3Squids '79 Center Console thread

draglink said:
Hey Squid....do you know Michael Hudgins? He is a good buddy of mine I grew up with. He live around Cobbs Creek near a marina....
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Name sounds familiar. Probably know him if I saw him. There's too many darn Hudgins in this county to keep track of them all. Haha. If he lives in Cobbs Creek he probably lives near the Marina I keep my boat at. It's on Cobbs Creek Lane.
 
We grew up together down here at Gloucester Point. He moved up to Mathews about 20 years ago. I cant remember the name of his road....he works for Gloucester County, hangs out down at the marina on weekends...he can suck the bottom out of beer can faster than anyone!
 
Picked up a tandem axle trailer today. Needs some work but I only paid $200 for it. It's pretty solid other than some rust on the fenders and some of the hardware. Also needs some rollers and I'll probably replace the springs as they are pretty rusted. It's made by Calkins and seems to have a unique roller setup that I've never seen before. The guy I got it from bought it brand new and it was bought for his V-20. Unfortunately his boat got hung under a dock at low tide and sank so he has no need for the trailer any more. He said it was the easiest loading trailer he's ever owned so hopefully with just dumping a few bucks in it I'll have a nice trailer and I'll just sell Big Red. I'll post some pics soon.
 
I had a Calkins trailer that came with my Grady. If it has this roller setup check those u shaped frames for rust really well. The front one on mine was rotted bad from the inside out and cracked on me. Mine was also a 1980 model so it was to be expected I guess.
 

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Since he told me about it I googled them and see the U shaped bars you're talking about but this one isn't quite like that. It seems solid but I know rotting from the inside out isn't really something you can see. There's a couple brackets I may have to get fabbed up. Not sure if it was a good buy yet or not. Depends on what kind of money I have to put in it.
 
Well the more I inspect this thing the more I think I may have bought a $200 frame and axles. The bars that run across the trailer that pivot seem to have alot of rust on them. Most of the hardware is shot and the brackets holding the rollers seem to be FUBAR. Main problem is that you can't just buy parts for the trailer. Not sure how hard it'd be to make it a bunk trailer being that there isn't really any cross braces between the frame rails. Well we will see what happens, for now it can sit behind the shed til I figure it out.
 
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Well looks like the powerhead will be coming off this weekend and headed to get rebuilt. It's gonna cost me around $2k for parts and labor and that's everything new (Pistons, bearings, rings, gaskets etc.). I don't think that's too bad especially with the reputation this guy has. I've asked all of my boating freinds about him and they've all said the same thing, the dude is awesome.

I do kind of wish a new 4-stroke was in the cards right now but it's just not. Right now I'm trying to make a huge business move that will set me and my family's future up and the last thing I need to do right now is put myself in more debt then I already have. But I know with this motor that this boat will absolutely fly. And with this guys reputation I shouldn't have any major issues in the future as long as I do my part in the maintenance routine. Now I'm debating on going ahead and pulling the whole motor off and getting the transom redone even though the glass man thinks it'll be fine for a couple years. It appears there is just a little moisture around the 2 bottom motor holes but I guess I may as well get it taken care of now.
 
I talked to TeeRoy yesterday, sounds like you finally got BB? I was in the same boat as you(see what I did there?) and have never regretted building my 2.4. Nothing like screaming around at 6000+
 
Sounds like you have a plan, if you have faith in the glass guy, I'd run the rebuilt motor a while before tackling the transom. That's the beauty of an outboard, only four bolts and a couple of quick disconnects holding it on.

On the trailer, looks like too many moving parts to me
 
Looking at the trailer I can see the problem instantly. You forget to hook up the engine and the driveshaft to the transmission....
 
draglink said:
I talked to TeeRoy yesterday, sounds like you finally got BB? I was in the same boat as you(see what I did there?) and have never regretted building my 2.4. Nothing like screaming around at 6000+
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Yea I called BB last week and never heard back so Troy got a hold of him yesterday for me. I can't wait!! I know she's gonna scream.

phatdaddy said:
Sounds like you have a plan, if you have faith in the glass guy, I'd run the rebuilt motor a while before tackling the transom. That's the beauty of an outboard, only four bolts and a couple of quick disconnects holding it on.

On the trailer, looks like too many moving parts to me
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Still debating on the transom for now. Really it depends on the price he gives me which I'm still waiting for. Yes lots of moving parts on the trailer. I've read that they are nice loading trailers when they were new but this is far from new. Trying to figure out how to convert it to a bunk

Destroyer said:
Looking at the trailer I can see the problem instantly. You forget to hook up the engine and the driveshaft to the transmission....
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That's what's wrong!!! Haha. Someone said "man that's a heck of a winch you got there". That's the new built TH350 I just picked up for my C-10 which I'm getting ready to sell to fund more boat projects. I never drive it anymore so might as well let someone else have some fun with her.
 
Sounds like you got a good engine man. If the glass man says run it that's what I would do.

That trailer looks like a medieval torture device. You did good on the price, would be worth having just to get rid of project hulls.

You'll see your C10 on Barrett Jackson in 20 years and wish you kept her.
 
Mike, we're supposed to pull the motor off this weekend at Troy's, you should ride out and check out the old girl.
 
3 Squids said:
Mike, we're supposed to pull the motor off this weekend at Troy's, you should ride out and check out the old girl.
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My weekend is screwed up. Here is the plan. Boat Sat from 11-2:30pm. I have to be in for my nephews 6th Bday cookout at 3. Sunday I have to cart my 3 kids around and wont even get out. That said, if yall are working on it Sun I might be able to slide by.
 
Well it's been pretty humid so my glass guy is having alot of trouble getting my top as well as everything else he's working on done. I brought the boat home today and am going to yank the Merc off. Powerheads headed to get rebuilt and I'm going to go ahead and get the transom replaced. So when I get everything back and put together she'll be ready to slay some Stripers this fall.
 
Got some work done today. Boats back at the fiberglass man. Thinks maybe Wed he will start cutting into the transom. There is definitely moisture in there. I stuck a screwdriver into the lower bolt holes and could dig wet wood out pretty easily. It's a shame because according to the PO it was only done 2 years ago by a reputable Marina, but guess stuff happens. I don't think the rot will be spread far but I figure I might as well nip it in the bud now while I'm waiting to get the motor rebuilt.

And we have detachment.


I figured I'd find all sorts of goodies when I pulled the aluminum plate off but it all looked pretty solid.


Motor hanging around. Tomorrow I'll have to snap a pic of my $20 engine stand I built. Probably the most over engineered stand built to date (by the way I'm not an engineer), but she definitely handle the monster well.
 
Did some rearranging in my Photo Bucket which apparently changed the URL so all my pics are down. I'll get it back up soon. But anyways here's my $20 stand. Unbelievably sturdy.
 
I can't wait to get this thing back together. It screamed with a hurt motor, I only can imagine what she'll do hitting on all 6. Got the powerhead off tonight. Hopefully that'll head to get rebuilt tomorrow. Taking some cash to the glass man tomorrow to get him going. Seems to be all coming together. :time: Knock on wood.
 
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