1975 Custom Carolina Warren O'NealSold

OVERVIEW

SILVER LINING is a classic Warren O'Neal open bulkhead sportfish, built as the Pee Wee Jr. in 1975. She has had a handful of owners over the years since then. All of them have kept her looking good and have maintained her elegant simplicity. Her previous owner, a local mechanic and all around boatsman, took things a bit further in terms of modernization, speed and maneuverability, allowing the enjoyment level to flourish without compromising her class and practicality.

He decided to remove the keel and replace much of the running gear, wiring, seacocks, hoses, fuel lines, bearings, etc...throughout the boat. He added some electronics and beefed up some systems on her, did some glassing on the chines, spray rails, toe rails and guards and gave her hull a pretty new paint job as well as a full service on the engine.

The end result is the same simple, classy, one of a kind rig that looks great, fishes like a champ but now cruises at a smooth 18 knots and tops out at 23 knots, absolutely sips fuel (less than 5 gph) and handles like a dream. In the last couple years, she has fished off the beach in Hatteras for Spanish, kings and cobia, eased into sloughs behind the Inlet, afternoon cruising the Pamlico back of Ocracoke, anchored up in 3-4 feet of water for family fun, caught drum and sheepshead around the Oregon Inlet bridge and Bigeyes and Yellowfin around the Point...Pretty versatile rig! She is just a super cool boat that is same as she ever was, with a lot of nice upgrades and as steeped in the NC boat building history as one can be.

Her current owner has maintained the boat well and she has a fresh bottom job, and a newly refurbished Engine box. A change in plans with her current owner has made her available.

All work and Upgrades 2020-2023

Added tower with steering, controls, electronics and Rigid flush mount LED spotlights facing forward and black oak bar facing aft to deck

Glassed in anchor locker on bowdeck
Bottom and hull glassed
Glassed Chine, Spray rails, Guards and Toe rail
Removed keel and glassed layers over
New shaft log, cutless bearing, rudder bearing
New Glyde shaft seal on prop shaft with spare seal
Heat Exchanger, Afterccooler cleaned and pressure tested
New oversized raw water pump, alternator, sensors, belts and tensioners
New wiring throughout
New helm station electronics backing plate with SMX digital engine data display
(3) new Northstar AGM batteries with battery charging isolator
WIF System wired into racors with fuel sensors
New fuel lines from tank to Racors
New Garmin Display upstairs w/NEMA 2000 for engine data display and tied into data and electronics at main helm

New Stainless ruder bearing
Sea Star steering system
All new steering lines from tower to helm and ram
(3) new bilge pumps and SST floats with new discharge hoses and check valves
ALl new seacocks with bigger intake added for engine pick up
Boarding ladder and bracket
New in deck anchor storage hatch in cockpit with anchor and rode
New Fusion radio with 4 speakers
New Bomar style hatch on foredeck
Dual helm chairs located on forward edge of engine box
New Interlux Dark Gray hull paint / black anti-foulant bottom paint
New 12V switch panels at helm with many spares
New 120V panel with receptacles for dockside AC power
Block heater
New Pro-Sport HD 20 plus battery charger
Trim Tabs
Garmin Autopilot with handheld remote
Garmin GPSMap at helm

ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SPECS

Cummins 4B 250 hp engine with around 850 hrs

2550 RPM 18 kt cruise / burns 4-4.5 gph

3000 RPM 23 kt WOT
Automatic shutoff at helm

Trim Tabs with actuator switch at helm
Morse Controls with custom knobs
Grab rails on hardtop and (2) fold in steps ascending to tower on port side of house

Raw water washdown with seacock shutoff lever
Single 30A service with Marinco receptacle with cover
Turbo boost pressure gauge
Boarding steps
Non-skid deck, bow deck and topside
14 total rod holders outside
Rod storage, Drawer and under bunk bulk storage in cabin
Overhead lighting in cabin / Individual Black Oak lights and LED strips in helm area (4) custom drink holders at dash
Battery parallel switch at helm
12V spotlight plug in
Adjustable stays on Port and Starboard forward windows for air flow
Bilge Indicator lights and manual switches at helm
Teleflex Marine Engine controls helm / Sea Star Solutions in tower
Access hatches in deck for batteries, racors, anchor, fuel tank valves and lazzarette

Garmin GPSMap 3210 at helm
Garmin 7" Display in tower / NEMA 2000
ICOM VHF
(2) Transducers