Came in at a light 938 lbs. This thing is gonna fly! If someone wants it within the next week, It can be painted any way you want. It will get a full custom paint job, new interior, carpet, guages, wiring, jackplate, oil tank and battery, all the powdercoated stuff I use, gas tank, stereo, rubrail, steering wheel, etc. The ONLY thing I will keep is the Seastar steering and windshield. It will not be able to tell the difference between this boat and a 2018 when I get done. It has a single axel aluminum trailer, but that can also be upgraded. I will put either a 2000 Mercury 300 Promax with 92 original hours or a 2014 300xs with about 300 hours on it.

Here's the start of the build thread

**AZMIDLYF** · 02-13-2018, 09:58 PM

Can't wait to see what you are going to do with it.

**Da Bull** · 02-14-2018, 08:27 AM

I like the way it looks now. If i were to do anything different it would be to add some orange and red stripes against the yellow but I know that's not Randy`s style. I can`t buy it anyhow so I`ll just be happy with my Riot and enjoy this thread. One of these days tho!

**WILDMAN** · 02-14-2018, 10:45 AM

I may paint it similar to what it is now, but add some silver marble

**Ospreyproduction** · 02-14-2018, 12:00 PM

No! Paint it grey with light dove grey shwoops! No marble!

**WILDMAN** · 02-14-2018, 01:32 PM

Send money and I will!

**WILDMAN** · 02-19-2018, 02:20 PM

Had a small soft spot in the transom. I got my fiberglass guy to cut out the entire transom and knees. It's getting replaced with all composite. No more wood. THAT"S NOT ME GRINDING! I look younger!

**Z06man** · 02-19-2018, 02:53 PM

Randy you working with Russian mafia now. LOL

**TooStroked** · 02-19-2018, 03:06 PM

So now we know what Santa Claus does in the off-season.

**Ospreyproduction** · 02-19-2018, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by WILDMAN

Had a small soft spot in the transom. I got my fiberglass guy to cut out the entire transom and knees. It's getting replaced with all composite. No more wood. THAT"S NOT ME GRINDING! I look younger!

BS! That's you!

**JPEROG** · 02-19-2018, 09:25 PM

Don't pick on our boy Rustem. He has built more boats then all of us put together....

Joe

**WILDMAN** · 02-19-2018, 09:46 PM

Yeah, if it wasn't for him, we'd all be covered in fiberglass dust. ( I am anyway though ) Just not as much!

**Da Bull** · 02-19-2018, 11:26 PM

Me and a friend replaced the transom in his 21 Lib with three laminated layers of 1/2" Coosa. One piece top to bottom. That was 10 tears ago still going strong. Oh and we rigged it with twin Mercs.

**WILDMAN** · 02-21-2018, 01:52 AM

I got the dash all glassed up and filled. This way I can put in Monster guages and a Bluetooth stereo.

**WILDMAN** · 02-23-2018, 10:14 AM

I cut out any soft coring on the floor. I am also beefing up the tops of the tunnels where the knees will attach. We put three layers of 1708 on the inside of the transom. Next will be a divinicell composit transom and more heavy glass. I also am glassing the front sponsons and the outside of the transom so there will be no seams.