First weekend finally!
 

I came to this site more than a year ago when I found my lifetime dream boat a Potterbuilt Sceptre (78). I was given amazing advice from so many senior and other members from this site on topics including:

Transom re-build advice
re- wiring
interior original accessories
re-power options and recommendations
Anchor options

I even got a free Classic SeaCraft sticker from DonV!

I appreciate everything everyone did to guide me on the way. I hope to carry on your tradition and reach out to all who need help and advice. You have all created a amazing community here! Good on you!

Here are some pics from my first weekend finally on Dreaming Tree!!!

Dream Tree
 

Good Job resurrecting her Eric. She looks great - ENJOY
PS - Don always has stickers, it's the Pink Pantie Drop he's always running out of!!!

The "Drop" is gone!!! This time at the Scallop Gathering the Apple Pie was first to go............thanks Dougie for finishing off the last apple slice! Actually not too much effort was involved in getting him to do that! :)

That thing looks amazing!

beautiful boat Eric!

great job !!! like the tower... but how tippy is it when your up there

It is really not as bad as you would think! Haven't had it in a large beam sea yet. Its a pretty exhilarating feeling up there I will say!

Nice job.....transom mounted 300 looks good. What mounting hole?

You still fighting that mounting hole? :)

I made a change to a PowerTech prop and am very happy with the results.

Ken-I'm all the way up with no cavitation. I'm leaving it until a Hermco twin bracket shows up under the tree! 18.5 Zuke prop. What are your #'s with the new prop.

Raised the transom with the rebuild to 30" (thanks kmoose!). 30 inch shaft is set in the middle setting 2.5" from top of the transom. Tried to get fancy with the trim and trim tabs and got cavitation at about 15 percent tilt once this weekend. trim tabs flat I got close to 20 percent without cavitation. Its a Sceptre so it is a double D in the bow with the tower....

I'm seeing a knot slower at cruise speeds at the same rpm and 2 knots slower with it on the wood. The improvement is in fuel burn at cruise and I can hit 6150 at 25% trim lightly loaded. Better than that I can trim to almost 75% now and hit 6300 without blowing out. The PT prop has way more cupping and slightly narrower blades. This reduces the stern lift and give you enough grip to pull the bow up. I haven't run the prop yet with a full tank and dive load but I am well within operating range for the motor when before I was over propped which is a very bad thing for a 4 stroke. I'll post up the full numbers when I get my note pad off the boat when I get home tonight.

Eric, she looks awesome! Certainly a one of a kind.

I am overpropped with the 18.5. 5950 is my max. I may be interested. Great job Eric.