My first offshore powerboat
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I'm in Bakersfield. I don't think most peaple around here have one of these in thier back yard. When I trailered it in people just stopped what they were doing and stared. I have the windshield frame. It was chopped a 1/3" down before I got the boat. I need to do a little detail on it and find some smoked plexi for it. If this thing had bow rails, someone already filled in the mounting holes. The rails you have....are they the ones that go down the middle?
I removed the trim level sensors on the outdrives today, broke off 2 screws, then got to retry my hand at drilling out and retapping the holes. WHEW!!
I removed the trim level sensors on the outdrives today, broke off 2 screws, then got to retry my hand at drilling out and retapping the holes. WHEW!!
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I'm in Bakersfield. I don't think most peaple around here have one of these in thier back yard. When I trailered it in people just stopped what they were doing and stared. I have the windshield frame. It was chopped a 1/3" down before I got the boat. I need to do a little detail on it and find some smoked plexi for it. If this thing had bow rails, someone already filled in the mounting holes. The rails you have....are they the ones that go down the middle?
I removed the trim level sensors on the outdrives today, broke off 2 screws, then got to retry my hand at drilling out and retapping the holes. WHEW!!
I removed the trim level sensors on the outdrives today, broke off 2 screws, then got to retry my hand at drilling out and retapping the holes. WHEW!!
I powdercoated the windshield frame and and made some cardboard templets and had some smoked acriclic cut for them....peice of cake.
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Jaxx, what size canopy's are you using and where did you get them from. I am going to do something similar to cover mine to work on it for the summer. Are you using 2 canopy's?
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The canopies are 10x20 car ports. I also bought one enclose kit so I could wall in the front and back. I lashed the two canopies togther for 40' total. I found the canopy stuff at Kragens. It gets hot underneath so I have a fan in the cockpit to get the air moving. Now I am new to the boat thing, but you want it covered, right?
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New update......I pulled the water pumps to see what impellers I was going to need. I found I have 2 different pumps-one unknown bronze and one plastic mercruiser. They appear to use the same impeller but no matter......I just bought 2 matching all bronze jabsco pumps for about $270 a pop. So again, the cash flows from the wallet..............
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New update......I pulled the water pumps to see what impellers I was going to need. I found I have 2 different pumps-one unknown bronze and one plastic mercruiser. They appear to use the same impeller but no matter......I just bought 2 matching all bronze jabsco pumps for about $270 a pop. So again, the cash flows from the wallet..............
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