1996 procraft restoration

[ebeagles]

Amazing job on the restore! Have to ask about the fenders as well.....I noticed some Herculiner on the floor in the background of one of the pictures. Did you just do the fenders with it? If so, how is it holding up? My 1989 trailer could use some attention and I was thinking of doing my entire trailer with it. What do you think thT would look like? I've heard some say that it's hard to keep dust, dirt from collecting on trailer. Any thought you could share would be greatly appreciated. Again, congrats on a tremendous job on the boat.

[put1in]

Amazing job on the restore! Have to ask about the fenders as well.....I noticed some Herculiner on the floor in the background of one of the pictures. Did you just do the fenders with it? If so, how is it holding up? My 1989 trailer could use some attention and I was thinking of doing my entire trailer with it. What do you think thT would look like? I've heard some say that it's hard to keep dust, dirt from collecting on trailer. Any thought you could share would be greatly appreciated. Again, congrats on a tremendous job on the boat.

Thanks Ebeagles.
I used the herculiner on an old set of fenders that I did not put on the boat because they were to narrow. Here are a couple pics of the old herculiner fenders that have been sitting in the 110 degree sun for a few months and they seem to be holding up very well. That stuff is super tuff as long as you put it on correctly. As far as the dirt, yes it does seem to collect dirt and hold on to it with all the ridges and such but can can be washed up nice. I'm kind of leaning towards I'm glad I didn't use it just because of the dirt part. You can see the dirt in the pics and they do look like they have faded sitting in the sun but I'd have to wash the dirt off the really see the difference. I ended up just painting the fenders with the cans shown and it's holding up fine and much easier to touch up if you do nick it up. A good ole black sharpi pen works great also. Sorry that probably wasn't much help.

[ebeagles]

Actually, that's a lot of insight. I appreciate you taking the time to upload images and share your experience with it.

Thanks Again

[Ashton.r]

sweet job dude! gives me motivation to do stuff on my boat! i absolutely love seeing boat restos, you made this 96 look like a 2016 lol. great job

[put1in]

sweet job dude! gives me motivation to do stuff on my boat! i absolutely love seeing boat restos, you made this 96 look like a 2016 lol. great job

Thanks Ashton. It turned out better then I though it would being my first time around. It's a fun ride for sure and looks good.

[put1in]

Here are the wheels and tires.
Wheels are GEAR 18"x9" the tires are NEXEN N2000 PLUS 235/50r18.

[put1in]

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

Hey whytail3912,
Ya unfortunately the 200DC is only rated for a 200 which is complete BS. As big, solid and well built as this old boat is it's sad to have to underpower it that way. The 200, 225 and 250 pro xs all weigh 550 pounds so it stinks to have to drop down a few HP just to meet sticker rating. Anyway yes I dropped down to a 200 so we could fish tourney's and be honest about it. I got a 2013 for a great price.

[put1in]

some updated pics

[Basstronaut]

What an amazing transformation. You guys did a great job!

[pennix5]

nice boat just inspired me to restore my dads 1991 skeeter sx200 with blown engine thats sitting in his garage

[WantOne]

Sharp looking boat

[Gamblerman65]

Excellent job. Did you replace the material on the bottom of the locker lids. If so what did you use?

[put1in]

Excellent job. Did you replace the material on the bottom of the locker lids. If so what did you use?

I did not replace anything on the lids. They were is pretty good shape so I just cleaned them up and used as is.

[Tbay1]

Bump. Still my favorite 96' on the water!

[put1in]

Agree!

[wmitch2]

Great, great job !! Brought new life into a older boat that will now live on !! How long was it from start to finish and the approximate cost if you will ??

[AdamB]

That's awesome!! Great job!!

[crank68]

That is a fantastic job !!! I’m sure it was just a typo....the 200, 225, and 250 Pro XS weigh 505 not 550.

[cbburke74]

Nice job you did there ....

[Redman79]

Very nice job!!!! Gives me a idea of what im about to jump into!!!