Avwmiami Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Fixes, work, etc. * Hull-to-deck joint completely redone with all new 316 stainless fasteners, epoxy repairs, and 5200 seal. Bilge stays dry, and joint is rock-solid. * Plastic keel guard removed, fully resealed with 4200, and reinstalled with all new 316 stainless fasteners. * Hull professionally painted with Quantum99 paint from Engineered Marine Coatings. * Deck and cockpit professionally painted and nonskid sprayed with Awlgrip products. * OEM Pathfinder fuel tank added. Boat came with portable tank. I bought a used 17T tank, cleaned and painted it, glassed mounting supports into front compartment, and added vent and fill. * Notoriously leaky cockpit scuppers removed and glassed over (prior to my ownership) and replaced with a cockpit drain to the bilge. * Rod tube flanges replaced and rod tubes glued in place with 4200 so they don’t rattle in chop. * Starboard support strips installed around forward hatch to prevent flex. * SouthCo draw latches added to forward hatch to prevent (well, minimize) rattling in chop. * Hatch support springs added to forward and aft hatches. * Seadek installed on underside of forward and aft hatches to help with moisture and rattling * Rewired with new fuse panel, new switch panel, and new main switch. It doesn’t look like a Tetris game, but it’s functional, makes sense, and all materials are quality, marine-grade Blue Seas, Ancor, etc. * 8” pie plates installed in aft corners for improved access. * Motor raised two holes for best combination of shallow running draft and control/handling. * Annual/100-hour service done August 2020. * White and Blue cockpit lights Performance and pluses * WOT around 32 mph at 5300 rpm with one person, light load. * Cruise low to mid 20s at 4000 to 4400 rpm. * Gets out of the hole amazingly flat. Lightweight 2-stroke (190 lbs.) combined with Permatrim plate and 4-blade prop let you pop up with virtually zero bow-rise.  * Runs pucker-shallow on plane. Tabs halfway down, engine trim up, plenty of throttle and you can run in an honest 6” over hard sand. * Turns like crap — stern slides and bow hooks up so it’s kind of like drifting a car, but you get used to it. For me, it was a reasonable tradeoff for minimal running draft. A jackplate would make it so you could lower the motor some for better handling in deeper water and raise it higher to run even shallower. I just never needed to run any shallower than it already does. * Awlgrip deck and cockpit are awesome — great looking and so much easier to keep clean than gelcoat nonskid. * Fits easily in virtually any garage with fold-away tongue and lower-profile platform. Knocks * A few dings and scratches in the paint on the hull. * Seat cushion isn’t great — foam gets wet if you leave it out in the rain. * 2001 galvanized trailer  * It's a really nice 17T, but it's still a 17T. I like to think of it kind of like an old CJ-5. , unrefined and has its share of quirks and bad manners, but it's still cool as hell and does the specific job it was designed for very well. Boat is located in Gainesville, FL. Clear title in hand. Email Alexander.Whelpton @gmail.com or text (352) 474-3821 $16,775 Please no offers or comments about price without seeing the boat first. email or text for pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 You forgot to describe the motor ! Otherwise, a great for sale ad !! MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avwmiami Posted August 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 2001 Yamaha 50 HP two-stroke meticulously maintained with slightly over 200 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribute Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 Would be even better if it was in the classified section, just saying, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 It is now.. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 nice skiff....I enjoyed my 17T for the years I owned her... dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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