Ready for shakedown.

[JB]

RED SKY is done, except for a bit of detailing that I will do when I am motivated to.<br /><br />Here is BETITO when I brought her home.

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<br /><br />Now she is RED SKY <br />

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<br /><br />Being a Boston Whaler there was no major stuctural work to do, So I refinished the mahogany, replaced the CDX with mahogany, replaced the seats and equipped her for fresh water fishing.

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Nice...I hope you did the proper ceremony when you did the name change. what did Betito mean anyway? Looks like you are ready to head over to Bimini with us in August!!! YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD!!!!!

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

very nice, good fishing.

 

[DJ]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

JB,<br /><br />Fantastic! <br /><br />Did you remove the bow rail?

 

[JB]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

I don't think any of the Stripers had bow rails, DJ.<br /><br />JB Jr. lost a 50+" musky when out with his son in the Montauk because the bow rail prevented use of the cradle except in the narrow gap between bow and side rails. Grandbuddy couldn't handle it.<br /><br />Glad RED SKY has no bow rail. . . I think.

 

[KaGee]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Nice ride JB... Enjoy!

 

[JasonJ]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Thats a sweet Whaler, very nice...

 

[heycods]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Looks good , How did test run go? Did you find enough water to float it??

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Great Job JB! I can see why you prefer the Boston Whaler. Maybe thats what my next boat will be after I get too old to deal with mine. My 2footitis has reached its limit. Time to go smaller,,,,,,,,especially the gas tank!

 

[JB]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

RED SKY is my 8th Whaler, SS. None has ever let me down and when I was young and immortal at least one saved my life. I buried the bow of my '66 Sakonnet 16 in green water halfway between Haulover and Bimini. I waded in about a foot of water back to the stern, pulled the plug (that's why I always plug from the inside) and drove her dry.<br /><br /> RED SKY is a 1986. . .20 years old. . .and the hull is good as new. All you really need to do is take care of the elegant mahogany or teak and they last forever. She is a step down from my previous Whaler, a Montauk 17 that now belongs to RyanT.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

20 years and looks great! She cleaned up real nice. Now it's time to get some fish stories to go along with it.<br /><br />What did you add to the dash? I see a new meter? and some new switches.

 

[Realgun]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

I like it JB. But as you know I like my Bayliner its almost 20 years old too.<br /><br />To bad I had to replace everything but the engine and hull. LOL<br /><br />Wish all I had to do was polish up some mohogany.

 

[JB]

Re: Ready for shakedown.

Added a compass and a switch/fuse panel to the instrument panel, Bob.<br /><br />On top of the console are an Eagle Cuda 168 SONAR and a Garmin 276C GPS. The Garmin is the same one I use in Ole Blue.