Almost finished with the console.
 

A before and after.

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Seemed like a fun idea five months ago.

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Lookin' good 5-0... :rolleyes:
And ugh hummm, does the other half (Deb)
know the $$ that was invested...

Merry Christmas Don, my lips are sealed!

Ken

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Absolutely Ken :D!!! So far.....I told her we are up to somewhere around $214.34, shoot I feel like I've got just about that much in 1 1/2" chip brushes.

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I see at least five arguments to be made in the interest of passenger safety! Be ready with them when she sees the receipts! :D :D :D

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What receipts?????
All of us seasoned liars... I mean professional
restorer's know how to conveniently lose those cumbersome
receipts. :eek:
One advantage to have been in the cash register business
for the last 35 years... I make my own!
That a boy Don, you learn fast. :cool:


See ya, Ken

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I actually snuck my 502 engine by my wife, I was going to eventually tell her however my 4 year old son did for me. :eek: He said quote " Daddy don't have a bor bifty bor anymore he has a bive 0 two". She said "oh really".

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I'm at the point were I can almost sneak a whole boat by now a days :cool:

strick

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Looks great!

I'm begining to realize I have A LOT to learn & not just about SeaCrafts! :D

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apparently they wear down after awhile LOL

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Stick, we are seasoned professionals at this.. :D
With 4 SeaCrafts and 3 other boats on the property,
Patti has lost track of what is what. You gotta
love it..
Just make sure they are all of different color.
:rolleyes:
Merry Christmas, Ken

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Ken, You and ESD both make excellent points and are correct!!!! The idea is to spread it out over time and have differenf projects going at once.......kinda the baffle with BS routine. When you have a transom replacement, windlass install, electronics improvement, rebuild of the console, etc., etc. it gets confusing for them. However to be quite honest, I really don't want to know the actual $$$ amount either.

Santa SNEAKING in boat parts.
 

Sorry for the continued High-jacked thread, but the above got me laughing and I can't resist.....

Sneaking boat and motor parts past the wife, also carefully & creatively "cooking the books" on the prices is half the fun of restoring boats!! My wife thinks, SST props cost $35, and my new lower unit was on sale for $89---What a Deal!!!

I know I'm safe w/ my admissions here...on CSC. She would never look here on as she would say "that boring boat site" after all she is on FACEBOOK 24/7 with all of the rest of the wifes/sorority girls....geees.

Those are some of my best "sneaks"

Anybody else go some good ones???

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Wait till you die and she sells all your chit to the people on CSC for those ridiculous prices you told her you paid for them http://forums.floridasportsman.com/s...y/biglaugh.gif

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Mirage + 100 clams after mail in rebate.

Nice used bimini really was 100 clams. Score.

Furuno 100 clams after instant rebate.

New springs, hubs, wheels, harness, leds etc 60 books of S&H green stamps

Resin, glass, core, thru hulls, pumps, vhf, stereo, livewell, leaning post all covered by federal stimulus program for improved "infrastructure".

Blood , Sweat, and Tears in the driveway: Priceless.

Merry Christmas,
GFS :)

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Funny but true. Constant jabbering about boats 24/7 will wear them down and they will tune you out after a while. If you can get to the point were you have 3 boats in various states of dis repair then you are good to go because they have a tendency to not care much after that. Another trick I learned is to buy them an expensive piece of jewelry about 10 days before your next boat purchase.

Ken thanks for the tip about different colors :D

strick

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Sandy.....man you are really telling your age!!!! What was the other ones, "Top Value"??

Notice how this thread is going all over the place?? :)

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Actually Chuck I have a rider in my will that if she gets an offer from any of you guys for anything from my SeaCraft......she is to multiply the offer by a minimum of 10 to 20 times. She knows what a cheap ass I am, I will shop for days to save a buck, however I don't hold a candle to some of you folks!!!!! As an example, Strick's $829 "find".

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Actually it was $821... and then we found about $21.00 in small change inside the cabin so theoretically we paid $800 [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Nice work on the consel BTW

strick

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"As an example, Strick's $829 "find."

Damn, I Forgot about that! Well, I guess we all know who's house Santa won't be stopping at AGAIN this year!!

Merry Christmas there Strick!

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Note to self, try to refrain from derailing threads.
Sorry, I was diagnosed as hyper as a kid , but the Doc was nice and didn`t put me on ritlin.

Nice work on the console there Don. How many books of Top Value stamps have you invested?
GFS

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Like I said.....I really don't want to know the grand total, however I do know what the Raymarine C120 and the Airmar 20 degree tilted through hull transducer cost.....plus the variables, fiberglass supplies, new switch panel, buss bars, battery switch, new battery cables, wire, Blue Seas ACR, paint, gas to and from the supply houses, etc. Hummmm, I guess it kinda adds up. I would guess around 2.345 S&H Green Stamp books.....minimum. :D

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Steve,
Something tells me he willl be able to phase a cam by the time he`s 12.
Cheers,
Sandy
Now go save Fountain. :D

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Nice Job Bro! Just remember I know what you paid and I live right around the corner! I'll keep it on the down low if you do the same! Another prop just showed up at the door step last week but Levi knows to just take it out to the shop before mom finds out. Wasnt so lucky on the 2 new reels that showed up on friday! Fuel flow meter installed yesterday. I got a bad case of the summer time itch! I think calm winds and warm days should heal it! No cover pics?

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I know about the "itch"!!! It's absoutely perfect today in the Keys......so the itch is getting worse. Sorry, but how was work today?? :rolleyes: