Re: New to Forum, Carver...and boating in general.
Posted: October 19th, 2017, 3:52 pm
Welcome aboard!
Thanks, everyone for the welcomes! It took some time and effort, but we finally got her to Pensacola Beach. We did a little work to her before returning her to the water: new bottom job, removed the poli glow from the hull and did a compound and wax job, replaced the though hulls and added a Simrad GO7 to the upper helm. We are currently having all the exterior vinyl and some of the canvas replaced, as will as the carpet in the interior and on the bridge. Our next project is a carb rebuild on the port engine and we will update the stereos and speakers and replace a couple of gauges that don't work.
I got a really great deal on this boat, but the trade-off was that I bought this boat as is, where is, without a survey, so I wasn't sure what I was getting until it arrived in Pensacola. After having checked by a mechanic and a few old salts around the marina, she appears to be in exceptional condition overall. The biggest problem was the poli glow has aged and turned brown and made the exterior look dirty and blotchy. After having two contractors tell me that there was nothing I could do to get it off, I did a little research and found that a couple of folks had success getting it off with Easy Off oven cleaner. So, I tried it and $257 worth of easy off later, she shines.
The boat has all the manuals including the original owners manual, but sadly the previous owner had died, so I didn't get briefed on the boat by someone familiar with her. So, I am learning by doing and asking a lot of questions. Here is some pics of her on the way to launch and in her new slip. [img][img][/img][/img]
