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At some point I have to just cut it off and put it in the water.
I can't help myself, I keep changing and replacing stuff but I've almost run out of things to do.
When I throw the motor on (soon) that probably will the deciding factor.
HOWS THAT FOR A NON ANSWER. Ought to run for governer ;D ;D
 
Liquor sales on Sunday would be my first ammendment.
Oh and find a flag to use and stick to it.
What the hell does it look like this week? ;D ;D ;D
 
Seems now I’m running around indiscriminate replacing and fixing things with no rhyme or reason. At least it’s progress, however to the casual observer (my wife, cousin, neighbor, etc) it looks like only beer drinking has been going on.
Here’s some more crap done:

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Removed the seats and gotta decide what to put back.
The floor at the forward port seat location is soft, didn’t notice thru the whole project.
I’m not about to get into replacing the floor this year, so some “southern repairs” will go on at this time, don’t know what yet. Probably a sheet of ¼ inch aluminum over the floor and bolt the seats to it for now.
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Mounted the water separator and battery switch to the stern lift eyes bolts beneath the rod holders. But got concerned about water dripping on them so I attached a sleeve of discharge hose to the rod holder to make the water go past them
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Keep in mind there were two other boat projects going on at the same time, an Ashcraft ripoff (complete) and a Hydra Sport bass boat that now needs a new steering cable. This boat was bought with the intent for the 150hp motor only and to junk it afterwards, however Daddy decided to use it as a bream boat and stuck a 75hp on it. The booger runs 46mph as is, God only knows how fast it ran with the 150hp on it!!
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The Water Bug was gutted rear of the seats of compartments and made into a more useable boat. It’s kept in the water, now ready to go!
 
And as if I ain’t got enough to do.
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All I’m going to do is cut it off, shorten it a little and weld it back together. Fricken termites >:(
 
Uh oh! He's got the motor mounted, thats a BIG step in the right direction. Everything else is just little stuff! ;D ;D ;D
 
Bradford said:
Uh oh! He's got the motor mounted, thats a BIG step in the right direction. Everything else is just little stuff! ;D ;D ;D
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Dass RIGHT!! ;D ... tsubaki, yer "V" looking REEL good inside ... nice work w/the S'board ... doesn't look too far away from SPLASH-TIME 8) ...

Noticed you put your VHF on same level as mine ... I like mine there, but want to "angle" it up to read display better...is your display readable from where yer arse is gonna be? ...
 
THANKS CY.
And Reel, I ain't got a clue how the electronics are going to present themselves to me. I just been playing it by ear and listening to ya'll on what you have seen and done.
 
Everything except the bubble and another hole for the ignition cable.
It will be too much crap comming out of one backwash hole so I had to have 3.
 
got to love starboard!! she is looking good!! Heck if my boat sunk last week I have to salvage it just to get the starboard!! ;)
 
tsubaki said:
THANKS CY.
And Reel, I ain't got a clue how the electronics are going to present themselves to me. I just been playing it by ear and listening to ya'll on what you have seen and done.
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The reason I mentioned it, cause now would be easiest time to change it (angle it up) B4 everything else goes in...on the other hand, yours may not need it ;) ...
 
Finally mounted the gas tanks, put 6 gallons in each, primed the water separator, installed the bubble and connected the fuel line to the motor.
The ignition cable still needs connecting because the “Sunday Boaters Shops” didn’t have a 3” backsplash boot in stock, so today I’ll go to 2 others that usually have real boat stuff on hand and complete that.
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Cranked the motor up and everything works except the tach. We installed a new one but don’t remember if it worked on the other boat. We used the same control box and wires, so the possibility does exist that it never worked. I’ll have to start tracing wires next.
The prior owner apparently over tightened the ignition switch. When I first started the engine the switch seemed loose and I do remember having to turn it to the “run” position because it wouldn’t spring back from “start”. Well the nut and threads fell off when I removed the key now I see tumblers and a keyhole; disassembly of the control box is next. At least I can trace the tach wires easier.
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Did get the winch stand repaired, still got to do the lights on the trailer.
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Well, found the problem with the tach.
The last "mechanic" that worked on the motor stuck the ring terminal from the rectifier/regulator to the grounding location instead of the solenoid stud.
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I would have never thought anything about it till I showed Daddy the route the wires were run. Quickly he said "that eyelet looks too big for that stud".
Sure nuff after going thru every wireing diagram with no help for termination, the BRP parts number for that said "ring terminal,solenoid".
 
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