So, the flybridge is now trimmed down to a hardtop with a super pimpin' attitude brow! The distribution panel is installed as well as the other small panels which are the remote battery switches, I'm super excited about these!! No more digging, bending and twisting to find the Perko switch and...
Hahaha! You got that right! It's a free and clear to this point, and coming down the home stretch I have some good barters in place to reduce the cash requirement. :cool:
Really picking up some speed now! Flybridge is gone, transom is finished, engine bracket arrived, aluminum helm cover cut and bent to fit, distribution panel arrived and deck is stripped and ready for paint...Excited!!
I'm gaining some traction on the helm. I used a piece of aluminum strip to mold the bends. The cartoon sketch is from my phone and the stupid pen and my elementary art skills! lol Took the strip to my local aluminum boat builder and they'll bend a sheet of 3/16" to mask my helm. Then the...
Very cool boat! I had the same size SRV without the flybridge and I ended up pulling the Merc I/O and converting it to a 300hp Suzuki. If you want to stick with the I/O, I'd buy a fully paired set (engine & I/O) including transom bracket. This job will give a first hand, inside look at the...
Momentum is building! The cockpit deck is out, transom plugged and re-glassed, tank is flushed and polished, outboard bracket is at the powdercoater, egg beaters are on the crate waiting to be hung! The pic of the motors and bracket is the exact match for what I have. Those in the pic are...
I found this ol' vessel in a lot repo situation and brought it home for $250! I've seen this boat on the lot for about a decade now, and had all kinds of remod visions for it. Well, it's coming to fruition now! The twin Mercs are coming out, the cockpit is getting lowered, tw200 egg beaters...
The cockpit deck is being removed/lowered about 10". The gunwale will hit me about mid thigh. With the Mercs coming out, I'll have abundant room to make two macerated fish boxes. I'll also be glassing in a live bait well in the transom.