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Oh, the current outboard is a 1986 Mercury 135 in the Black Max mold from what I can tell. Everything points to this being a work horse of a motor. I am removing a ton of weight from the boat. That may be a literal number considering how much water seems to be soaked up in the upholstery...

I'm still trying to figure out cup holders. If people want food or drinks, they can hold it. I need fishing room! Ha! I've looked over the SeaArk boats. A 2272 was an option for a long while but they are hard to come by. the 2072 could have worked and the 2472 was a tad long. I could have...

Here the console has been separated and prepped to be removed. The rest of the deck has been pulled up, carpet removed, inspections, then the panels laid back down. I must say, the wood cold be in worse shape based on the condition. No doubt, it was time to be replaced, but it was still in...

Yep! Usually, I just have people trying to help while I'm putting lines out. I run 16 rods many times when I have people on board so hitting a school can certainly send a bunch of rods down at a time. Usually one or two, but I am planning for "worst case" LOL

I've seen some info on bagging the foam. Once I get it pulled I'll have a better idea on what to do. One idea I had was to put a false bottom across the bottom supports and foam on top of that. That way water can easily pass under the foam. It may be a horrible idea and I am open to alternate...

You are welcome! The space is what I am after. Things can get tight when four people are all fighting stripers at the same time. LOL It will look completely different once the sides are off. Wait for the open deck pics coming in a post or two! The space is incredible. I also like the...

Next I cleared the bow. The frame is very solid! Most of the deck screws are in fantastic shape. Very few are rusted. My initial thought is to go with exterior plywood and glass it. The bow will be glassed as a single panel. The first two sections mid ship will be glassed together and...

Day Three: Start of deck\carpet removal. Weather and a death of cold, it was a short day. Ha! So the foam is water logged and will need to be pulled. I like the idea of the stability properly installed foam will provide but I also do not want to end up with more water logged foam down the...

Day one of demolition.. Aside from some trailer work. Taking out the trash and benches. I also got the aft panel removed.

Hello! I found this site from another boating forum. That forum didn't seem to be too interested in my tin restoration Ha! Anyway, I have wanted to build a lake striper boat from the ground up, so to speak. So I didn't want to put a lot into the purchase. I liked the Tracker Partydeck\Fisher...