93 Crownline 250; she 'was' dirty, but now shes clean and SPLASHED!!

[bigdirty]

Thanks guys Apparently all the glass and resin and ply I put in this old girl did its job.. She feels totally SOLID in the chop and through wakes of 3-5ft... got the throttle cable and idle adjusted this afternoon, and went for a test scream. Yes, scream... this sucker will do an honest 45MPH (@4500rpm) if you push it full throttle.. :shock: Holds plane and cruises nice at about 2800-3200rpm.. Not the fastest thing on the water I know, but i think its pretty decent, considering its a full cabin I can stand up in, with a proper head and a galley.. And the bravo 2 drive really bites in and holds the boat on plane even in fairly rough conditions.. Oh, and the depth sounder AND speedometer in the dash WORK! :lol:

Overall I'm quite happy with how it all turned out, so I'm grabbing some beers, a guitar, and some blankets... and I'm gona go spend the night on her at the dock.

 

[kcassells]

BD, My post didn't get thru yesterday but I've been watching all your hard well paid off work! Gosh darn it and Congrats! Way to SPLASH in the 4th. Kick up and enjoy. Maybe somewhere in the area you can watch the fireworks from your boat.
Again as all have said....Well Done!

 

[Fastatv]

I have followed your build all along, and you certainly get it done! Congrats on all your hard work. Now......it's party time!

 

[bigdirty]

Awwwwww yes, party party party!! :lol: arty: Had a few friends down to the boat last night, some beers, some guitar, was a great night dockside.. I spent the night down there, and woke up this morning to glass smooth water and bright sunshine..


Purchase price; $1500 ....almost 3 months of work and materials/parts; $2000 ....docking/hauling/fuel; $1400... Waking up to this;



Priceless

She still needs some finishing touches and clean up, but i'm not gona complain.. This makes it all worth it.

 

[Mikeopsycho]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! :clap2:arty::first::whoo: Very well done! My hats off to you :yo:, you worked hard on her and she looks good! :encouragement: I wish you many happy boating hours. Cheers. Mike

 

[r.j.dawg]

I'Ve been following along from the start and all I can say is "Great Job". Congratulations and enjoy your time on her.

 

[Earp]

Nice Work Big D!!! I've also been watching this project from day 1. Glad to see it in the water! Sharp looking boat!

 

[redneck joe]

good work my friend

 

[Axkiker]

That is awesome dude!!!.... You have a very nice boat to enjoy and when the time comes to move on should make a quite nice profit. I hope for my next go around to do something along the lines of what you have. Maybe look into a descent storm salvaged boat from the coast or something.

 

[bigdirty]

Thanks again guys, I'm still in a bit of a state of shock to be honest.. I did it.. it floats, and it works..

Didn't take her out this weekend, trying to pull cash together for a trailer I found ($1000, cant turn it down!) and had some other things I want to get in order before a big cruise or overnight.. but I did spend the last 3 nights on her, got the pump toiled working and a new anchor for the bow installed, as the one I had was a bit light, and starting to crack on a few of the welds. I'm already making the 'list' of things I dont like or want to make better/different.. and have come up with the realization that if I sold this boat, the next one would have to be at LEAST as nice looking, and have the same power package/newer drive (or twins) as well as being solid/well built.. Which tome means going to a newer Crownline, Formula, or maybe a carver... .as it stands right now, ( aside from a wider beam), I've got the best i could hope for already.. I just might HAVE to keep this one! :lol:

 

[Scott Danforth]

I just might HAVE to keep this one! :lol:

Enjoy it until you change your mind:thumb:

 

[Brian 26]

Good stuff. That first night aboard soaking up a couple beers must have been very gratifying.

Great to hear you're into the boat so cheap, at my local lake the slip alone would have cost you $4k+ for one season!

 

[greenbush future]

If you calculate time, the real cost savings is the hourly wage it would cost to pay a professional to do the work BD accomplished. Materials were most likely not too bad on this project, but maybe he has it broken down to share??

 

[bigdirty]

Well to be honest, I didnt keep very good track of 'my time' on this project..:lol: but I would guess on average, I worked on it 4-5 hours through the week (evenings/nights), and usually at least 10-12 hours each weekend.. I started the last week of april, and finished the majority of the work by the last week of June... So I think a safe estimate would be 35-40 hours a week, for 8 weeks.. Even at $50/hour (i dont know any shops that will work that cheep either, but the math is easy..) that would be about 300+/- hours I put into it... around $15000.... wooowha....

 

[bigdirty]

Thought id put up an 'action' shot.. Took some friends out for a little run last night, along with 2 70-80lbs dogs (that you cant see in the pic).. I must say, I'm VERY happy with the boat, and how it runs/handles.. 5 adults and two dogs on the back deck, and she hopped up on plane just fine, and flat out (i HAD to see...) still did 38 MPH!! :laugh: yes, that's me driving it with my "Holy jebus I rebuilt this in my driveway it's working and running like a champ!" face.. The pic was taken just as the bow came down and she picked up speed, almost to my surprise.. Everyone had a good time, and I even nailed the docking in reverse so well no one even had to catch her... just stopped perfect.. I believe it is officially "my" boat now..

 

[Mikeopsycho]

:rockon:Too cool!!!!! I would say this is your boat!! At least for now.......................................

 

[sheboyganjohn]

:first:Here you go, you deserve it for the fastest restore on the boards.

 

[redneck joe]

nice.

 

[java230]

Seriously impressive! Just read it all, man that was FAST.

 

[52FordF2]

Good work !! It looks fantastic :rockon:. Now what type and when are you going to get a little dingy for your boat?? Maybe a little 18 footer runabout :fish2:.

I know soon you'll start feeling itch withdrawal symptoms :lol: ,real soon.