Hi all,
i was just given a 1993 princecraft superpro 176 sportbok with a 120hp v4 2 stroke johnson. i know nothing about boats except that they float... but i am pretty handy and i wanted to share what i have done with this community. from what i see it looks like there is alot of good information here.
anyways, im looking for ideas on completing the interior and any great places to purchase the stuff i need to complete this little project. I live in Toronto Canada, but i do not have a truck yet that can pull this thing so it will be a solo project for me to work on and anything i do will have to be done at home.
What i have done so far... completly ripped out everything
all the wires and switches. the carpet was removed because it was so nasty and only to find out the wood underneath was squishy so i ripped it out as well. the dash board was in horrible condition so i remove the windows and remove the dash along with the glove box and the radio and speakers. basically its a huge bath tub right now.
i want to start with the flooring of course Marine Grade ply with some type of non slip vinyl flooring and re-carpet the sides (cubby holes) and have new panels vinyled and the seats revinyled.
in terms of wiring i was planning on using a wiring harness premade by a company called easy ac dc. i spoke to the guy there and he seems to know what hes talking about (but like i said i dont know much about boats) wiring seems pretty basic. nav lights, interior lights, horn, bildge pump, live well pump, radio and speakers. what im having a hard time with is wiring for the gauges and the wiring that comes from the motor to the start switch i did take pictures of it but lost them and now everything is appart (insert help here)
anyways take a look and tell me what you think. the boat will not be for sale as it was a gift from a close family friend.
thanks in advance for your time and let me know if anyone has any ideas on what i should do...
ciao
Louis.
i was just given a 1993 princecraft superpro 176 sportbok with a 120hp v4 2 stroke johnson. i know nothing about boats except that they float... but i am pretty handy and i wanted to share what i have done with this community. from what i see it looks like there is alot of good information here.
anyways, im looking for ideas on completing the interior and any great places to purchase the stuff i need to complete this little project. I live in Toronto Canada, but i do not have a truck yet that can pull this thing so it will be a solo project for me to work on and anything i do will have to be done at home.
What i have done so far... completly ripped out everything
all the wires and switches. the carpet was removed because it was so nasty and only to find out the wood underneath was squishy so i ripped it out as well. the dash board was in horrible condition so i remove the windows and remove the dash along with the glove box and the radio and speakers. basically its a huge bath tub right now.
i want to start with the flooring of course Marine Grade ply with some type of non slip vinyl flooring and re-carpet the sides (cubby holes) and have new panels vinyled and the seats revinyled.
in terms of wiring i was planning on using a wiring harness premade by a company called easy ac dc. i spoke to the guy there and he seems to know what hes talking about (but like i said i dont know much about boats) wiring seems pretty basic. nav lights, interior lights, horn, bildge pump, live well pump, radio and speakers. what im having a hard time with is wiring for the gauges and the wiring that comes from the motor to the start switch i did take pictures of it but lost them and now everything is appart (insert help here)
anyways take a look and tell me what you think. the boat will not be for sale as it was a gift from a close family friend.
thanks in advance for your time and let me know if anyone has any ideas on what i should do...
ciao
Louis.
