Recently acquired this bad boy. I had the opportunity to finally get it in the water today and she rode like a dream. It has been sitting in a garage for 20 years too.
It currently has a Mercury 75 on it which it great. I got it up to 38 mph today with two men on it.
Anyway, I decided this boat is super fun and I want to make some improvements!
Where can I buy parts to replace the jockey seat with a console and add t-top and bench? If I can get a bench to hide the fuel tank in that would be great.
What else can I do to add more seating or at least make seating easier?
Does this model use the slide on rail system tubes or are they glued on? After taking her out for a spin today I noticed that the starboard side of the tube has come loose from the hull.
Is there conduit under the console that runs to the back that I can add additional wires to? I would like to add a sound system and fuel gauge.
Would it be worth installing solar panels on the t-top to keep the battery charged?
How do I find the correct drain plugs for the back of the boat? Before I put the boat in the water it looked like there were flaps on the exterior of the drains. I thought they would keep the water out but once I splashed the boat some water began to come in. I assume I'm missing plugs of some sort.
Sorry, that's an absolute ton of questions but I'm pretty stoked about this boat. It's the first boat I've had that's actually all mine.
