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This thread is the story of my fathers 1971 MFG Caprice. There are a lot of things to be said about the purchase, restoration, modification, and thought-process behind the building of this boat -- but that would take a novel to write.
In the interest of not boring everyone, I'd like to tell a...
My father left me with a very nice, mostly original Mark 30 with tiller steering. The serial number plate is missing from just above the transom mounts, however. Everything else is there and looks exceptionally clean; the "Tested OK" inspection sticker looks almost new which seems to indicate...