Boating & Outdoor Photos - Contender Refit...

Recently Refitted this boat...

Not sure about selling it or not...

How do you think it came out so far?

Coffin box pics coming soon....:thumbsup:

looks like manny did her right! boat looks great!

Looks great! I recognize that 740s

looks great! I can't wait to see the coffin box pics. where are you sourcing your coffin box? also where did u get the clear livewell lid?

thanks!

I have had a few good offers on my 25open, even though I am not selling it is tempting to sell sometimes and upgrade. I just really like the 25open. This is the longest I have ever held on to any boat I have owned. The 25 open is a great economical fishing platform. It will handle a lot more than I can. Hold on to it a while!!

who did the new eletronics case for you? It looks really good.

looks great! I can't wait to see the coffin box pics. where are you sourcing your coffin box? also where did u get the clear livewell lid?

thanks!

if i were to guess he is getting the coffin box from manny at competition boats.

Last time I saw that boat it was covered it fiberglass dust. Looks good. Manny, once again does a great job. His coffin boxes are the shit.

Looks great! What work did you have done?

Looks pisser! Great boat

Here is some more...

Coffin Box is a Frigid Rigid. Manny is the man to say the least....;)
- smaller box really fits well on the bow of the boat. Still plenty of room. Coffin box is lifted with two gas struts, and yes it will open loaded. In fact its much harder to close and to open you just open the latch and set it in motion... Loaded it takes a little effort, but not much.

Wiring all done by Henry. First class job. :thumbsup:

LED under gunwale, under water, bilge, console... Coastal Night Lights... ScarabChris:thumbsup:

Cobiasco. Thanx for the electronics :thumbsup: 1kw sounder looks great on the machine...

Also we moved the console forward so that there is no bow proposing... Very happy with how she came out....

Non-skid looks great as well...

She will be out on the water for the Air n Sea show. I will not be but if you see Crush n Run or this one out there, come by for a beer...;cool;

A friend of mine put a lifting handle on the backside of his Coffin box. Made it so much easier to lift when the coffin was full. Looks good

That seems like a great idea.... I will have to do that....

looks good.

did you do anything to the non-skid on the cap?

looks good.

did you do anything to the non-skid on the cap?

No i left the top sides of the gun wales alone... I did not think it looked good with blue non-skid up there... We tried it and I did not like the look. We did the deck, and transom areas...

Plus the non-skid on the top side of the gun wales was not worn out... it was in good shape...

The tape job was excellent. If anyone needs non-skid re-done then Competition is the way to go...

The only thing is that I have had OEM non-skid my whole time owning contenders and always slipped when the deck got wet after about a year, this is much rougher on the feet but is also going to actually last where as the OEM stuff just wears away over time....

No i left the top sides of the gun wales alone... I did not think it looked good with blue non-skid up there... We tried it and I did not like the look. We did the deck, and transom areas...

Plus the non-skid on the top side of the gun wales was not worn out... it was in good shape...

The tape job was excellent. If anyone needs non-skid re-done then Competition is the way to go...

The only thing is that I have had OEM non-skid my whole time owning contenders and always slipped when the deck got wet after about a year, this is much rougher on the feet but is also going to actually last where as the OEM stuff just wears away over time....

what was the ballpark cost for the non-skid?

that coffin box looks great! how many inches did you guys move the console forward?


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what was the ballpark cost for the non-skid?

PM me....

that coffin box looks great! how many inches did you guys move the console forward?


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Not sure which console you have on your 25.

There were two consoles offered. The one I had was the front seat version, so that the console had to be moved back to accommodate the seat. I moved the console to about 3 inches from the drain on the forward bulk head.

If you have the flat door console, its roughly about 6 inches forward and about a foot for the full seat consoles....

Only thing is that if I have a cooler in front of the console, it is on top of the small square hatch, which I don't mind..... I would rather have the space in the back anyway. Plus I eliminated the need for wedges.

I will take a picture for you later when I am home...

Not sure which console you have on your 25.

There were two consoles offered. The one I had was the front seat version, so that the console had to be moved back to accommodate the seat. I moved the console to about 3 inches from the drain on the forward bulk head.

If you have the flat door console, its roughly about 6 inches forward and about a foot for the full seat consoles....

Only thing is that if I have a cooler in front of the console, it is on top of the small square hatch, which I don't mind..... I would rather have the space in the back anyway. Plus I eliminated the need for wedges.

I will take a picture for you later when I am home...

Probably looks like mine. My console is as far forward as it can go.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/offshore3144/door3.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/offshore3144/DSC01375.jpg

Probably looks like mine. My console is as far forward as it can go.


yeah, thats the one.


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so the console on the boat now is a new one from Manny, right?

so the console on the boat now is a new one from Manny, right?

Yup...

Thats exactly how the console looks. The console that was on there was about a foot back....

what kind of non-skid did Manny use that is superior to Contender's? curious because I need to redo mine. thanks