Almost done. Got the motor in (That's my Dad and my friend helping me), outdrive on, back seat installed, side panels fitted, dash wiring cleaned up, new trim gauge and depth finder. I had it in the water to start it up, set the timing and make sure it shifts good. I still have not taken it out and got it up on plan. Hopefully this weekend.
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Anyone know where the horn is on these boats? I have not tried to follow the wire for that yet. It's not working.

How's that motor sound with the dry tails. Or are they semi dry.?

Gavin,
It sounded good until I took it out for it's first ride last weekend. Oil pressure shot up and then at idle it went down close to zero. This was within the first 10 minutes of use. Pulled the motor and one main cap. Bearings and crank are grooved. It needs a rebuild. You can see my posts in the general tech section. This defeats the whole reason I bought the motor. You said this was an 8 hr motor. I assumed you replaced a bad one with this one. When I started it on my stand with your oil cooler, the cooler leaked water. Is this oil cooler the same one used on the previous motor? Oil coolers should not be reused.

Boat looks great. I had the same one, but I was fortunate enough to have red rugs. How did you deal with the wet coring?

Thanks. I cut out the wet coring, then I wet bedded new coring in and fiberglassed over the top multiple layers. I did one large piece of fiberglass that went from 3/4 up one stringer all the way down and up 3/4 of the other stringer to tie it all in nice. and another center piece. It's probably a lot stronger now then when it was originally built.

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Hopefully my final update on the boat. I finally got it out for it's 2nd maiden voyage over memorial day weekend after I had the motor rebuilt at the end of last year. The hose clamp on the hose from the raw water pump to the oil cooler broke, so the water temp shot up and water was spilling into my bilge within the first 10 mins. But good thing I was watching the gauges like a hawk. I was able to push the hose back on and idle back in. Put a new clamp on and it ran really well. I had it up to 62 mph at 4700 rpms for a very short burst. Too much debris in the water. I took it out for a decent cruise the following day with no issues. I have since changed out the thermostat to a 140 degree. I'm hoping for a good summer with limited issues... fingers crossed.

Excellent job! These projects are a labor of love, but when it's hot out, no place I think we'd all rather be then out on the lake! Good to see you have her ready just in time. Enjoy!