Hi All,
I've been lurking for quite awhile. Finally pulled the trigger on Pulse 185 that I found in an auction last week with matching C-Hawk Trailer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5zp0K9hPHsjZFdjSk5aT21qSTQ/view?usp=sharing
Not crazy on the black and teal, but couldn't pass it up at the price.
I bought the boat with a only few pictures as reference. My original plan was to change everything from the ground up, but the gel is in better shape than I thought after doing a test patch of light compounding and waxing.
I'm not a fan of the interior colours. The bow interior is pretty bad, as is the rear seat with rot. The driver and passenger seats are in decent shape (except the colour).
Motor is a 200hp EFI 2.5 Merc. Not sure what I'm going to do here as one cyclinder is low on compression and gears are shot. It does have a newer power trim and gear case on it. I can't decide if I'm going to fix the motor or buy a new one.
Anyway, big project nonetheless. If anyone cares to comment on my motor dilemma, please do so as I'd welcome any advice/insight as to pros/cons on Optimax vs the older 2.5L motors. One concern I have on the new motors is weight as I am under the impression the Opti's weigh quite a bit more.
Thanks,
Jason
I've been lurking for quite awhile. Finally pulled the trigger on Pulse 185 that I found in an auction last week with matching C-Hawk Trailer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5zp0K9hPHsjZFdjSk5aT21qSTQ/view?usp=sharing
Not crazy on the black and teal, but couldn't pass it up at the price.
I bought the boat with a only few pictures as reference. My original plan was to change everything from the ground up, but the gel is in better shape than I thought after doing a test patch of light compounding and waxing.
I'm not a fan of the interior colours. The bow interior is pretty bad, as is the rear seat with rot. The driver and passenger seats are in decent shape (except the colour).
Motor is a 200hp EFI 2.5 Merc. Not sure what I'm going to do here as one cyclinder is low on compression and gears are shot. It does have a newer power trim and gear case on it. I can't decide if I'm going to fix the motor or buy a new one.
Anyway, big project nonetheless. If anyone cares to comment on my motor dilemma, please do so as I'd welcome any advice/insight as to pros/cons on Optimax vs the older 2.5L motors. One concern I have on the new motors is weight as I am under the impression the Opti's weigh quite a bit more.
Thanks,
Jason