Mostly a Florida thing.

I resemble that remark. Preferences, I guess.

Motor Hung
 

I’m getting around to completing my refurbishment. Motor was hung this week!

https://i.imgur.com/f71d3y4.jpg

Dude when you get back on this side of the world im driving to texas to see and ride this sled !!!

Rufneck I enjoyed going over you rebuild! I hope you enjoy your new boat all over again!

I have a question about your deck scuppers. Why did you decide to change from your original large scupper channels to the small ones currently fitted to your transom?

I'm back Rusty! I relocated back to work in our Texas office in July. I expect to pick up the boat this coming week and splash her soon thereafter. I still have a list of around 20 items that need to be done but I keep moving items from the "gotta be done before I launch the boat" to the "I'll get to it when I get to it" list. You should come to Texas sometime and see it.

Nate,
The large channels were something that I did when the transom work was done. The original scuppers on this boat went through the floor. I glassed those in. The large channels go to the back of the boat but I could not find the large scuppers that matched the size of the channel so I just stuck those small ones on it for now. My plan is to get the large, square ones like you see on a sport fishing boat and replace the smaller ones. I just need to figure out where to get them.

Ok thanks for clearing that up for me. Are you looking for these to fit to your boat?

https://www.carolinaboatoutfitters.c...l-p-82168.html

All Done
 

I have finished the rebuild and have started using my Seacraft (finally!!). I never intended on this project to take over 5 years and but I moved overseas and so that slowed the progress. I am back now and finished up the rebuild earlier this year. The boat has been great. I keep it in a boathouse that is tall enough to enable me to keep the top portion in place without having to hinge it down into the transit position. I have made several bay fishing trips and a few trips offshore. It has been great and I have never been on a comparable-sized boat that handles the Gulf of Mexico chop as well as this one does. Here is what she looks like now.....

https://i.imgur.com/EZEkRfM.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/hiRGvJI.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/lr7u9Fw.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/X1Jxawe.jpg?1


Thank you to you all who have helped me with your input on my rebuild.

Very, very nice!!! Well done :)

Like the way you did the bracket swim platform top. Stays true to the original deck design.