payuppsucker

Had not noticed that.........Tank probably hadn't either. lol

thisistank

thanks for the vote of confidence Kelly!

they were like that from the factory.

thisistank

I won’t hold my breath you’ll be out. Your record of late hasn’t been stellar.

payuppsucker

thisistank

LMFAO. awesome! 😂😂😂

1Zoom

Looks great, good decision on doing all the graphics, better paint match and less issues down the road. I really like the new vents and the change to black drives, and the new swim platform color.

payuppsucker

Yep, those hatch vents are definitely a cool touch.

thisistank

Barrett asked me a couple times if I wanted to just repaint the whole thing. New graphics or different colors or whatever. But I actually like the graphics. I think they're a bit less era specific as some can be. Only other thing I would've done is go solid color (white or charcoal grey) with no graphics. But like I said, I like the graphics. And I love the colors. The guy that owned it before me picked those colors when he bought the boat from Gary Sanchez (Cig1) here on the boards. The boat was originally teal green and pinkish. Not exactly great colors.

And yeah, the vents are super trick and (I think at least) look fantastic. I'm glad he did them. I was thinking at first I wanted 3 individual vents to replace the stock ones but he came up with the idea of one long one with the Cig emblems in between vent holes.

I'm also super happy with the transom. The blue was cool but it was SO beat up and thrashed. He actually had difficulty getting the tabs off and apart they were so corroded and F'd up. And the drives were mis matched. Basically the whole transom hardware is new. Luckily the transom was dry so that was a nightmare avoided. Only thing he didn't replace was the step. He had the step removed, some dents taken out and re-powder coated. You can't really see but the powder coat is a bit rough so it's not slippery at all. Again, I was envisioning a smooth polished finish that would match the shiny paint on the sides but he did it in this matte and again, it came out great and super user friendly. Since the kids climb all over this thing like a freakin jungle gym, the non skid is a great touch. It'll be nice to get the seadeck down the bow and on the dash where they crawl up to jump off the bow. Some more pics of the vents, the transom and the our boys and their friends, being kids.

thisistank

Here's what it looked like from the factory when Gary owned it. first pic its off nearly out of frame next to Jeff Chengs "Ruckus" #6 gun (for sale now), Storm Bartlings Cafe (Storm is also selling now) and Larry Gleals American Flag painted Cafe that went over seas. And second pic right up front.

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