Dhopper71
Seaman
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2011
- Messages
- 70
Not too many posts in this section, but I wanted to throw one in. I just picked up a 1974 162T this weekend and wanted to share. I'm not greatly familiar with the brand, but they seem to have a decent reputation.
I found this on through CL and couldn't pass up the deal. Forked over $850 for boat and trailer together. The seller described it as needing all new interior and cleanup. I'm not sure what he was looking at other than the fron passenger seat, because other than that one, everything else looked great for being original.
He had recently replaced a 3' section of flooring from the engine forward with 3/4" marine ply and reglassed it. Found no stringer rot or rot in the transom. He also rebuilt all the seat bases with solid walnut. Also threw down some new carpet.
The Mercruiser 140 I/O looks great and purrs like a kitten. I think my car's engine is dirtier than this one. All new plugs, wires, points, filters. New larger plastic gas tank. New battery.
It's not as big or totally unique as I wanted, but for the $, I just couldn't say no! I also just found 2 original bikini tops on CL that are NEW OLD STOCK found in a storage unit!!
Now all I need is to paint the trailer, restripe the boat, add a stereo, and get myself a good semi-custom cover for it. Time to hit the water!!
I found this on through CL and couldn't pass up the deal. Forked over $850 for boat and trailer together. The seller described it as needing all new interior and cleanup. I'm not sure what he was looking at other than the fron passenger seat, because other than that one, everything else looked great for being original.
He had recently replaced a 3' section of flooring from the engine forward with 3/4" marine ply and reglassed it. Found no stringer rot or rot in the transom. He also rebuilt all the seat bases with solid walnut. Also threw down some new carpet.
The Mercruiser 140 I/O looks great and purrs like a kitten. I think my car's engine is dirtier than this one. All new plugs, wires, points, filters. New larger plastic gas tank. New battery.
It's not as big or totally unique as I wanted, but for the $, I just couldn't say no! I also just found 2 original bikini tops on CL that are NEW OLD STOCK found in a storage unit!!
Now all I need is to paint the trailer, restripe the boat, add a stereo, and get myself a good semi-custom cover for it. Time to hit the water!!
