My son and I did some work to freshen up our little boat, a 1973 Sport Craft Duster 13'.
- Filled some cosmetic holes from past accessories
- Sanded and painted top with Rustoleum Topside Paint - White
- Sanded and Painted side with Rustoleum Topside Paint - Gloss Red
- Replaced fishfinder with Garmin Stryker 4 GPS/Fishfinder
- Replaced carpet with an 8x6 outdoor carpet from Lowes
- Remounted the new( to us) seats so they spin around and can easily get to back of boat
- Tied up all the cables so they are clean and do not affect the steering
- Finally used real letters/numbers for the registration
- My son also fixed the right fender with his crazy welding skills, reconnecting the brace so i can remount the fender and not buy a new one.
Here is a couple of pictures of how it looked for quite some time.
Some in process pics below:
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Wires all tied up and new carpet |
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My son was glad to clean off the metal Sport Craft Logo at the stern |