Cale's 1986 osprey 200 rebuild 140 suzuki with bracket

[Crives92]

Wiring has kicked off. Steering is hooked up. I have all the tubes, wires, and other crap from the back up to the front. All pumps in the back are wired. Gotta do all the under console stuff now. Here are a few messy wiring fun pics. Its all labeled so its really not a mess but it sure looks it. Have a great weekend. Will post more as I go!!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Nothing a handful of zip ties can't fix. Looking good 👍

[Crives92]

No doubt buddy. I told my pops the other day my favorote part of wiring is when you finish and you get to zip tie it all together into a neat harness. It's weirdly satisfying. Also when you flip the battery switch and everything works. 🤣

[TooLoose]

Looks awesome!

[Crives92]

Thanks man!!

[Crives92]

Wiring is almost done. I have a couple small things to finish up. I Had to order new nav lights and one new trim tab actuator. Ill finish those up when they arrive. Also my radio didn't work so I have to trouble shoot that. Still have some mounting of things and then ttop is on. Getting very close now. I actually fired up the engine for just a sec today. That was a great feeling. Life is busy so it may be a few weeks but I'm really close with this thing. I know these pics are similar to old ones but I cleaned it up today and had to take a couple to post. Almost there!!

[RickK]

Looks really nice - great outcome!!

[Crives92]

Thank you Rick. I appreciate the support along the way from you and everyone else. I won't win any awards with the boat. However,, I am over the moon excited about it. It turned out awesome. The wiring is mostly done. Not as neat as I would like but I'm not a professional. I have to finish up the radio because mine took a crap so thats still hanging. Still have to screw the ttop down, service the engine, build a bracket for the back seat and some other random things. I hope to have it in the water later this week for a shake down. Here's a photo dump. I ran out of daylight as I was finishing things up so the pics aren't that great. Happy Tuesday!!

[Capt. Bob]

Came out sweet.

Congrats!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Almost there!  Looking forward to hearing how she runs.

[mshugg]

Nice looking rig.

[Fish Head]

Sweet...well done!   Helm chairs look spine protecting & super comfy.

[Crives92]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it!! I did a tune up on the engine yesterday. I still have some things to tweak until it's perfect. But I did get to splash it for the first time!! I was super happy with the results. I only topped it out for a few seconds but I was seeing top speed of 48 with me and a full tank of gas. I have to adjust the tach (didnt have a wire plugged up) to get cruising numbers. The engine is super quiet. My old 140 was really quiet but I was blown away with this one. It is literally silent back there. That will be nice on the cruise days and long trips. I included a pic of the spark plugs. Its funny I think the guy before me got every single cent out of these spark plugs. Never seen them quite this worn down. Lol.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

That's awesome, glad to see her running well!

I'm gonna throw a vote out there for a digital gauge too. Or just run it through your helix. I love mine and didn't even bother hooking up the sending unit since it has the fuel usage numbers.

[Crives92]

Run it through the helix? I am interested to know more mike. I know nothing about this. Also is the digital gauge really $500?? I would love to go that route but damnit man.

I took it out for about an hr today for a run. Very happy with the performance numbers. With a full tank and 2 people top end is around 46-48 at 6200 rpms. I think I'll get a slightly bigger prop down the line. Cruise at 4k rpms is around 25-28 depending on wind. Jumps up good. The rear end is a little heavy and the supper balls have to work if you walk to the back of the boat. Good all other times. I can handle that. Heres the first run water pic.