I got a lot of good info from this site throughout this project, so I figured I should post some pictures and info now that it's pretty well done.
Back story: This boat has been in my girlfriends family since it was almost new. Her dad had the boat for quite a few years, mostly fishing on Lake Of The Woods. Eventually he upgraded to a Pro-V and her grandpa bought this boat from him in the late 2000's. It got used a little bit, but mostly stayed in their garage at the lake. Unfortunately he ended up with COPD and passed away in 2021, and at that point the boat hadn't been in the water for probably 5 years. It was started each summer and run on the hose for a little bit at least though, so that's something anyways.
Her grandma wanted the boat to either get used, or disappear to make room in the garage. We were the only ones that were semi-interested, so it ended up coming back to ND with us last summer and that is when this "free" boat project started.
Overall it was in good shape since it had been stored inside for a good chunk of the last 35 years. The engine was rebuilt by a dealership about 50 hours ago from what I've been told and according to the notes in the manual, but nobody really remembers why. Time had taken a bit of a toll though. The wiring for the trim sender and limit switch was shot, completely corroded. The bellows were replaced in 2009 (I found a receipt from the marina), along with the gimbal bearing and associated parts, but the rubber was cracking from old age. The carpet in the main floor area was worn, loose and screws were backing out of the wood. The windshield was loose and the screws holding it to the consoles were wallowed out.
Last summer we took the boat out here in ND a handful of times for short trips and did a little fishing. I added a couple of graphs and a trolling motor along with the additional batteries, wiring and misc. parts. The engine ran pretty well, but wasn't getting to full rpm, it would hit maybe 3200 instead of 4400 like it's supposed to. My goal was to get it useable for the bit of summer we had left and then dive into it over the winter.
Pictures up next...
Back story: This boat has been in my girlfriends family since it was almost new. Her dad had the boat for quite a few years, mostly fishing on Lake Of The Woods. Eventually he upgraded to a Pro-V and her grandpa bought this boat from him in the late 2000's. It got used a little bit, but mostly stayed in their garage at the lake. Unfortunately he ended up with COPD and passed away in 2021, and at that point the boat hadn't been in the water for probably 5 years. It was started each summer and run on the hose for a little bit at least though, so that's something anyways.
Her grandma wanted the boat to either get used, or disappear to make room in the garage. We were the only ones that were semi-interested, so it ended up coming back to ND with us last summer and that is when this "free" boat project started.
Overall it was in good shape since it had been stored inside for a good chunk of the last 35 years. The engine was rebuilt by a dealership about 50 hours ago from what I've been told and according to the notes in the manual, but nobody really remembers why. Time had taken a bit of a toll though. The wiring for the trim sender and limit switch was shot, completely corroded. The bellows were replaced in 2009 (I found a receipt from the marina), along with the gimbal bearing and associated parts, but the rubber was cracking from old age. The carpet in the main floor area was worn, loose and screws were backing out of the wood. The windshield was loose and the screws holding it to the consoles were wallowed out.
Last summer we took the boat out here in ND a handful of times for short trips and did a little fishing. I added a couple of graphs and a trolling motor along with the additional batteries, wiring and misc. parts. The engine ran pretty well, but wasn't getting to full rpm, it would hit maybe 3200 instead of 4400 like it's supposed to. My goal was to get it useable for the bit of summer we had left and then dive into it over the winter.
Pictures up next...