Got The Itch Again....
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So tastefully done. History in the making. Cheers Gary.
A story from the past. Press Watch on Vimeo.
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A story from the past. Press Watch on Vimeo.
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Hey Gary, Boat looks great! Such a clean operation and look... Two question, is that a framed Swamp Rat on the wall holding the checker? Can u post more pics of your spare tire holder? That looks like one that would work.. Overall it looks like your taking advantage of the “stay home”. How’s the wife, gotta be slammed with work...
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Thanks dude!
#1. Yes.
Went through the museum last yr when we were down.
Need to go back.
#2.
Will do.
#1. Yes.
Went through the museum last yr when we were down.
Need to go back.
#2.
Will do.
Hey Gary, Boat looks great! Such a clean operation and look... Two question, is that a framed Swamp Rat on the wall holding the checker? Can u post more pics of your spare tire holder? That looks like one that would work.. Overall it looks like your taking advantage of the “stay home”. How’s the wife, gotta be slammed with work...
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Mocked up my e-bay steering and like what I see.
This weekend I start on my swap shop/e-bay trim tabs.
Drilled a 2” hole through my new transom for a rigging tube and hit the OEM exhaust through hull location that I just filled!
What are the odd’s?
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This weekend I start on my swap shop/e-bay trim tabs.
Drilled a 2” hole through my new transom for a rigging tube and hit the OEM exhaust through hull location that I just filled!
What are the odd’s?
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/46dda9dc_066a_46d9_bb45_854fec8c36e5_4693b9888238d7638da97484ed9d5d87ee1aef27.jpeg)
Last edited by Twin O/B Sonic; 04-11-2020 at 07:06 AM.
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Let’s see, tabs are on (fkg barely!), cut the relief in the cockpit floor for the fuel fill hose which is now at the front of the tank where it should’ve been 35 yrs ago.
Also corrected my fk up on the tank build and had the sending unit port moved to the middle of the tank to be half ass accurate.
And the tank is in for good.
Added another set of bunks to the trailer to get the hull support that makes me happy.
Im close to being able to have fire in my Fla motors to see what I really have.
Compression is bouncing around, I think from coked rings.
Some heat in them w/some Seafoam will tell all.
The motivation from seeing this progress is beyond words 😉
Im thinking it may/will get wet this season, but as a rat rod.
Pull it back down this fall and make it purdy .
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/bc8d4b64_a376_44ec_83db_0f04ab76e00d_fe4841903b85d9b6af32c26c5cf81a2e85077628.jpeg)
Took some fiddling to make these fit. Bennett’s w/locators.
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Barely....
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Don’t think I have room for much more tank.
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/47afae9b_c668_45d6_9f69_0457abe718b1_f356f83d9636c77ad99a12717f55dc01b6cd960a.jpeg)
Also corrected my fk up on the tank build and had the sending unit port moved to the middle of the tank to be half ass accurate.
And the tank is in for good.
Added another set of bunks to the trailer to get the hull support that makes me happy.
Im close to being able to have fire in my Fla motors to see what I really have.
Compression is bouncing around, I think from coked rings.
Some heat in them w/some Seafoam will tell all.
The motivation from seeing this progress is beyond words 😉
Im thinking it may/will get wet this season, but as a rat rod.
Pull it back down this fall and make it purdy .
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/bc8d4b64_a376_44ec_83db_0f04ab76e00d_fe4841903b85d9b6af32c26c5cf81a2e85077628.jpeg)
Took some fiddling to make these fit. Bennett’s w/locators.
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/a77129ec_4de8_442f_bc5d_9e26d96a4782_5fd8453cb4948d34073e48bb2544af084404a191.jpeg)
Barely....
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/06407e36_7a47_480b_bd67_fea062140731_c77eb1fce061ed4c78fc55cabc24dc1525db20d4.jpeg)
Don’t think I have room for much more tank.
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So upon us figuring out who that person was in the pic, it got printed, framed, and hung on my childhood wall. It pretty much stayed there til my parents moved in 2000. Fast forward to the early 2000’s, I was working at a boat store and heard on the radio Big Daddy was to make an appearance at a car dealership down the road. When I heard that something deep inside was you have to go and shake the mans hand cause he was getting older. Kinda the last chance kinda thing. So, I decided to go and got the idea to take the print of that picture and get signed. It was kinda my way of making it full circle....