1996 procraft restoration

[Everydayangler]

Boat looks awesome, nice to see these being saved. only other thing is I would raise that talon up on the bracket its going to drag in the water really bad.

[put1in]

Havasu bound! Can't wait to get our new old boat on the water. I'll post all the stats after the trip. Thanks for all the posts. I'm sure glad it's done!

[JohnnyO]

Very rewarding, great job

[BloodRiverBandit]

Boat looks awesome, nice to see these being saved. only other thing is I would raise that talon up on the bracket its going to drag in the water really bad.

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[WetLine]

Hey, I met you in Havasu last week, I had the red procraft. You did an awesome job on the resto, I'm sure I will end up doing many of the same things you did one day. Your boat is even more impressive in person.
Later,
Bryan

[put1in]

Hey, I met you in Havasu last week, I had the red procraft. You did an awesome job on the resto, I'm sure I will end up doing many of the same things you did one day. Your boat is even more impressive in person.
Later,
Bryan

Hey Bryan I'm glad you remembered the site and I appreciate your comments. You'll love the BBC site so much great info and great people. Did you ever get the Havasu fish figured out we sure didn't they were in a weird mood all week. We did catch a few but it was really slow. Lets keep in touch Brian let me know if your ever in Vegas area we'll hit lake mead. PM me if you ever need anything.
Jim

[PowellSixO]

Nice! Great job on the boat. Good fish too. Gotta love Havasu. A lot better than fishing Mead. Mead gets scary this time of year when the wind picks up.

[Waterfowlmagnet]

Bump for a bad ass boat! Amazing job!

[put1in]

Bump for a bad ass boat! Amazing job!

Thank you Waterfowl.

[HDLSTN]

Wow! Slick job on the boat! I am about to start some restoration on my 1996 ProCraft 200 Combo and hope it turns out as well as yours. Thanks for all the pics and advice on products, all questions I would have asked after seeing your results. tight lines!

[put1in]

Wow! Slick job on the boat! I am about to start some restoration on my 1996 ProCraft 200 Combo and hope it turns out as well as yours. Thanks for all the pics and advice on products, all questions I would have asked after seeing your results. tight lines!

Thanks HDLSTN! I appreciate the comments. Can't wait to see your 200 combo restore. Good luck!

[topdat]

Great work on the resto! Any chance you could help me locate similar trailer fenders? I just ordered 18's for my trailer and I am pretty sure I will have to change mine.

[put1in]

Great work on the resto! Any chance you could help me locate similar trailer fenders? I just ordered 18's for my trailer and I am pretty sure I will have to change mine.

Thanks for all the comments. It turned out great, it was a ton of work but totally worth it!
I bought the fenders for $182.00 free shipping from http://www.trailer-fenders.com/. 68x10-3/4 Smooth Aluminum Tandem-Axle Teardrop TrailerFender. They are not tapered on the back side against the boat. I raised the bunks 3" because the boat sat so low on the trailer I couldn't even trim the motor all the way down and the boat had to be raised with the new fenders being wider. I love the way it sits on the trailer now and it hasn't made any difference on unloading or loading the boat. I love the gatorback bunks also.
Jim

[put1in]

Topdat, you ever get your fenders figured out?

[hatcreek]

Better than new... Incredible job on your restoration!

[put1in]

Better than new... Incredible job on your restoration!

Thanks hatcreek.
Talon #2 on the way can't wait!

[put1in]

I finally got talon #2. Love them. I can seriously say I've caught more fish from having a talon!

[whytail3912]

Did you put 200hp decals on a 225hp? I thought a 200DC was only rated for a 200hp?

[ABHcustoms]

Man, nice job - i restore boats as a hobby. I know how much work you put into that build and it looks great. Did you change the fender it looks wider than stock. What kind of wheels and tires? Restoring my super pro this winter.

[put1in]

Man, nice job - i restore boats as a hobby. I know how much work you put into that build and it looks great. Did you change the fender it looks wider than stock. What kind of wheels and tires? Restoring my super pro this winter.

Hey Tony thanks I really appreciate that. Yes a ton of work and I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon! 10-4 I changed the fenders I really liked the looks of the lengend trailers and how the boat sits on their trailers so I tried to matched them. I put 18's on it with the low profile tires and they are actually really close to the same size as the stock 15" except the tires are quite a bit wider. I had to raise all the bunks up approx. 2-1/2" so the boat would sit just above the fenders because the new fenders are so wide. I didn't mind raising the bunks at all because the boat sat so low to the ground it was nice to get it sitting up higher on the trailer. It makes a huge difference pulling with the new tires it just seems to be more solid and not so loose if that makes sense. I'll post the tire and wheel info.