williamk12
Cadet
- Joined
- May 27, 2010
- Messages
- 18
Well at least its new to me. All original except I traded the 1983 75hp Chrysler for a 2005 yamaha 90 4 stroke. Boat runs really well, Icruise at about 26mph and opened all the way she'll hit 43mph with wife and kids, plus a full tank (22 gal ?). Had her out fishing last week and she sprank a couple of leaks while we were about 4miles out (ocean). Wife got quite nervous, but the auto bilge worked just fine. When I put her on the trailer we saw that two rivets under the motor near the plug had completely opened up ? So with some encouragement from GLG on this site (thanx) I reriveted about 20 rivets under the waterline.
other than that little mishap, all is well. Taking her down to the river for a little run this afternoon to check my handy work. I'm not all that interested in doing much modifications to this boat,( I just want to fish) however I do want to replace the double seat on the captains side with a pedestal and close the front storage in the bow and use hatches. I do love this little boat, its easly to tow with a Honda pilot and its also easy for one person to launch and load.
other than that little mishap, all is well. Taking her down to the river for a little run this afternoon to check my handy work. I'm not all that interested in doing much modifications to this boat,( I just want to fish) however I do want to replace the double seat on the captains side with a pedestal and close the front storage in the bow and use hatches. I do love this little boat, its easly to tow with a Honda pilot and its also easy for one person to launch and load.
