Hi guys..
Happy new year!. Sorry I haven't checked in in some time but don't have a lot of spare time on my hands so things with the boat have been moving very sloooowly..

Took some pictures today so you can see the progress.

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Few details still left. The seats and other upholstery is expected to be ready in a few weeks.. hopefully..

Thanks and will keep you updated!

Still Looking Awesome!

Looks fantastic!!..... You guys are killing me with these rebuilds. Wish I could take mine to those levels. What's the power gonna look like? Height of the windscreen looks great... Mines a bit too high for looks, but it does help with feeling like a deeper cockpit. Sometimes I wish I went with a bravo, but I was so tired of blowing TRS's.... 5 in 5 seasons. Didn't wanna chance it. Sometimes i also wish I had raised my drive up, or gone with a shorty, but then I get in rough water and love the feeling of staying on the throttle... And not having to lift even when the hull has aired out. I even run a five blade now, even though my prop shaft is 5 or 5.5. Inches down if I remember right, for the same reason - and to eliminate blowout in the turns while wakeboarding... At 18 mph!!. Gotta love those k-planes. Be sure to keep the pics coming.

Looks great. Good attention to detail. Love the color combination...but I'm partial...it's similar to mine. What kind of power are you going with?

Hey guys,

Its been a while since the last post. Slowly but surely things are coming together and she is now close to completion. We went with the same engine we had, a 496ho. It only has about 120hrs on it. we've installed the engine, front seats and all the gauges. Still missing the rest of the interior, walls and back seat.

With the increased drive height we reached the rev limiter with throttle to spare with a bravo 1 22" prop. then borrowed a bravo 1 24" prop and gained 3 mph @ 4,900 rpm. still think i can squeeze a mile or 2 out of it with a mirage plus 25" so im going to try that next.

here are some pics of the progress

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Wow, that's shaping up nicely. Thanks for the updates and keep them coming. I love the 27 Cigarette/Squadrons!

- Jeff

with the side graphics installed.

Allmost ready just finishing up some details.

WOW, looks GREAT!!!!

My only comment is to maybe celebrate the Squadron XII name a little more. Maybe the next time you do the graphics you could do something similar to what these guys did with the "Oval" on this Squadron 24.



Keep up the great work, you should be very proud!!

Cheers,

Dave

Thanks! its been a long time a coming but she is finally getting there.


Theres still some space left on the front and side windshield for a squadron homage.

Beautiful Resto!