I agree lilred, my comparison was between the flat deck and KV. And thanks for the encouragement that someone else had built a nice boat for under 30k.

I never said it was nice! lol

Wet Bowtie: How's the Gun project going? Updates?

yep! time for an update! gives me the feeling like buying another project!

Sorry guys, i've just been busy and havent put much time into her. I am planing on getting to work this week and next weekend so i'll get more pics up soon.

Keep up the great work and pics please! I love these threads I got a smaller boat I've been working on the last few years. I want to do a restoration on a bigger offshore in a few years!

cool project, can't wait to see more pics

well I finally get a weekend to get a little work done. I spent about 4 hrs just going through the boat and cleaning things and inspecting everything as i went. there were some areas where I was pleased to see that things were in good condition and then there were areas where things were not so good.when I got the boat the port motor was already out and apart, but I was courious if the starbord motor ran. so I towed it outside, hooked a hose to it,hooked some batteries up and tried it. to my surprise with a little gas down the carb she fired up and ran for about 30 sec. she sounded good and the oil press.came right up so I stopped there, at least I have one good motor to work with. after that I began to dismantle. I have a long road ahead!! I've got some pics I am going to put up.

Here's some recent pics of the boat. Didn't get as much done as I wanted to, but I'm trying to pay close attention to how everything is coming apart so it's taking a little more time. Upon further inspection, looks like I'm gonna have to replace the fuel tanks.

looking at engine parts and trannie, looks like the boat got water ????