JasonJ
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So I have been working on aquiring another project hull this week. It is a 17-18 foot Santana runabout, that has no outboard, no interior except carpet, and is on a trailer. The floor seems pretty solid, but I will go into it assuming it will need the full meal deal. It is a conventional hull with maybe mid to low teens deadrise, which means it will plane out easier. It is ripe for a center console conversion. What I will do this time is remove the upper section, and eliminate it alotgether. This will create a lower profile, and look more clean. I will then glass in the casting deck, and build up a center console. There are several things I want to do differently. <br /><br />Since I won't be in a hurry because I already have a functioning boat, I can take my time with this one, and do things the way I want to. The main goal is to have a more finished end result with less compromise. Another goal is less weight. Skanky Beast has grown fat and heavy with add-ons, something I should have taken into account for when building it originally. SB 2 will either use my Merc 1250, or more likely use another motor that I will aquire (I am working on getting an Evinrude 150 hp outboard). If none of this pans out, I may tear SB 1 down over the winter, essentially doing the same thing as described for SB 2, with the goal of lower profile, less weight, more finished appearance. <br /><br />The Santana was spotted sitting in the driveway of a house in the boonies with a Make Offer sign on it. It still has all the guages, Merc control box, Merc power T/T pump with hoses, and a decent but a bit rusty trailer. I left a note offering $100. I did this because there was another sign laying in the boat asking $500 OBO. My thoughts are, if it didn't go then, $100 isn't a bad amount to offer. I'd probably go higher, but why not start low? Needless to say, I got no call, so yesterday I stopped again, and left another note stating my interest. If I get no response in the next few weeks, I'll simply give up. Of course, I do have my ever vigilant eye open for another, but this one was perfect. <br /><br />First off, it is white, and the gel was in decent condition. Another thing is the transom cutout went all the way across, which means I could just mount my kicker directly to the transom and skip the kicker mount. Due to the lesser deadrise, the cutout sets higher from the waterline, which means I could eliminate the splashwell altogether, which equals more room and less weight. Anyway, none of it matters if the dude doesn't call. Wish me luck...
<br /><br />Good luck-offer 150 and final offer-If'n you really want it.
