[Lowtidelowlife]

Labor of “love”

 

[Jred]

Awesome! I picked up a 73 I’m redoing and converting to a tiller. Did you raise the stringers?

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

Awesome! I picked up a 73 I’m redoing and converting to a tiller. Did you raise the stringers? View attachment 96554

Nice. No my stringers were all solid as was the deck. I just had 4 previous owners, and 3 previous decades holes and gouges to fill. Around 300+ hours of cosmetic fiberglass work on my end.

 

[Dustin2785]

Awesome! I picked up a 73 I’m redoing and converting to a tiller. Did you raise the stringers? View attachment 96554

You going to have a build thread here for it? Always liked the 17 mako

 

[Jred]

You going to have a build thread here for it? Always liked the 17 mako

I’m taking too long...I’ve seen what everyone’s done to boatbrains and I just don’t want that for myself lol

 

[GoGataGo52__20]

Sweet what r u powering it with? Gonna get outside for some mahi in it?

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

Was going to put the clamshell merc back on but found a super good deal on a pro xs 115 with a couple hundred hours on it still under warranty. She’s popped her fair share of dolphin. Flamingo is her happy place but she does just fine offshore.

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

I’m taking too long...I’ve seen what everyone’s done to boatbrains and I just don’t want that for myself lol

I’m glad I didn’t do a build thread. My pains and dark moments were private.

 

[GaG8tor]

Very nice. There was one for sale near me awhile back that was partially redone. I wanted to jump on it. Wifey wants new though.

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

they’re hard to find. There’s a reason no one is selling em.

 

[lemaymiami]

That hull will provide many years of service still.... and it's a perfect all-around boat for most any weather condition. Enjoy - you've earned it..

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

That hull will provide many years of service still.... and it's a perfect all-around boat for most any weather condition. Enjoy - you've earned it..

Thanks Bob. She’s hard to beat in the versatility in 17 feet category. And she deserved some love and attention. Thanks for the kind comment.

 

[Steve_Mevers]

Love to see those classic hulls brought back to fish another day! I had a ole school 22’ Aquasport for 19 years before I decided to get a smaller skiff, love the old Mako’s, Aquasport’s and Seacrafts. Enjoy.

 

[Alvin Dedeaux]

Labor of “love”

That thing looks sweet, nice work!

 

[GoGataGo52__20]

Sweet man! Catch em up, should move great with a 115

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

Sweet man! Catch em up, should move great with a 115

In my opinion the 115 is the perfect power for these heavy 17s. My 90 would guzzle gas, the old 2 stroke 115 barely had to work to move her. Looking forward to my first 4stroke power though. Heard lots of good things about these 115 pro XS.

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

 

[LowHydrogen]

Sweet ride man, I love old Mako's. I have a 1982 224, not nearly as nice as yours, but it's a tank.

 

[Lowtidelowlife]

Rigging is 98% done. Finally got her back behind the house.

 

[Zika]

Very sweet. Glad you brought her back to life. That ProXS should be the perfect power package.