Well, I found the boat/project I said I was looking for. 1986 Skeeter Starfire 90 with 75 Mariner. I still don't have a picture hosting service, so if y'all want to see it, I'll add a link to my facebook page. There is a small hole in the deck that I will have to attend to. Some re-wiring and new lines, fresh fluids in the lower unit and probably clean the carbs and new batteries. Wish me luck! I'm sure I will be on here bugging y'all to help me figure out how to do stuff.

You'll get plenty of good advise here. Good Luck.

From what i've seen here so far,i agree w/pepop....tons of knowledge here and none of them are selfish w/info.Wish u best!

A new boat and a Lyle Lovett tune...dont get much better than that !

welcome to the brother hood of boat ownership, lots of pain and misery, occasioned with short bursts of euphoria!!!

congrats and gig em Kenny

Thanks y'all! Been outside this morning tinkering. Taking the battery out, cleaning out the bilge, trying to figure out some way to re-deck without having to pop the deck cap off, but looks like to do it right, that is what I'm gonna have to do. Otherwise, I'll can dig out what wood I can get to, and cut a couple of pieces of plywood to go under the deck. Just don't like that idea. And, I think my foam is shot. Off to sweat some more. BTW- Good catch one the Lyle Radtexan!

pop the deck cap off???? Big job!!!! Throw some plywood in the bottom and fish. The fish dont care.

congrats, and hope you find it a rewarding re-build!

True, Mark. Homer (my fishing mentor) always says he's never seen a boat catch a fish, but I want it to be safe and last. I just removed the fuel tank and the deck under there is shot too. The seat mount is gone, and all of the foam is pretty much toast. I don't think it will be too bad. I have more time than money or sense, so I think I'm gonna pop the top. I got such a good deal on this boat, that if I get too far into it and decide to quit, I'll get all of my money back parting it out.

Nothing wrong with that.

get on smugmug.com its pretty cheap and works very well for pics.

or talk to your Internet ISP..you already have a free homepage space
And use donation-ware called Jalbum that works really well for making a picture gallery.

you got the makings of a good boat redo and learning story.

Thank y'all!
I just signed up on 'photobucket' so now I will work on how to link it up. I may just link up to my facebook album, that is pretty easy.

Good fun, fixin' up stuff.
Get her where she'll float and Go get 'um.

Your title reminds me of what my brother used to say
when someone told him that.
He'd say "This ain't no time for Romance we got work to do".

I still laugh about those days.