2stroke1971
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2009
- Messages
- 210
Im about a week away from the test flight. Bought an old '84 capri a couple months back. Cabin cruiser.
The previous owner had gutted the interior and put new wood in, and some new seats. The rear of the boat where the engine is has a big sun deck now. Originally, as you know, there was a hump over the engine, and two seats in the corners. He had built a rear seat all the way across and the "sundeck" is also the engine hatch. Its nice work, sturdy.
We used to have a 16 foot skiff that we fished from. I know that it will be harder to fish off this capri, but Im gonna figure it out. I thought that maybe I could redo the rear of the boat so that the rear corners of the floor are available to stand on...so at least we'd be able to fish off the rear corners. Then again I had the idea of removing the upholstery on the sun deck and replacing it with carpet. Maybe mount a chair or two there! That would be a hoot. A fishing platform. The kind of bases where you could remove the seats without tools, so get where im going, pop the chair in the base and go. Would work on a calm day. as long as we dont sink the *** of the boat.
Have to put some counter weights in the cabin!
Ahh who knows. Ill know better when I get it in the water next weekend.
The previous owner had gutted the interior and put new wood in, and some new seats. The rear of the boat where the engine is has a big sun deck now. Originally, as you know, there was a hump over the engine, and two seats in the corners. He had built a rear seat all the way across and the "sundeck" is also the engine hatch. Its nice work, sturdy.
We used to have a 16 foot skiff that we fished from. I know that it will be harder to fish off this capri, but Im gonna figure it out. I thought that maybe I could redo the rear of the boat so that the rear corners of the floor are available to stand on...so at least we'd be able to fish off the rear corners. Then again I had the idea of removing the upholstery on the sun deck and replacing it with carpet. Maybe mount a chair or two there! That would be a hoot. A fishing platform. The kind of bases where you could remove the seats without tools, so get where im going, pop the chair in the base and go. Would work on a calm day. as long as we dont sink the *** of the boat.
Have to put some counter weights in the cabin!
Ahh who knows. Ill know better when I get it in the water next weekend.