1996 Carolina Skiff 17 total restoration ss upgrades Michigan freshwater boat

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[isdntekvideo] New pictures and video on 7 23 2025 This is my 1996 Carolina Skiff 17.I bought this boat in northern lower Michigan. It has always been a freshwater boat.you will not find any corrosion on this boat. I have owned this boat for the last 5 or so years. It that time I have totally restored this boat. I have removed every thing on it including the front deck and recoated the inside with marine grade 2 part epoxy coat.The exterior gel coat is origional and was polished to shine like new. The old black rubber rub rail was replaced with brand new white plastic taco rail with polished stainless steel insert. (this cost$1,700.00) just for the matierials. I installed it with hand polished stainless machine screws and backup nuts. (thru bolts every 6" no screws) I added the new full length polished railings and new polished cleats (Bolted into place not screwed.) I added a new stainless bow anchor roller and a new 8 lb sand anchor. The anchor cleat is thru bolted with a 5/8" ss rod to the keel eyelet for strength. There are stainless lighted cup holders on the front deck and at the helm. There is a minnkota 70 lbs 24v trolling motor with 2 brand new liFePO4 batteries. (smart charger for the lifepo4 batteries included) There is a standard 12v wet cell for starting and all other accessories. It has all brand new led navigation, cockpit, compartment and under rail lighting.the under rail lighting is full spectrum color changing with the included remote control. A new 1100 gpm bilge pump with automatic switch has been installed.There is a quality cobra ship to shore and weather radio. I installed brand new steering, gauges, switches, fuses, wiring thru out the entire boat.The front deck and helm have 3.0 usb charging ports. There is also a dual post charging station for the 24 v LiFePO4 batteries on the deck wall. Both front hatches are new and it will come with 2 new life jackets. All the custom deckmate seating has been purchased brand new including new posts and reciever plates.Most of the seats have never been set on. This is a solid boat that only has 1hr on the total restoration. It comes with the original clean 60 h.p. Johnson and has a stainless ballistic prop. it runs beautifully. It jumps on plane and runs around 40 with 2 adults. This boat will run in very shallow water. I already purchased a different fishing boat a couple years ago so this one is up for sale. It has a galvanized 1999 Karavan trailer that i bought for it that is in excellent condition with good tires and all the lights and jacks working. The trailer has a 2" hitch and 4 pin flat lighting plug. I have clean clear Michigan titles for both the trailer and the boat. This boat has a ton of upgrades and is a huge savings over the purchase of a new one. Two31 six31 8five89