Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)
mom and dad look happy there, looks like they were having a blast.....
nice score on the fender holders, but i do get what you are saying,,,,, heck mine have been empty ever since i started useing the big bumpers,,,lol,,,seems when i leave the dock i just flip them up on my rail and leave them all tied so my lazy self dont gotta retie all the time:facepalm: bahahaha....i guess mine dont block my lights .
the 300 lights per meter is cherry for sure and makes for a much smoother light
Ohh did I forget to mention I hate the looks of fenders being thrown over the rail on some lazy azzes boat, lmao Sorry couldn't resist
In all seriousness, mine are much easier to get to because of the walkaround, so they get put up there when leaving the dock. I use to put them in the fish wells, but they are much more useful filled with beverages or bait,lol I then started putting them right above the step up in the walkaround, but like you said, blocking the light is a no no! I figure I basically stole everything I bought at that swap meet. All marinas should do that once a year with a picnic/cookout included. It was a good time.
The guy I bought all the stuff from had a boat burn to the ground and basically had no use for the things anymore. Bad for him, good for me.
I can't see any of your photos on my phone, except the LED light one. Looks great!!
Not a clue what electronics are next. Never had any on the last boat, so the Lowrance is a nice thing to have!
Thankyou sir, look into the whole network, you will be amazed at what you can add and all the lowrance stuff can do. And you can add to it as funds permit. I eventually will have my stereo, gauges etc all tied into the network.
Looks great.Mom and dad have them a nice dink.Porta boats have come along way since I last saw one.I like those fender mounts.Would there be any issues mounting them outside the rails?Would the fenders still be secure in the rough?TIA.
Not sure I would trust the fender baskets outside the railing, but the basket would probably hold up. The issue would be if you took a huge wave, it might push the fenders out the top. But you could tie them in I guess pretty easily. Also might get in the way while docking.
The porta boat is pretty neat, will serve there purposes well. With them getting older it will be much easier to handle getting it up and off the boat. It weighs almost nothing and dad has a nice little eletric motor on it now. I am just waiting for the 13 foot whaler handy down,lol
You have done an awesome job on this boat to say the least. Can you give us figures on how much it cost to complete? I'd also like to know what the performance specs incuding fuel burn on this boat assuming it has the PCM 350/351 motor in it. Thanks for any information you can help me with.
Thankyou sir, I appreciate it. Welcome to the thread.
Costs are really going to depend on the condition obviously of the vessel when purchased but mine on a guestimate, I would say I have about 15K invested total. 5k for the boat and trailer originally. 3k in the rebuilt motor/labor, 4k in electronics, and atleast 3k in all the other stuff/misc I did to the boat. That being said, I will probably invest another 3 or 4k into her before I am done, still have the interior to finish etc. Plus all the stuff I did, I did! Lol, Can't contemplate how much it would be if I had someone else put in the time I have on her. Just the bottom restore would have been atleast 4k.
I basically have been working on it for about 3 years now and still have some to do, but thats why I bought this boat because it was a good platform to start with and couldn't afford a new comparable boat that would cost 80k to 140k depending on brand. I have looked at new boats that look better because there new, but I truly like the layout of this boat and how no frills it is. Easy to maintain and easy to boat on.
As far as some fuel numbers go, I have not had a chance to get fuel numbers since the new motor was installed really, but I can say, she is Thirsty, but heavy girls stay thirsty. Keep her at cruise and she does much better than at wot where I like to run,lol
I will try and get my flow meter installed so I can get some real numbers again.
