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[RickK]

Yup, my Explorer is pretty wet too.

[doyle007]

Hello all. My name is Joe, and I am a recent recipient of a new-to-me Aquasport. It is a 1989 Striper 175, and it is powered by a 2003 Mercury 75hp 2-stroke. I keep my boat in a slip about a quarter of a mile from my house, which is in southern NJ.

I have had the boat about two weeks, and other than adding a can of Seafom to the gas tank, I have not made ny changes yet. I see a rewiring in my future, but I did that on my last boat, so I am not too worried.  Adding a GPS/FF soon will be about it for projects this summer. 

I look forward to participating on the forum.

[Miguel]

   Looks a lot like my boat.

Enjoy it"

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Joe.

Start a new thread when you begin your restore and post up pics.

Good luck.

[RickK]

Welcome Joe!
Maybe it's the bottom paint but she sure looks to be sitting kind of low in the water.

[doyle007]

Welcome Joe!
Maybe it's the bottom paint but she sure looks to be sitting kind of low in the water.

Thanks guys for the welcome.

RickK,I just went to the boat, and checked the water line. It is about an inch or so below the bottom of the scupper fittings. The tank is 3/4 full, no one on board, and with a single battery in the console. There is a bit of water in the bilge, but it is not enough for the bilge pump to remove. Should I be worried?

[RickK]

With just a 75 on her I would say that you have waterlogged foam and in the near future a rebuild is going to be due.  It's normal for these boats, if they sit in the water to bloat up some. 
If you're leaving it in the water, keep an eye on her.

[doyle007]

With just a 75 on her I would say that you have waterlogged foam and in the near future a rebuild is going to be due.

Yuck, this is not what I wanted to hear, but if that is the case, then I will start planning a project for the fall.

I have been reading some of the 170/175 rebuild threads, and trying to get a sense of what might be needed. If I surmise correctly, then I will need to remove all rigging, wiring, and console, then cut out the floor, remove the waterlogged foam in the stringers, replace that with new pour-in foam, add a new floor using marine ply that is sealed in epoxy and covered with glass, paint, and then reinstall rigging, wiring, and console. Is that a good snapshot of what I am looking at?

By the way, is there anybody in the Atlantic City area that has done this before?

[barracuda383s]

Another new guy here, just got logged in.
I bought a 1997 Aquasport 175 with a 90hp Johnson (2004), first boat I have ever owned of any kind, so I have a lot learning to do.
This place definitely looks like the best resource on the web for these boats, I look forward to the adventure.

Barracuda383s (my other toy, 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, 383 with 4sp)

thanks,
Scott
Brooksville FL

[RickK]

Welcome Scott - the 175 is a great boat to cut your teeth on.  It's a near shore boat, not a deep sea boat - remember that and you should be fine.
She looks to be in good shape too.

[PCAguon]

Hello to all!
i purchased my 2000 Aquasport 250 osprey 10 months ago
in the past 10 months i've been bringing her back to life after she sat for 3 years
i'll start another post to show some pics of ALL the work i've put into her and how far she's come along

Jarren
Panama City Florida

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Jarren! The 250 is a great fishing machine.

[MV2]

Greetings from a newbie to this site, great site! 

I am now for about 2.5 months a proud owner of an 2005 Explorer 275, had it out 10 times so far, and am loving it!  Took major weather with no problem!

Have had to do some minor repair, replace hatch latches (from Norway?) and other repairs, but boat was done up nice!  Has full Eisenglass, ice-maker, air conditioning, hot water heater, shower in head and transom, Scotty mounts and on-board generator.  An awful lot packed into this boat. (Don't know how to post photo?)

This boat was relocated from east coast to west coast about 2 years ago, and is well at home here!

Thanks to Rick for some great advice before I purchased!

Best regards,
MV2

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard to Scott, Jarren and MV2 

Posting pics is all in the wrist. Try this.

https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=12725.0

Good luck. 

[yhzmurphy]

I guess I'm the new guy (struggling to figure out this forum posting)...

Just bought a 1987 20' Aquasport with 225HP Johnson on the transom.  She seems to be sound and runs well, but has a lot of projects of various sizes...so possibly the perfect boat :-)

One question - is this the Osprey 200?  I've heard conflicting things and want to make sure I get the model right, both because it's way easier now than finding out 10 years later that I was wrong all along, and also for searching for repair info and parts.