Hello folks,
I'm a "new to me" Seidelmann 25 owner. Bought her on the cheap, yet to take possession of her because I'm trying to find a marina near me (within an hour drive of Northern Virginia) that doesn't cost $300 a month. She's still in the PO's slip but I've taken her out once. Going to be doing some work on her interior soon and will need lots of advice. She's a 1980 Seidelmann 25 with a 9.9 evinrude and no thru-hulls, completely epoxied over deck and bare interior hull, no cabin lights, no wiring except safety lights, a vhf, and motor connection, single battery.
I'm thinking of 1) Rewiring with cabin lights, a cabin fan, mounted chart plotter, USB outlet and a spotlight, 2) Carpet lining the deck, 3) foam backed headlining the interior hull, 4) refinishing all the wood (There is a "galley" and a bulkhead of where the porta-john used to be), 5) mounting a porta-throne, 6) bleach cleaning the fresh water tank (It hasn't been used in at least 9 of the 35 years that I know of), 7) bottom scraping and painting (I'll have a professional do this) 8) Adding a 2 battery bank and keeping the single for a starter (I like my gadgets ).
I'll be bugging all of y'all for advise as time flies!
I'm a "new to me" Seidelmann 25 owner. Bought her on the cheap, yet to take possession of her because I'm trying to find a marina near me (within an hour drive of Northern Virginia) that doesn't cost $300 a month. She's still in the PO's slip but I've taken her out once. Going to be doing some work on her interior soon and will need lots of advice. She's a 1980 Seidelmann 25 with a 9.9 evinrude and no thru-hulls, completely epoxied over deck and bare interior hull, no cabin lights, no wiring except safety lights, a vhf, and motor connection, single battery.
I'm thinking of 1) Rewiring with cabin lights, a cabin fan, mounted chart plotter, USB outlet and a spotlight, 2) Carpet lining the deck, 3) foam backed headlining the interior hull, 4) refinishing all the wood (There is a "galley" and a bulkhead of where the porta-john used to be), 5) mounting a porta-throne, 6) bleach cleaning the fresh water tank (It hasn't been used in at least 9 of the 35 years that I know of), 7) bottom scraping and painting (I'll have a professional do this) 8) Adding a 2 battery bank and keeping the single for a starter (I like my gadgets ).
I'll be bugging all of y'all for advise as time flies!