Jake I'm not trying to be negative but a boat of that age has a big chance of having some rot in the transom and stringers . My 79 I thought was solid and pulled the TRS out for a bravo swap and started chasing rot . Just plan for the worst and hope for the best and you'll be ready to handle anything that is thrown at you .

Easy swap as said. Rot might be a problem.

Thanks....its been a concern, so far i havent seen any evidence of rot however the boat isnt apart yet....I had a surveyer do a moisture test and I check it regularly since its kept in a temp controlled building and there is no moisture so far....keeping fingers crossed.....

This will be a lengthy build since Im casually collecting the pieces so I dont have to have the boat apart for too long once we start to switch over. The boat runs flawless right now with the 260...around 50-55mph.....nice little cruiser,patience is hard!

Jake1250

for those that dont know the boat, it was shed kept since new with very few hours...395 to be exact.....the boat is close to original and in flawless condition.....