cturboaddict
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Hey guys, im just chiming in to say hello.... Im a member over at coops sidewinder site....
Hello from St. Louis
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Welcome aboard - nice to have you with us.
Do I gather you have a Sidewinder?
If so, I'd love to see some pics!
-Chris
cturboaddict
New Member
Yes I do... Its a work in progress right now tho..
1972 18SS Sidewinder
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE when i got it last year.... At that moment it had a 85hp Evinrude on the back...
Since then, i have stripped the deck, stringers, and transom from the boat. Replaced all of it with new wood, and new glass, and added knee braces.
Right now, i just finished glassing new seat bases in last night, and im going to finish them this week.. This is for just the two new bucket seats in the front. Then by next week, it should be off the trailer to finish the bottom of the hull and get some color on it. Im going to extend the trailer tongue, and maybe paint it and replace some of the rollers. Then back on the trailer for the rest of the color, and then im going to start rigging it.
Still need to fab up the back two side benches, but i might just get it in the water before i do that. I have a Mercury 115 TOP that will be bolted to her rear end, along with a CMC PT130 unit. She may not be the best, but i have done all the work myself on a budget for sure.
1972 18SS Sidewinder
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE when i got it last year.... At that moment it had a 85hp Evinrude on the back...
Since then, i have stripped the deck, stringers, and transom from the boat. Replaced all of it with new wood, and new glass, and added knee braces.
Right now, i just finished glassing new seat bases in last night, and im going to finish them this week.. This is for just the two new bucket seats in the front. Then by next week, it should be off the trailer to finish the bottom of the hull and get some color on it. Im going to extend the trailer tongue, and maybe paint it and replace some of the rollers. Then back on the trailer for the rest of the color, and then im going to start rigging it.
Still need to fab up the back two side benches, but i might just get it in the water before i do that. I have a Mercury 115 TOP that will be bolted to her rear end, along with a CMC PT130 unit. She may not be the best, but i have done all the work myself on a budget for sure.
New guy from St. Louis
Well, this is my first post here. I am from the St. Louis area as well (Wentzville, MO actually). I don't have my own boat but I love boating. My aunt has a house at the Lake of the Ozarks. She has a 25' Bennington Pontoon with a 150 Evinrude ETEC and a 2002 Seedoo GTX. I am hoping to get my own boat but the I have to pay off student loans first.
Being from St. Louis, where do you boat?
Well, this is my first post here. I am from the St. Louis area as well (Wentzville, MO actually). I don't have my own boat but I love boating. My aunt has a house at the Lake of the Ozarks. She has a 25' Bennington Pontoon with a 150 Evinrude ETEC and a 2002 Seedoo GTX. I am hoping to get my own boat but the I have to pay off student loans first.
Being from St. Louis, where do you boat?
Welcome aboard jrod- nice to have you here as well.Well, this is my first post here. I am from the St. Louis area as well (Wentzville, MO actually). I don't have my own boat but I love boating. My aunt has a house at the Lake of the Ozarks. She has a 25' Bennington Pontoon with a 150 Evinrude ETEC and a 2002 Seedoo GTX. I am hoping to get my own boat but the I have to pay off student loans first.
Being from St. Louis, where do you boat?
-Chris