I havent had the pulpit on the boat, but still have it and all the hardware steering etc... I have charter headboat permit for the boat so never went on. I am going to have both boats in the water for sea trail for the next couple of weeks then haul out. I redid the boat three years ago and did new motor transmission 6 inch exhaust shaft rudder prop pumped out and cleaned the fiberglass tanks new fuel lines racor hydraulic tank new epirb solas life raft batteries inverter survival suits boat needs nothing runs great thanks, Willy