New here. And new to boat ownership.

[Brandon5778]

Lots of illini in here! I think I can bring her shine back with sum elbow grease, sum sandpaper and a buffer. Lol. The outside is pretty oxidized. Watched sum vids and I'm willing to bet there's sum shine under that dull luster

Trust me, much can be accomplished with a lot of time. When I picked up my boat the outside (white) was just beginning to turn yellow in some places it was so dirty. But I've brought it back to a like new shine in places. Like I said though it takes a lot of time, that's why I'm still not done lol.

 

[crestflite165]

Weird enough I just purchased the same boat,1978 mark Twain 17' with 115 Johnson.I'm having troubles making sense of the motor model number,as what mine says should not exsist.btw I'm in mn

 

[78twainer]

The spring jitters got me yesterday, and I just had to make sure the motor ran. Since I bought it in winter and just went off previous owners word that it ran.
Anyways, it started 2nd turn of the key. I forgot to choke the first time. She purred like a kitten. F'n exciting! Come on real spring weather!

 

[David Young]

The spring jitters got me yesterday, and I just had to make sure the motor ran. Since I bought it in winter and just went off previous owners word that it ran.
Anyways, it started 2nd turn of the key. I forgot to choke the first time. She purred like a kitten. F'n exciting! Come on real spring weather!

​I did the same thing. Had to test my Tell Tale I added to my motor and it worked perfect . 70+ degree weather makes a person go crazy