Hey Brad,

I'm Karl, just joined Walleye and saw your post where you mentioned your 17' Hewes Tarpon. I was recently given my dads 17' Hewes Tarpon with a '72 Johnson 85HP on it and I'm struggling trying to find anyone else that has this boat that could shed any light on them for me.

I think mine is a 1970 but I don't know or know where (if on the boat) to look, there's also no capacity plate. Mine hasn't been in the water in about 28-30 years and I'm looking to get a new deck, new stringers, gel coat, motor, windshield, fuel tank(s), throttle, gauges, and minor hardware.

Do you have an historical information, specs, user manual, wiring diagrams, or photographs of your Tarpon you could share with me to help me get going and restore my Tarpon?

I'm trying to get it back to as close to original as possible. If so please let me know, you can also send anything to my email, [email protected]. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you!

-Karl-