Welp, I've now started restoring this old Bullet. I'll update with pics as I go along. Transom, stringers etc are all solid and good.

Plan:

Wet Sand the hull, compound, seal and wax to restore the color.
New Carpet-Either charcoal or gunmetal
New gauges in dash, paint the dash plate high gloss red flake to match boat
New wiring for dash, replace some wiring in the mota
New trolling motor
New electronics
Sandblast trailer and have coated with lineX
Paint fender wells high gloss red flake
New seats, charcoal and red

I know it's expensive but this is what I've got in my boat and trust me, it is so much better than carpet. Hooks don't get caught in it and if you get mud or blood on it you just spray it off.
http://www.basspro.com/MariDeck-by-DeckR...MBNAIL#desc-tab

And dont forget the new Humminbird 360 imaging, I pilot package, and a 1198si for the console and one for up front. And, oh yea, you're gonna need a couple of shallow water anchors.
After you buy all of this, I hope you have enough left over to buy a rod and reel or two.

Kidding aside, that bullet ought to make a fine fishing machine. Have fun with it.

Hey metal I do have a 1200 dollar depth finder but unlike most people I do use mine to catch fish. Lol

And I do have the I pilot trolling motor. What are you trying to say?

I hope so, it's got good potential any ways. I will have to slowwwwwwwly purchase the electronics for it. Already got a Minn Kota Powerdrive to throw on it.

Cant hide money. My boat, electronics, rods and reels, motor, and even the gas in it didn't cost as much as the list I posted. LOL

Well somebody hid it from me. Idot I do think you will like that boat. Bass boats can be deceiving just looking at them. A guy I work with bought a stratos that looked in about the condition your boat is and we hit the gel coat with a buffer and some compound and polished it and then we thoroughly cleaned the carpet and cleaned everything else and put a coat of wax on it and it looked brand new.

Damn! I almost feel guilty for talking the guy down on the one I bought. 17'6" Venture Regatta with a 185 Johnson. Perfect seats, Lowrance and Humminbird screens, foot controlled trolling motor, almost new carpet, 2 live wells, a gallon of oil, half tank of gas (14gal), good batteries, everything works and it runs like a bat out of Hell. He wanted $2500 and I gave him $1900

Well, started a small test area on getting through the oxidation and restoring the shine to the clear coat. This is after one pass with a polishing compound. I still have to go back over it a couple more times, polish and wax. It's gonna look damn good!!

Thats gonna be real nice when done. Congrats on the find.

Looking good!!

It is a pain the arse though I'll be done with all the compounding, sealing and waxing this weekend. Then it will time to scrape the decks, remove all the hatches and start laying new carpet.

On a side note, though it's a pain in the ass, restoring these old boats is pretty fun.

I'm thinking about restoring a pontoon boat next.

Looking good! when restoration is complete, give me a call and I'll school you on catchin some bass.

You got an invite any time your up this way.

IDOT those Black Maxs are some fine motors. They are fairly easy and cheap to work on as well. I also love hearing one idle in the yard on the muffs, makes my sticker peck up.