A friend of mine use to say “if it’s already broke you can’t break it, but you could fix it”
On my boat when I bought it it was broke so bad I never had any fears Anything would be a improvement.
Before and after pictures
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FellowShip
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Just for the Grins
Official 23’ SF Antique Classic SeaCraft Owner