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Time for an update!!

Shameless

Shameless

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Well, when I picked up the boat, I was not going to do anyhting to it as it was just supposed to be a little toy to play with during the week when I wanted to go out alone. Well, we all know how that goes...so I started to do some updating over the winter. She is still torn apart, and has one major project left, it is coming along nicely I think. I have the new floor in under the rear deack, all I have left to do to that is install the diamond plate. The jackplate is on and mostly wired up, stereo installed and cut new speaker holes and installed speakers. Still need to wire it and install the sub. Hydraulic steering put in, then partially taken back out again so I can build a new dash. I installed pop up cleats, bought new Auto Meter Carbon Fibre guages that will get installed in new dash. I hope to be done by April 1!!! Should not be a problem. I was going to soda blast the trailer and repaint it, but ran out of time. That will be next year. I just ordered some new aluminum wheels and new tires, so that should brighten her up a bit too! Once all that is done this spring, she will get the snot buffed out of her and many coats of polish on her!!!!

First pic is when I brought her home last year...
 

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work in progress...
 

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If you can notice in some of the pics, I also tinted the windshield and added 2 remotes for the stereo and a couple of oh chit handles for the wife! I am also going to install a glove box in front of the pass seat...
 

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Looks real nice. Like the cleats I have thought about them before just hate to cut more holes in my hull but the way they look I guess I need to be cutting.. LOL!! :bigthumb:
 
Water Bug said:
Looks real nice. Like the cleats I have thought about them before just hate to cut more holes in my hull but the way they look I guess I need to be cutting.. LOL!! :bigthumb:
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Thanks! Did not really need to do any cutting, just a 1 inch hole saw and a 3/4 in drill bit (I think) I got the cleats on Ebay for only 25 bucks each!!!
 
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