gomopar440
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2007
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As I mentioned in my Dillon Laker thread, I recently picked up a 1971 Pony 16' ski boat. It came just as pictured below with the trailer and without the motor and controls. The Laker project is getting mothballed for a while since I'll be using the '84 Mercury 115 on the Pony hull now instead. I'm going to try hanging the 115 on the transom today and then clearing out the tent the Laker is in so I can move the Pony in there.
I ordered a steering wheel and adapter for it already and once that gets here I'll check the existing steering rack and cable for excessive play.
The controls will need a downward extension to the inside of the side rail in order to mount it to the hull. As it sits now, the top of the control box pokes over the top of the gunwhale with the available space on the inside of the gunwhale. The control cables appear to be a little long for this hull, but not enough that I won't be able to use them for a while.
For gauges, I'm leaning towards the Faria Coral series of gauges like this one. I'll most likely use an 80MPH GPS speedometer since the previous owner reported this boat would do 60-65 with his 1970's era Merc 115.
The fuel tank, battery and wiring choices will be next up after I get a chance to take a better look at the available space inside the hull. Whichever way I go, I'm going to be keeping it simple for now to give me the best possible chance to get this boat on the water this summer.
I ordered a steering wheel and adapter for it already and once that gets here I'll check the existing steering rack and cable for excessive play.
The controls will need a downward extension to the inside of the side rail in order to mount it to the hull. As it sits now, the top of the control box pokes over the top of the gunwhale with the available space on the inside of the gunwhale. The control cables appear to be a little long for this hull, but not enough that I won't be able to use them for a while.
For gauges, I'm leaning towards the Faria Coral series of gauges like this one. I'll most likely use an 80MPH GPS speedometer since the previous owner reported this boat would do 60-65 with his 1970's era Merc 115.
The fuel tank, battery and wiring choices will be next up after I get a chance to take a better look at the available space inside the hull. Whichever way I go, I'm going to be keeping it simple for now to give me the best possible chance to get this boat on the water this summer.
