Well I bought this boat 6 years ago. and started restoring it. Ended up selling it 2 years ago. Just got it back a week ago.
When I owned it the first time I had the boat re-gel coated. and after 3 different motors got all that figured out. also had the pump completely rebuilt.
the list of remaining projects are as follows.
Get Name re-painted on Back= the last owner tried to remove the name off the back of the boat and didnt get very far, so I need to get in touch with who originaly painted the name and have it fixed/redone.
New interior= The interior was about a year old when I bought the boat the first time, I was never a fan of the Green, and always wanted to get rid of it. and have always disliked the front seats, they offer no side support and jsut dont feel very supportive in general. One of the new problems with the interior is the fact that the passenger seat base is rotted and broken now, so that needs to be reapired ASAP.
Tanks= The boat still has the original Fiberglass tanks, they dont leak (yet). bur it is only a matter of time before they start. Plus being they are glass tanks thwy have no provisions for s fuel level sending unit. so Gas level is always a guessing game.
Stereo= It had a pretty decent stereo in it when I sold it, that has since been hastily removed. so going back to the drawingboard and redoing the system.
Engine compartment= The Engine compartment needs some love so it can be something to be proud of. the battery boxes are circa 1970's Ghetto. the Engine needs to be removed, repainted (probably Orange this time) and all aluminum parts polished or Bright cermic coated (so I dont always have to polish). Still up in the air in what I want to do as far as exhaust goes. I wanted to a nice set of lightning thru hull headers, but also might want to keep with the classic look of logs.
Rigging= The boat has 30 years of adding wires and hoses etc.. to the original harness. I want to redo all the wiring and re rig the entire boat with updated wiring and standards to increase the safety and looks of the boat.
since I have just got the boat back, I have not even begun any of these projects yet. So I will start off with pics I have of the starting point and then as I do/complete projects, I will update this post with pics and what I did.
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