I recently acquired this boat to help on some graduate research I'm doing and it's turned into a bit of a project. The floor needs to be replaced and as long as I'm at it, I decided to do some minor restoration to it. I do have some questions about a couple of items.
In the splashwell picture, What is the purpose of the black rack?
Is there somewhere to get the original paint color?
I'm debating replacing the motor. It is a 100hp Johnson Hydro-Electric shift. It runs currently although I had to replace the prop seals and really need to replace the drive shaft seal. If anything more serious occurs, I'm not sure I can afford to repair it given the scarcity of parts and a definite lack of enthusiasm from my local marine repair.
In the splashwell picture, What is the purpose of the black rack?
Is there somewhere to get the original paint color?
I'm debating replacing the motor. It is a 100hp Johnson Hydro-Electric shift. It runs currently although I had to replace the prop seals and really need to replace the drive shaft seal. If anything more serious occurs, I'm not sure I can afford to repair it given the scarcity of parts and a definite lack of enthusiasm from my local marine repair.