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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 501963" data-attributes="member: 4972">So here is what I see to get this project done.<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Re-install the built-in rear seats OR make a small carpeted platform in the back.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Flush out the gas tank and add new fill and fuel lines.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Install new carpet to the floor, front and back decks and gunnels.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Get the bilge, lights, stereo, livewell, etc. working properly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Install either the Mercury 60 or the Evinrude 70 to the transom, and make sure all is right with it</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Install a bow-mounted trolling motor.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Water test the boat, and do any remaining odds and ends.</li> </ol>Dropping the jump seats back in is very simple, but I'm leaning toward adding a platform.   That way, 3-4 people can sit across the back, if needed, and a platform never hurts for fishing.   Also, I can add storage underneath, if I design it right.Tricky decision about which engine to add.  The Mercury 60 is a 1991, but it's free and the boat is already rigged for Merc.   The Evinrude 70 is a 2001 and it's better looking, but I have more money into it.  I've never run a Merc 60, but I've heard they are very similar in power to the Evinrude 70.  Any thoughts or comments on that?</blockquote>