Octavius Brine
Well-Known Member
Hi guys, I saw some nice projects others have posted on here lately and figured I would share what I am working on: my boat!
Last August I got this 1985 Wilker Galaxie 17 foot with Mercury 115 outboard. I was hunting a Galaxie, and chose this one because the price was right, interior was decent (funny, because I am tearing all that out already!), almost new custom top, original features like the bow rail etc that not all still have, no major rot or problems, and a fairly solid two axle trailer. It’s the biggest boat I figure I should drag around with my van
I’ve done some small repairs up until now and we had a blast taking this boat camping! And I got out once to troll Erie and put a walleye in the boat last September.
Work so far:
Install Garmin GPS sonar, transferred from other boat.
Minor Electrical repairs, new plywood on kicker bracket.
Install downriggers I got on the classifieds here.
I picked up an old Honda B100 for a kicker, and fabricated the set up for remote steer (linkage between motors).
Fluids/maintenance: the lower unit lube
Up next:
rebuild the storage cubbies under the gunwales (minor rot of some plywood), replace all that nasty carpet, reupholster the seats and cushions around the gunwales, make/install the vinyl flaps over storage areas, install rod holders, fuel line and charging cable for kicker, mount battery box, buff/wax hull exterior, fix cracked pinstripes, try to find some kind of ladder for swimmers to reboard, and add a VHF …
More photos to come. I sorta missed the “before”, so here’s the half torn out version.
Last August I got this 1985 Wilker Galaxie 17 foot with Mercury 115 outboard. I was hunting a Galaxie, and chose this one because the price was right, interior was decent (funny, because I am tearing all that out already!), almost new custom top, original features like the bow rail etc that not all still have, no major rot or problems, and a fairly solid two axle trailer. It’s the biggest boat I figure I should drag around with my van
I’ve done some small repairs up until now and we had a blast taking this boat camping! And I got out once to troll Erie and put a walleye in the boat last September.
Work so far:
Install Garmin GPS sonar, transferred from other boat.
Minor Electrical repairs, new plywood on kicker bracket.
Install downriggers I got on the classifieds here.
I picked up an old Honda B100 for a kicker, and fabricated the set up for remote steer (linkage between motors).
Fluids/maintenance: the lower unit lube
Up next:
rebuild the storage cubbies under the gunwales (minor rot of some plywood), replace all that nasty carpet, reupholster the seats and cushions around the gunwales, make/install the vinyl flaps over storage areas, install rod holders, fuel line and charging cable for kicker, mount battery box, buff/wax hull exterior, fix cracked pinstripes, try to find some kind of ladder for swimmers to reboard, and add a VHF …
More photos to come. I sorta missed the “before”, so here’s the half torn out version.
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