Up Date for Dec 23 2025

Project Boat: Initial Assessment and Work Log Today's efforts on the boat involved looking over the engine, cleaning the deck, and starting on necessary repairs.
A huge thanks goes to Crispy, my favorite helper, who worked hours on the interior before assisting me with the exterior. Joe and Crispy have both been a great help on this project.
After looking at many boats, I finally found this one. We've compiled a list of "must-fix" priorities and started work today by replacing the shift and throttle cables.

Your engine is the Life of the Boat

Project Boat: Initial Assessment of the Engine
Engine is in a sad state all belts are dry rot, Altnator is rusty and bearings make bad sounds,
Turbo is unknown working Order
The engine will run. The next steps to finsh the install of the cables, raw water pump, and belts.
Then change oil and filters along with racore for fuel.

Immediate Fix List

New Cables

(2) $80.00 each

New raw water pump

(Used $300.00)

New Batterys

Have 4 new solar cells to install $1900.00 each

New belts


New raw water strainer

Used water pump $200.00

Oil change on both engines and transmissions

(2) Gallons at $80.00 each

New Racor fuel filters

$300.00

New steering system (upgrading from cable to hydraulic)


Major Repairs and Upgrades


Propeller and shaft remanufacturing


New cutless bearing


Entire back deck replacement


All interior and exterior woodwork replacement


This is a true project boat. I plan to film and document all work and repairs throughout the process.

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