Pat glad to see you out and about, VV

Pat I have a 25 Hydromotive 25" if you want to try it.

Thanks, I may take you up on that.
As soon as I get the bugs worked out and get a little seat time, I'll start playing with props.

Pat.....It's about time. lol We need to see pic's. Congrats

Oops how that get uploaded. Hahah

Well guys I did find some time to work on the boat over the long weekend, but no time for a test ride.
New hydraulic lines for the steering installed, Oil temp gauge hooked up, water press gauge hooked up, 2nd battery rewired to starboard side, checked wiring to knock control.
I need to bleed the steering check the timing and give the black transom a cleaning and then back on the water.

Hey Rick,
There are two red wires that are dangling at the battery switch. Do you know what they are/where for?
I don't want to just blindly hook them up...

They went to the old stereo. I just never finished mounting the new battery stitch and connecting them to the new wires that I ran straight to the battery. There are a lot of wires that all ran to the starter which I never liked. Everything should be wired to a fused buss-bar. There are a lot of wires around the depth sounder too that I didn't like, all of which would of been a winter project if I had kept the boat.

Thanks Rick, I'll just tape over them.
I haven't yet decided if I'm going to leave the stereo wired directly to one battery or go to the switch; probably just battery 1.
I have the dash wired to battery 1 for now until I get the switch mounted so that you can reach through under the seat. I need to be able to open the hatch with the switch turned off.
I moved battery 2 over to the starboard so I could work around the engine a little easier.

Well Guys, I have used my boat a few times this summer.
6 to be exact...

This past Sunday and Monday we braved Tropical Storm Hanna for our annual Boyz only venture to Block Island...

We had no idea what the water would be like after the storm so we started with a trip across the LI Sound to Claudio's in Green Port.
This was my first run in the open water and she ran great through the 2' wind blown chop and 4' rollers in the sound...

A few more shots at Claudio's.
Sorry VRick, no hotties taken on Tim's wife's camera...