Sunset Marine
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Here is a project I have been working on for the past few weeks. First let me start by introducing myself, my name is Josh Aukes and I work for Sunset Marine, the former David Fritts Outdoors. We are a Bennington dealership located in Lexington NC. I have had multiple pontoons first an older 20' Lowe with a 30HP Evinrude that worked good for our needs in the beginning but my family quickly out grew. Then found a deal on a 25' Crest Savannah that needed a lot of work, but was a solid platform. I didn’t keep it long after getting it up and running I decided it just needed too much work.
Now to the start of this project. An opportunity presented it self to basically rebuild a very neglected 2006 2250GL Bennington. Here is my chance at owning a Bennington! I was very excited, but also a little nervous at the same time, this is going to be a lot of work. The boat was involved in an accident on the highway where basically put, it came off the trailer and rolled over multiple times.
Here is the beginning picture and how it was received here at the dealership:
After dropping it off at the welders shop to get the pontoons repaired, and the two spray shields that were torn off. I quickly removed basically...... everything, the rails, the seats, the console, the carpet, and 4 pieces of the plywood floor.
I am happy to say, it is now going in the right direction. Hell, I don’t think I could have taken much more off of it! Having a house on High Rock lake, and week after week watching everyone else enjoying there boat, im ready to be back on the water. I have been very fortunate to have a great group of friends, which first started as customers, they have picked me up on the dock for an occasional pontoon ride, but it’s just not the same.
Here is how it sits today, more pics as the project evolves.
Now to the start of this project. An opportunity presented it self to basically rebuild a very neglected 2006 2250GL Bennington. Here is my chance at owning a Bennington! I was very excited, but also a little nervous at the same time, this is going to be a lot of work. The boat was involved in an accident on the highway where basically put, it came off the trailer and rolled over multiple times.
Here is the beginning picture and how it was received here at the dealership:
After dropping it off at the welders shop to get the pontoons repaired, and the two spray shields that were torn off. I quickly removed basically...... everything, the rails, the seats, the console, the carpet, and 4 pieces of the plywood floor.
I am happy to say, it is now going in the right direction. Hell, I don’t think I could have taken much more off of it! Having a house on High Rock lake, and week after week watching everyone else enjoying there boat, im ready to be back on the water. I have been very fortunate to have a great group of friends, which first started as customers, they have picked me up on the dock for an occasional pontoon ride, but it’s just not the same.
Here is how it sits today, more pics as the project evolves.
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