• Page 1 How this thing came to be

• Page 2 Making her seaworthy

• Page 3 Beginning to customize

• Page 4 Odds and ends

• Page 5 A highly customized electrical system

• Page 6 A new motor and all new trimmings

• Page 7 Resealing the bowrails and rod holders

• Page 8 Re-gelcoating the keel

• Page 9 Rebuilding another hatch

• Page 10 New bilge hoses

• Page 1 Attempt to repair a damaged transom

• Page 2 Finishing and testing

• Page 1 New developments and project plans

• Page 2 De-rigging the boat

• Page 3 Aft section of inner liner removed

• Page 4 Accessing the rotten core

• Page 5 Removing the plywood core

• Page 6 Grinding & stringer rot

• Page 7 Prep for bonding/fillets placed

• Page 8 Placing the new core

• Page 9 Beginning the stringer rebuild

• Page 10 Rebuilding the stringers

• Page 11 Stringer work continues

• Page 12 More stringer work

• Page 13 The stringers get fiberglassed

• Page 14 Leveling the stern

• Page 15 Building the bulkhead

• Page 16 Painting the bilge

• Page 17 Preparing for  new floor & re-foaming

• Page 18 Replacing the floor

• Page 19 Replacing the floor - continued

• Page 20 Replacing the floor - continued

• Page 21 Rebuilding the top-sides

• Page 22 Livewell plug

• Page 23 Livewell mold

• Page 24 Molding the livewell

• Page 25 The livewell is finished

• Page 26 Shaping the drainage channels

• Page 27 Rebuilding the bilge access

• Page 28 Getting back to work

Punch List for this project

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• LOA - 21' 7"     Beam - 8'     Draft - 12"    

• Deadrise - 19°      Weight - 2100 lbs.     Fuel - 86 gal.

• Power - 2001 Merc. 225 EFI

• Prop - Rapture 14.25" X 17"P 

• Top Speed - 51 mph    Cruise - 40 mph @ 4400 RPM

• Electronics - Garmin 135 gps/sounder

• Electronics - Furuno 16 gps chart plotter/sounder

• Electronics - Standard VHF radio

To post your Mako project boat on this webpage, contact the webmaster at the e-mail address below

classicmako@charter.net

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Last updated on: May 25, 2005

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