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That was it too - mostly carpet adhesive. Degreaser and the power washer stripped it off without much hassle.

At 6'2 and 240lbs I'm a bigger feller and I fish with bigger fellers so my standards are somewhat higher, like my cholesterol. If I can trip, fall, and dent it with my ***, I wouldn't floor my boat with it personally.

What year is the boat? If it sat for 17yrs it's at least that old and you'll be hard pressed to find diagrams. If you're finding broken/rotted wiring and rusty connectors, odds are the hardware your wiring is running to (breakers, fuse boxes, switch panels, lights, pumps, etc) are in rough...

Check out Coosa Board by Coosa Composites. https://www.boatoutfitters.com/coosa-composites-board?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyYDB5bSViQMVoaRaBR2K9jedEAQYASABEgIp1vD_BwE#211=1112&215=249 A full 4'x8' sheet in 3/4" thickness is $382/ea and I'd hate to see the shipping cost but it's a...

Do you or a family, friend, or neighbor have access to a front end loader? My friend straightened out a taco'd Grumman canoe that was a tornado victim using short logs stood up vertically over the high spots and downpressure from the loader's bucket to press them down. Your boat has ribs running...

Check out Moeller poly tanks sold through Ocean Link Inc. They offer a ton of different sizes, capacities, shapes, fillers, pickup tube locations, and with/without sending units for gauges and they have the blueprints for every tank on their website. Find one that suits your space constraints...

LOL from the looks of that rig, you shouldn't be in a hurry to get anywhere but the cooler 🥃

First time I've heard of that one, thanks for the heads-up!

I did the rails too but more so to adjust where it lands when laid down with the rear supports unpinned. I have the solid rear supports too so adjusting it on the tracks just changes the attack angle of the front of the top. I wish I could get away with shortening it, it would look less goofy...

Thank you, and yes we are fortunate to have the company of skilled family, tools, and a shop to work in. I havent noticed any issues with the top catching air on windy days yet but we also use anchor mode on the trolling motor a lot. We run wide open with the top up with no loss in MPH either...

Thank you for the complement! It's not bad for a sloppy 41yr old two-stroke of unknown running hours. I would rebuild the powerhead if pistons, rings, and bearings were available but parts availibility sucks for these old Suzukis. When it craps the bed in an unrepairable fashion, hopefully a...

To remedy the buried lower unit and get the RPM up to an acceptable range, I installed a 17-pitch prop and raised the motor several inches using a pair of CMC 2.5" setback brackets that we drilled to fit the motor and transom bolt patterns and clearanced for the transom cap. After these changes...

Some shots with the interior done showing the convertible rear bench seat and casting deck layout with the jump seat clipped in to the rear position then with the casting deck folded up exposing the bench seats. We took the boat out on it's maiden voyage, focusing on the expensive electronics...

Some docking lights added to the bow. Told you I went overboard on the LEDs. It took about two full days to get the wiring done including runs to the motor, console, and trolling motor. Almost everything I used with exception of the wire itself is made by Blue Sea including fuse blocks...

Another shot of the gauge pod. Gauges are Faria Beede Euro black on black - 7k RPM tach, fuel level, and battery level. The three position toggle switch switches the battery level gauge between off (so it doesn't stay pegged when charging), the motor start battery, and the trolling motor...

Some pics with the Tuffcoat applied to the tops of the gunnels and floor and black carpet glued in on the sides. The bow plate was stiffened up with a piece of 3/4" black nylon with the trolling motor quick attach base bolted through. It was a trick getting the fuel filler hose routed to the...

Some day when it gets completed!

In between interior paint and everything else going on, I started mounting hardware and lighting. I admittedly got stupid with LED lighting in this boat. I ran white LED compartment lights in all the hatches, under the console, in the splashwell, in the front of the bow for docking, an...

The memes got me dying over here! Thank you sir. I'm jealous too, this is my dad's shop / family hangout - my shop has a dirt floor. With all our tools and beer in one place and experience put together, there's not much we can't figure out. The gray one is my dad's 1980 F100 stepside that's...

We plumbed the livewell with a kit a kit from TBN that included the pump, FlowRite valve, hose, through-hulls, and pump-out aerator nozzle. Another view of the console and captain's chair. In between mocking stuff up, I played with the outboard for a while and found the trim pump motor had...