Aardvarkjff
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2018
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This past summer I purchased my first boat for my family to take on the lakes in NY. We have been on a friend's boat and had a good time. Now it is my turn to own one. I want to use this thread to document the boat's refresh (as it seems good, just looks tired). Hope to gain some good advice from those in the know and to help others avoid the mistakes I am sure to make myself.
It is a 20 foot 1992 Riviera Cruiser with a 1996 Evinrude 48 SPL outboard. I will post some pics shortly when I can pull them off my phone.
So, this was a Craigslist special from someone who lost an elderly family member. It was kept in really good shape for being 2 decades old. The carpet was shot, warn through to the wood deck in spots, the seats were replacement ones from the internet, and a little bit rough, and the Bimini top had patches on top of the patches. The one thing I did not like is the throttle controls we're on the left of the helm and I am right handed. There are no guages or indicator lights, only a single push pull switch for the navigation lights. The big draw was the fencing was in great shape, the pontoons and deck looked good and the thing came with a trailer.
We took it for a test drive on one of the Finger Lakes and it seemed solid, so she came home with us and became the Blue Lagoon. And this is where my journey starts.
It is a 20 foot 1992 Riviera Cruiser with a 1996 Evinrude 48 SPL outboard. I will post some pics shortly when I can pull them off my phone.
So, this was a Craigslist special from someone who lost an elderly family member. It was kept in really good shape for being 2 decades old. The carpet was shot, warn through to the wood deck in spots, the seats were replacement ones from the internet, and a little bit rough, and the Bimini top had patches on top of the patches. The one thing I did not like is the throttle controls we're on the left of the helm and I am right handed. There are no guages or indicator lights, only a single push pull switch for the navigation lights. The big draw was the fencing was in great shape, the pontoons and deck looked good and the thing came with a trailer.
We took it for a test drive on one of the Finger Lakes and it seemed solid, so she came home with us and became the Blue Lagoon. And this is where my journey starts.