Did another salvage today
 

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This boat has been sunk for over a year. The owner walked away from the boat and his house. It is a 30 walkaround Proline. It had a pair of 225 Optimax. We got title to the boat. My boss wanted to clean it up and sell it but he decided to just give it to a buddy of his. But before he gave it up I got the motors. They are both seized but there are a lot of good parts on them.
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It really is nasty. But I guess with a lot of powerwashing and a lot of On-Off it could be brought back.

Knowing PRO-LINE build quality, I would be very worried about wet foam and water being where it shouldn't be. They make a decent boat, but from what I have seen there fit and finish leaves a bit to be desired. Them gearcases off them OPTI's oughta bring a chunk of change by themselves as well as the trim and tilt units.

Got yer phone pic yesterday...was hopin the port motor stayed out enough to be workable...RATS!...I know a guy w/a good power washer...

Wow, the boat sat like that for a year....

Thanks for another great post CaptPete!

Always interesting!!!!

rkc

Yea neighbors must have really appreciated looking at that sucker for 12 months:fight:

Well then they just don't appreciate good fish structure...I'd have been tossin' bait around that thing every chance I got...hell...sink anothern, Lukey!!...LOL!!...:clap:

That's just a damn shame to destroy something that many people would be happy to have and enjoy. It will be interesting to see if it is actually salvageable enough to get back on the water. Keep us updated with progress pics if possible.

i might have a use for the stator & oil alert module on the port engine, if the flywheel comes off, definately a long term project.

they are Opti's. No stator or oil module

Pete, was that a deliberate sinking or did it just sink from rain water collecting in it, etc.? In all cases it's a crying shame to see something like that..:sad:

Nice, i would have fished that thing in my kayak !!!!!!!!!

Scott

yall must have cooler water in the summer up there. If that thing sat like that for a year in south Georgia it would become one giant, man-eating barnacle.....

For sure our water is cooler... I still remember after we bought our house in Georgia... (St Mary's) we went to the beach the week after we moved in.... it felt like I was stepping into the bathtub for cripes sakes!!!... It was actually hot to me... I spoke to someone on the beach, he tested it and told me that it felt a little cooler than normal!!!! To put that into context, our surf temps right now are running 75-80 degrees.. and that's warm by our standards. :head:

down here,in the summer, if you leave your boat in the water, you have to have the bottom scraped by a diver at least twice a month

i have seen back water bays get into lo 90's. oddly enough, the coldest i have ever been is in st joe bay scalloping in 85 degree water on a 85 degree day with a 15 knot wind.

[QUOTE=phatdaddy;177878]i have seen back water bays get into lo 90's. oddly enough, the coldest i have ever been is in st joe bay scalloping in 85 degree water on a 85 degree day with a 15 knot wind.[/QUOT

St Joe Bay??...you get over there often??...I sure loves me some of that San Blas...:love: