New Member From Florida

[JOEKEN]

I have been lurking on here and decided I would post pics of my project. I used to work on boats when I was a kid and swore I would never own one. Well years later I couldn't resist the urge and began looking again. I couldn't bring myself to sign up for payments on a 40 thousand dollar boat. I found the classic Mako site and saw what people were doing with their boats on there and came up with the idea to buy an old hull and do a complete restore. A friend who used to own the model Mako I was looking for told me about the horrible ride that it had and told me to check out the old Seacrafts. After seeing the hull online in photos I was hooked. The Seacraft just has such a sleaker look than the Mako I was considering. I was telling a co-worker about it and he informed me about the 20MA he has had in his driveway for years. He started it as a project and lost interest. We agreed on a price and I brought it home on the wreck of a trailer it was on. The boat has a new fuel tank that has never had fuel in it. The transom was redone for a bracket. He was going to do the exterior cosmetics of the transom hiself to save money and never did. I am still undecided if I want to go with a bracket or not. I ordered a new trailer yesterday and would like to have a professional look at the transom once the boat can be towed safely. The boat also came with a Stainless Marine bracket that is new but scuffed up. This may go up for sale if I decide to go with something different. I am from Port Saint Lucie and would appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Thanks,
Ken