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WillyC 03-10-2012 12:09 PM

Another restoration complete!
 
Well almost complete. I still need to get a windshield, plumb the live well, order a new steering wheel and a couple of other minor odds and ends. Here's the final product and a couple in between. Its has an old school 1993 yamaha 200. Right now Im running a 19p mercury mirage plus prop (I suspect that it has been repitched to 21). I get 49.5 mph at 5100 rpm (WOT). My best cruise is right at 3000 rpm. This is maybe 28 mph and about 3.9 miles per gallon according to the fuel management. This is lightly loaded. Not too bad for an old carbed 200 yamaha.

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65Bowrider 03-10-2012 05:09 PM

Wow ! She looks nice! Everything has it's place.

I especially like your backer plate in the engine well with SeaCraft on it.
Did you have it made? That's pretty cool.

YeA 20sF 03-10-2012 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 65Bowrider (Post 199454)
I especially like your backer plate in the engine well with SeaCraft on it.
Did you have it made? That's pretty cool.

My same question ?....

Damn nice job man, i love ur bilge and wash down setup very nice and tidy.

Old'sCool 03-10-2012 07:52 PM

Very nice!!

WillyC 03-10-2012 07:55 PM

Thanks for the complements! Yes, I had the stainless plate on the transom made. I have a friend with a CNC water jet. He did a great job on it. Even polished it up nice and shiny for me. Its definately one of my favorite little add ons.

FishStretcher 03-10-2012 08:03 PM

I bet you could sell those...

gofastsandman 03-10-2012 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by YeA 20sF (Post 199456)
My same question ?....

Damn nice job man, i love ur bilge and wash down setup very nice and tidy.

That`s a later slacker factory piece.

Cheers,
GFS

BPS may have them.

red20 03-10-2012 08:20 PM

How do you open the glove box with the steering wheel repositioned? Boat looks sweet!

Blue197320 03-10-2012 09:28 PM

that transom bolt bracket is different from the bps one. the bps ones said seacraft on one side and mako on the other. i asked about a year ago and they didnt have any to sell. this one is nicer i think. nice job on the resto. very clean.

Mikem8560 03-10-2012 09:37 PM

Nice job do you have the floor live well what do you have planned

Ryan 03-10-2012 09:58 PM

tight work, boat looks really good, you might need to try a 17p prop to get those max rpms a little higher.

Blue_Heron 03-11-2012 07:50 AM

Nice looking rig. I like your choice of colors. I've always liked the white bottom and color on the sides separated by a boot stripe.
Dave

gofastsandman 03-11-2012 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue197320 (Post 199472)
that transom bolt bracket is different from the bps one. the bps ones said seacraft on one side and mako on the other. i asked about a year ago and they didnt have any to sell. this one is nicer i think. nice job on the resto. very clean.

Right. SS not alum. Nice resto.

WillyC 03-11-2012 10:34 AM

Thanks guys. This site inspired me to take on this project. I didn't know the first thing about boat restorations before discovering this site. There's truly a wealth of information here!

The glove box on the console doesn't open all the way now. I cut four inches out of the width of the console which tightened everything up there. Its kinda a pain but it works ok. Just have to feel around for your stuff.

My plans for the in-floor live well are: 1) have a two pump set up, one pumping in and one pumping out with a float switch in the top of the well. 2) have one pump flooding the well. Place a large, maybe 1-1/2 inch screened thru hull fitting at the very top of the well. This would gravity feed the overflow into a small maybe 1 gallon sealed box in the bilge. This box would contain a float switch and pump out. Not really sure if this would work or not or how the constant on/off action of the pump would affect the pump life and battery life. Still thinking about a good solution.

muddywater 05-01-2012 12:48 AM

Sweet :)
 
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The boat is gorgeous and it hauls a55!!! Just ask him how many times he painted it to get it the way he wanted LOL. The gel coat he did on the bottom is flawless as well. Check out the reflection in the gel coat in the pic I attached. It is definitely inspiring to see it finished after all these years (7?)

I am not so sure you need to go down in pitch on the prop. I know that if I was not holding on when he punched it, I would have gotten tossed out of the boat. The hole shot sure seems very good if it really is a 21 pitch prop. If you wanted to find out, I am sure Toup's Propeller shop in Abbeville could tell you in a few minutes.

I just want to see this beast of a trolling motor you got for the Seacraft. I don't think I have ever seen one yet with a trolling motor. I didn't dream it did I?

Thanks for the boat ride! It inspires me to get back to work on mine.

muddywater 05-01-2012 01:06 AM

Mind boggling
 
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Will, your pics make it look too easy to come up with something that looks like it came off a showroom floor.

Here is a dose of realism with a pic I took showing Will's boat in progress displaying the mind boggling amount of work Will put into it to get it to the finished product.

Capt Chuck 05-01-2012 07:15 AM

SAAAAWEEEEEET! Nice work Will-----------> BTW: Keep it Gucci for sure!
Dump the Igloo & score a Frigid Rigid or a Yeti that will last you and you can stand on it !

martin 05-02-2012 10:52 PM

Very nice craft.


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