Well, I promissed I wouldn't do another restore after the Trouble Maker was finished but I just couldn't pass this one up. She was pretty rough when I got her back to Texas but the worst part was in the engine compartment. The rest of the boat was in good shape so this one won't be a complete redo. Here's some before and after pics. Sorry for the quality but it was from a camera phone. Bilge cleaned and repainted, engines are back from the machine shop with some slight modifications, and I'm about to start tackling some wiring issues and then it should be off to the lake....."should be".

Some more of the boat.

Wade.....Lookin' good...Keep us posted on the project.

What did you do to the engines ?

A little here, a little there. They went to the machine shop stock 260 hp's and came back right around 350hp. I couldn't go much more than that though because she's got Alpha drives. I'll just have to be easy on planing.

Thats a sweet little ride.
I wish I wasn't sleeping when C, emailed me on it. She was right in my back yard too.

The price was right thats for sure.

At least its got a good home.
I am sure you will have some fun with that, but why did you sell the 30 just to get another?
race boslters not right for you?

Actually, I would love another race boat. These pleasure boat seat just don't feel right. I guess the only answer I would have to that is, I get bored. When I finish a project I get tired of it real quick.

I do regret selling the 30 but what the hell, it's gone. These damn Sutphens are just addictive and they really don't exist in Texas. I'm real tired of seeing people let these boats go to $hit. I can't stand to see them in the shape they're in when I get them so I have to redo everything and make it right. This 26 should be fun but you'll probably see it in the classifieds right around the time I get it finished.

nice score, eh?

Looks good! I love the lines of the 26'. I'm dying to get my boat back together. It's like running through peanut butter this time of year.

I used to have an '87 Merc 454 "magnum" with Alpha drive, the one year they mated the big block with the Alpha and called the 330 hp engine a magnum. I had lots of air time and never broke it, although I heard lots of stories about them breaking.

CG...Yup, the jig is up. I bought it. I almost forgot what it was like to have weekly shipments come to my house from Eddie marine, Stainless marine, and Jegs.

Jammin', that's good to here because I plan on trying her out in the bay a few times.

Always thought that was a sharp looking ride...Congrats