hamrick
New Member
My husband and I have purchased 1985 SR SD 260. We had the boat surveyed and it was found to have no major issues and has been out of the water for a couple of years. The engine is a repowered Mercruiser 5L 8V F/I. We are looking forward to bringing the boat back to its former. glory and plan to cruise the northern Ca Delta. I prefer to keep the original color scheme and look of the boat. The last owner placed a carpet covering over the "dash (for lack of a better word) of the front of the helm seating across the entire front of the boat up to were the windshield meets the boat. I have a quote of 500 dollars to remove the felt like covering, remove the glue sand and paint the area maroon/burgundy color that matches the boat. Does anyone know why the previous owner my have covered this area with the felt carpet? were The original SR SD 1985 "dashboards" painted? Maybe he used the felt carpet to keep the sun from damaging this area? Any comments/suggestions would be welcome. Thanks