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These are old original SC brochure shots of a Chieftain Express 25:

The major considerations are how to get her Home! :LOL: Pretty sure JBC is dead on, definitely looks like a Chieftain 25. And she got the custom chop top job. Now I'll say up front that I have a Chieftain 25 so my opinions are definitely biased... A lot of people seem to only like center...

Well definitely let us know which way you go with it and it'd be cool to see a picture of the setup when she's ready. Could definitely get a few bucks out of that old motor to nicely discount the 20, or 100% guilt free justify the 30! lol Battery already up front is great. I was thinking the...

Stereo setup looks great, I wouldn't be too worried about the horns at this point.. Could always just zip tie/clamp them a few different places first and settle on whatever looks/works best for ya once everything else is done. I like to only lightly attach things like you did oftentimes while I...

Had a 16' SS bow rider with an old Merc 40hp on it. It did -OK- but the motor was always working pretty hard. The old (but well maintained) 1988 70hp 2 stroke I swapped on never even broke a sweat and cruising fuel economy actually improved. A year later I put a brand new ignition system in...

I'd go with the 30 new or stay with the old reliable, cheap, easy to fix motor. The 20 might be fine cruising around slow but it will be expensive for what it is and it will be heavy for just 20hp. Older boats assumed lower transom weight for the HP (bc of bone simple 2 strokes) - often...

Flashback has a good point there on the air horn. I'm not a veteran sail guy but I know that ropes just love to go to great lengths to find the one possible snag! Murphy's Law being the first verse in the boat bible and all... Transom sounds like a good trouble free place. Or what about at top...

Looking good my friend! Those lights do seem like they light up the cabin quite well, were those the only lights on in those pictures? Recessed switch panel looks very nice and convenient. Is the battery switch a master shut off or a selector?

Yeah, it really is pretty ridiculously priced for what it is. Never would've guessed people would be selling umbrella canvas like its cashmere. lol Looked into a super basic new camper top before for my Super Sport once and the rough estimate was more than the old boat with trailer cost so that...

Looks like this

Definitely, reshaping a fiberglass roof would not be easy or fun! The hatch opening is all you need. I was thinking of the pop up style roof that some Catalinas have like my friend's 22. Seems it was an option bc most I've seen don't have this. It opens upward and forward on 4 little pieces of...

Oh I think you'd regret losing the little galley.. Cockpit grilling is awesome but cooking a hot meal in comfort on a cold rainy night is just as great! The standing room thing is really important in my opinion too, that move makes a lot of sense to me. I heavily modified my whole ceiling...

LED: Damn... I'd send em right back to if you can, that's ridiculous. I can't stand buying things new that don't even work one time. I've had soo many DOA parts over the years, I just expect it now bc it seems like that's getting more and more common these days unfortunately... And of course...

Are we talking moving galley so it is starting at the cockpit port wall going forward along port side? (Replacing port settee) Or are you saying putting it against the cockpit wall, half on port, half starboard? I like the v berth foldable extension idea!

Don't know how I missed this thread. Awesome boat!! Looks great white, very clean look with the camper top too. She's a real beauty. These 25's are gettin really rare. Great to see one so original, still in her prime, and so well taken care of!

Awesome, and thanks for the detailed directions! Cork guard is a nice touch. Thinking I'm going to have to make one of these. But maybe with fixed rubber hand truck tires at front bc of my damn moonscape yard and complete lack of smooth floors in the shop.