Another 25 Seafari goes under the knife

[floorboy]

Oh my....Sweet!

[77SceptreOB]

Is the boot stripe painted on or is it tape?

[strick]

Dave you are hauling on that thing! SS insert on the rub rail? You just had to one up me on the seat boxes!!

strick

[Blue_Heron]

Thanks, Rod.

Jim, it's painted.

Chuck,
I haven't figured out what I'm going to do with the insert on the rub rail. It had a red plastic tube in it when I got the boat. Red doesn't go with my color scheme, so I'm not going to re-use it. I don't think stainless will work with this style rub rail.

Dave

[wtenglish]

Dave, haven't been on in a while but looks great. Any anticipated "splash" date yet?

[kerneltugboat]

Dave,

Really looks great. If I remember correctly you are installing a New Mercruiser Sea Core Package.(That is a beautiful package) I am not sure if the mounts and center stringer are the same as the 23, but a friend of mine that just installed the same package in his Sceptre had to make a notch in the center stringer to make room for the oil drain connections (Or for something that was different than the older Mercruiser). You may want to take a close look at the oil pan of the new engine before you try to intsall it and accomodate the changes. I think he had to make a 4" notch.

Good Luck,

Dan

[cdavisdb]

The previous owner of my seafari had to do the same thing when he repowered from twins to a single 350.

[Blue_Heron]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

Dan and Connor, thanks for the heads up on the potential clearance issue. The old motor was a vortec 350 like the new one, but the Mag MPI may have a deeper oil pan. Fortunately, I'm a pack rat, so I still have the old oil pan and I can compare it against the new one. It would have been cause for some creative profanity if I'd discovered the motor didn't fit after I already had it hanging from the gantry crane.

Will,
I've already passed two dates that I'd set for myself as goals. I've decided it makes more sense to work on the boat than to work on a schedule. I've told my fishing buddies I'm pretty sure I can have it ready for our trip to the Keys next June, but I ain't making any guesses beyond that. But I have started categorizing the things I have left to do into "what I gotta do to splash the boat" and "what I can do after". It probably won't have a windshield for the maiden voyage. Wind in my hair (what's left of it) and bugs in my teeth (still got all of those), that's what I'm talkin bout.

[Islandtrader]

Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

It probably won't have a windshield for the maiden voyage. Wind in my hair (what's left of it) and bugs in my teeth (still got all of those), that's what I'm talkin bout.

Hey according to Strick I have shown no restraint in dropping the 21 in the water without paint and other stuff ...so why should you be any different

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by Islandtrader

Hey according to Strick I have shown no restraint in dropping the 21 in the water without paint and other stuff ...so why should you be any different

You got that right! I guess restraint is a lot easier to come by if you can zip through your restoration project in only 9 1/2 months.