Lance Pearson
Member
I picked this boat up in Florida over the weekend and drove it back here to Virginia where it is in the driveway. My goal is to get it ready to use the way I want it by fall and modernize it. The transom and floors are good but the seat wood under the cushion on the pedestal was rotten so I junked them and ordered two new molded Wise chairs that swivel and have snap on/off cushions.
It has an EZ load trailer which towed it home easily at 65 mph and when I got home it took about 30 minutes to clean it up. I had the dealer put a 2500 pound strap new winch on and it has new tires and wheel bearings are good...my infrared non contact thermometer I brought down told me that..has bearing buddies and was lubed for the trip and they put all new set of lights on as it was easier for them..same price.
It is simple with never many electronics and I like the shape and lots of cockpit space for my two Borzoi and me. No overnights, just day use on the big rivers and ches. bay at times around me.
I pulled the stuck teak hatches out by dropping a bolt on a rope through the hole then levering up with garden tool handle and will let them dry and then shave slightly with sander then refinish. Unbelievable shape for thick, well braced teak panels that will work well. It goes into winter storage Wed. so am about done with what I can do. Big cover for it and in the spring the list of what I will do will continue. New windshield braces en route as the old ones look cruddy and not strong enough with age. One of the tasks will be to trace the wire harnesses and identify, label then decide what I want. One battery and I plan to put two in parallel. I will look for a gps/map chart plotter with depth sounder as well so have one instrument and only one transducer, get speed from the gps and depth plus map. I doubt I will put a tach on the engine as it probably isn't actually useful, just nice. I want to keep it very simple. Have an 11# claw anchor and chain and rode for it already and dock lines and life jackets en route for others. I have my own stuff from my sailboat racing days for 20 plus years. The hull is terrific and where I did cleaner wax it it did pretty well. Spring task on that.
Manuals for motor will be here in next day or so and I can start figuring what approach I'll take there over the winter. I believe I have two 20 gallon side saddle fuel tanks and I think I'll want at least ten or twelve more so may carry an extra poly red tank on board with it's own fuel hose nipple to the motor. Never fun filling tanks from 5 gallon jugs while on the water.
Happy it is solid enough, tows well and that the trailer is in terrific shape. The rest is: take enough apart then restore what needs it and make good choices.
Not planning to add photos here as the limits are too small for clarity but they will be at my smugmug site which anyone can see....
here it is: from the morning I picked it up as is to an hour ago.
https://borzoibrace.smugmug.com/Trip-to-Florida-to-pick-wellcr/TBSS-and-I-in-Florida-picking-/
We will see.
It has an EZ load trailer which towed it home easily at 65 mph and when I got home it took about 30 minutes to clean it up. I had the dealer put a 2500 pound strap new winch on and it has new tires and wheel bearings are good...my infrared non contact thermometer I brought down told me that..has bearing buddies and was lubed for the trip and they put all new set of lights on as it was easier for them..same price.
It is simple with never many electronics and I like the shape and lots of cockpit space for my two Borzoi and me. No overnights, just day use on the big rivers and ches. bay at times around me.
I pulled the stuck teak hatches out by dropping a bolt on a rope through the hole then levering up with garden tool handle and will let them dry and then shave slightly with sander then refinish. Unbelievable shape for thick, well braced teak panels that will work well. It goes into winter storage Wed. so am about done with what I can do. Big cover for it and in the spring the list of what I will do will continue. New windshield braces en route as the old ones look cruddy and not strong enough with age. One of the tasks will be to trace the wire harnesses and identify, label then decide what I want. One battery and I plan to put two in parallel. I will look for a gps/map chart plotter with depth sounder as well so have one instrument and only one transducer, get speed from the gps and depth plus map. I doubt I will put a tach on the engine as it probably isn't actually useful, just nice. I want to keep it very simple. Have an 11# claw anchor and chain and rode for it already and dock lines and life jackets en route for others. I have my own stuff from my sailboat racing days for 20 plus years. The hull is terrific and where I did cleaner wax it it did pretty well. Spring task on that.
Manuals for motor will be here in next day or so and I can start figuring what approach I'll take there over the winter. I believe I have two 20 gallon side saddle fuel tanks and I think I'll want at least ten or twelve more so may carry an extra poly red tank on board with it's own fuel hose nipple to the motor. Never fun filling tanks from 5 gallon jugs while on the water.
Happy it is solid enough, tows well and that the trailer is in terrific shape. The rest is: take enough apart then restore what needs it and make good choices.
Not planning to add photos here as the limits are too small for clarity but they will be at my smugmug site which anyone can see....
here it is: from the morning I picked it up as is to an hour ago.
https://borzoibrace.smugmug.com/Trip-to-Florida-to-pick-wellcr/TBSS-and-I-in-Florida-picking-/
We will see.
