Cale's 1986 osprey 200 rebuild 140 suzuki with bracket

[Crives92]

Hey guys. IM BACK FINALLY. Lol. I  ended up spending about 7-8 weeks in nyc and then worked a couple more in tampa. I have been home for a week or so. I ended up taking the boat to a guy for paint before I left. He normally does cars, it's not perfect by any means and there are a few areas I'm gonna have to fix...ect. I want to do more work to the transom. But I'll get there eventually. When i got back i decided to sell the 140 zuke and re power with newer. I think I have settled on a 175 zuke. I know it's a little bit much power wise and weight wise but I have weighed out my options and I found a great deal on a used one. If I dont get it I'll probably get a new 140 as I was happy with the old one. Either way I moved the tank forward and raised the scuppers so I should be good. I have attached some pictures. I cant wait to get back to work on this thing!

[RickK]

Looking good!

[McAllgeyver]

Sure is looking GOOD! love how the rear fold down seat fits perfectly.  way to make it happen!

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome back Cale.

Lookin' good.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Welcome back. The boat's looking great

[Crives92]

Thanks for the nice comments guys. I appreciate it. I went and bought the 175 suzuki the other day. It has high hrs as it was a captain's motor but its clean as can be and everything checked out. I have also done a few things to the boat. I put the rub rail on (10/10 reccomend the taco semi-rigid rub rail with the rubber insert that looks like stainess) and I mounted my seats on the starboard. I hinged the starboard so I can flip the seats up and access the livewell that's in the leaning post while fishing. It came together pretty slick and the seats are comfy. Tomorrow I pick up my ttop, bracket, and other random parts from paint. I decided to get them done all white. Here's a photo dump to keep up progress. Happy 4th weekend guys!

[RickK]

That rub rail looks great!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Agreed! Looks like the same one I went with. Not cheap but really makes a difference.

[Crives92]

Thanks. Yes mike I love the rub rail, did not love the price. This thing is getting too deep in my pockets. Got the ttop and other things back today and put the canvas on. OMG. The paint job is top of the line. This is by far my favorite thing so far. It came out sharp!! So happy with the results. I'll be hanging the bracket shortly I hope.

[RickK]

Looks real nice.

[Crives92]

I was able to get the bracket mounted and sealed today. And I decided it was a good idea to go ahead and mount the engine. Lots of work left to do and it's far from perfect but it's nice to see it coming together. Have a great week everyone!!

[RickK]

 

[Capt. Bob]

The classic banana boat.

Love the bracket/platform.

[Crives92]

Oh yeah. They definitely have a banana look 😂. I touched up the inside some, but still have some work to do at the back of the inside of the transom. But it's getting closer. I had a huge milestone today, I splashed it for the first time since starting the rebuild. I am super happy with the way it floated. Obviously I still need to put the console and ttop on but I think it will help it more than hurt it. This is also with a full tank of fuel (55 gal). But the scuppers were high and dry and never let any water in. Probably going to mount the console and leaning post next and then paint non skid.

[mshugg]

Looking good.