1984 248 Fisherman

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by se235880

Yes it is the CC version with the forward cuddy, I didn't know that they were rare, I guess you learn something new everyday. I wasn't sure if it was a easy removal or if anybody has done it. my better judgement tells me to leave it alone, its in really good shape, I just wanted the room

Trust your better judgement on this one...that cabin is an integral part of the structural integrity of you bow...removing it is relatively easy...replacing the strength it places across the hull from one side to the other will be difficult to put back...

And I gotta tell you, the performance gains will be marginal at best by filling in the transom and hanging your Zukes from a bracket...if the transom is rotted out and needs to be replaced anyway, then yeah...but I wouldn't fill in a perfectly good tranny, complete w/the additional weight of more 'glass and bracket, to pick up the small amount of performance...

Most of the posts here encourage repairs and upgrades, but yours sounds more like a nice boat, that needs TLC and as much use as is that you can put on it...JMHO...