Something Positive - Father / Son Motion 25

[Lake rat Skater]

Hey guys, I find this website very helpful and wanted to make a quick post about something that I think is cool and have been working on. Like many, I got introduced to performance boats at a young age. My dad worked his way up to a STV and then bought a bare hull 25 motion, this particular boat, in the mid 90s. I was a young kid but remember him hanging the motors, rigging it, and several fun rides in his "fast boat".

He had the boat for a few years before he sold it to a local guy and moved on. Being small town USA I crossed paths with the individual who bought it a couple times a year and we would always talk about the boat. He is now in his 70s and two years ago I made the comment that I wouldn't mind getting it back. Well in August 2019 he reached out to me and we made a deal. Now on the bright side it didn't get all that much use for the 20 years the previous owner had it but it also didn't get any maintenance and didn't get taken care of the way I think boats should be. To be honest, it needed a lot of love.

So first things first my dad had rigged it with 260s, now I love 2.5s as much as the next guy but realistically they haven't been made for a long time and quality parts are hard to come by. My wife was only on board if it would end up being a somewhat family friendly boat. So I got the 2.5's running and knowing they had never been rebuilt I decided to sell them and keep my options open.

I have a 3 year old daughter and found out my wife was pregnant 2 weeks after I bought this boat so putting family first I didn't have a lot of time to work on it but I immediately pulled the interior and started wet sanding. I ending up going through the interior and really spending the winter trying to bring the gel back. Thanks to scream and fly I found a pair of promax 300 project motors (brand new sport masters) that I pulled the trigger on earlier this year. The motors are not perfect but I always liked the 3.0 offshore mid and alien cowlings. I figured these gave me the option to get on the water now and potentially upgrade to 250 or 300 XS powerheads down the road.

So most of this year was spent polishing, hanging the motors and cleaning up the rigging. I added a new GPS speedometer and some graphics and finally got the boat in the water about a week ago. I still have some small things to work through and improve on but it was a pretty cool feeling to go for a ride. My dad joined me for a quick ride and it was really cool to think over 20 years later and we're back in his "fast boat". I ended up having a son in March so I can't even begin to explain how excited I am in the future to get him involved.

Thanks Gang!