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Bought hull #00154 yesterday out of Merrick, LI. All original parts except bow rail. A different basket case than my current 00562. It will need a complete restoration as well. Couldn't pass on it since it has a 2005 Mercury Verado 200 hp with hydraulic steering and electronic throttle all worth about what I paid plus the cost for me to have it shipped down to Sarasota. Seller basically threw in the boat for buying an engine. Still need to figure out who is going to do the work on both boats as time/skills and day job will prevent me from tackling them myself.

I have had a few conversations with Mike at Nautical Lumber / Neptune Marine to handle the restoration work as he has told me that he has done 5-6 of them and owns 2 himself. Any thoughts on that?

I will take and try to post pics once it arrives in a couple of weeks.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments. - Ed