Bottoms Up 23 Build

[Kraken]

I stopped by Karma Kustoms on my way home from work today. They were doing the final cleanup and polish. Looks fantastic! These guys are really trying to keep up with their growing business. They are working on a spray booth, adding additional compressors and making room for more boats. These guy care about the product they put out. They wouldn’t let me leave with the crappy gelcoat job “Captain Gelcoat” did. They gave me a price I couldn’t refuse and followed through with a great job.

Picking her up tomorrow!!!

[KNZ911]

Looking good. Glad to see it is working out Scott.

[steel686]

Nice to hear! That is a great resolution and great way to end the week. Can’t wait to see it off the trailer.

[Kraken]

I picked her up today. Looks great. It was HOT today and I opted to work on the dash panels and wiring indoors. After it cooled down I reattach the cap. Tomorrow I’ll head to Vero. Justin with America’s Best Welding is done with the T-Top structure. He also modified the bow rail to be through bolted and he cleaned It up. Ill find out tomorrow how it looks.

To get the motor hung I need:
Batteries
Battery switch
Simrad installed
Fuel filter
Fuel vent
Fuel fill
Steering
Drain plug

It will be a few more weeks before she’s water worthy but I’m getting there.

[Capt Chuck]

I re-read this thread again. You are doing a great job on your bottoms up !
I would like to backup a bit and clarify a question I have. You stated your SeaCraft is a 1986, yet the alum fuel tank you removed was dated 2003. What happened that caused the original fuel tank to have to be removed?
Was this hull previously rebuilt?

[Kraken]

Originally Posted by Capt Chuck

I re-read this thread again. You are doing a great job on your bottoms up !
I would like to backup a bit and clarify a question I have. You stated your SeaCraft is a 1986, yet the alum fuel tank you removed was dated 2003. What happened that caused the original fuel tank to have to be removed?
Was this hull previously rebuilt?

Thanks for the compliment. When I bought the boat, the guy advertised it as having a new deck and tank. When I went to see it the deck was delaminated and rotten. The transom was shot. The guy told me it fell off the lift and was left in the water. Looks like a D ring had pulled through the rotten transom. He said he paid a friend to fix the boat. He did a really bad job. No sure why the tank was replaced. I think it had twin 140 Suzuki motors. They were long gone. In this pic you can see the plywood that was put down as the tank was replaced.

[Capt Chuck]

There is an old saying "Buyers are Liars but Sellars are worse". Based on your pictures along with the degree of total deck delamenation, I would bet that the hull was submerged at one time which supports the tank removal and wet foam.
Keep up your rehab. Another ole sayin "Get Crackin Kraken"

[Kraken]

T-Top day!

[Kraken]

Wired up the switch panels and back lights.

[Kraken]

Let the rigging begin. Run rail on, fuel done, steering complete. The leaning post even lined up on the aluminum plates under the deck. Still need to finish the plumbing and get a basic electrical system installed to get the motor hung.