[TunaHead]

The good the bad and the ugly...

The good news is that the hull/transom are sound. The Yamaha 150 V6 runs well and started up quickly and the trim works.

The bad news is that the boat has been neglected and in addition shows alot of the usual age related problems that come with a 20 year old salt water exposed craft. I didn't post yesterday cuz I spent all my spare time searching through the archives and reviewing the gallery photos (esp the before and after pics).

1) I want to replace the rod boxes (actually there is only one in there now). Looks like I can get those from Flounder Pounder without putting too big a bite on the budget. Any other good marine surplus dealers you can recommend?

2) The deck is solid but the hatch over the gas tank is soft. Any ideas? I opened the access hatch and the tank is metal. I can see crud accumulated on top of the tank. Any way to know if this is in good shape without pulling it out?

3) Bilge, livewell and raw water washdown pumps are not working. Neither are the running lights. I suspect this is a power issue and not that every one of these items is shot. It'll just take a little time to sort out.

4) The boat has the usual swiss cheese problems on the dash and gunwales that I see in a lot of the "before" pictures in the gallery. Whats the best material for filling these?

Overall I am very pleased. I've got the boat I wanted!

By the way... her name is Slainte (pronounced slawntcha) It's a gaelic drinking toast that's the equivalent of "Cheers".

TunaHead