The windshield is mocked up and in place. Still needs to be fully secured but this boat is getting there. Haven't had the chance to put it on the water yet this year.
That 18 gallon tank is probably a bit big to tell you the truth. That new Merc sips fuel. But the boat is well balanced and runs great with the 18 gallon tank up in the bow. I'm not sure what came stock in the Malibu. Fumes also aren't bad but with the vent up there you do her the occasional...
Well that is a wrap on this boating season. She's cleaned up, just need to stabilize the fuel and maybe fog the engine. It was awesome to finally splash this old girl and she didn't disappoint on the water. Looking forward to next year.
The boat is officially rigged. I got the control cables installed today. The interior is going back in. Working on wiring for the lights, stereo and bilge pump. The list is getting shorter every day.
A little update. Steering is done. We also got the Merc fired up today. So that mean we we able to run the fuel line, got the battery mounted and the remote mounted. We would have splashed it today but I ordered the wrong control cables. Still need to build brackets for the windshield and wire...
Fuel tank is mounted and plumbed. Just need to run the fuel line from the tank to the engine. Mercury remote showed up so need to measure for cables and tackle the steering!