18' Lowe center console

[Mrtoler]

Ha ya I wish I had money, I've just got good credit...lol....Lowe2070cc thanks for the link, I've got my mind pretty much set on a brand new engine though.. I plan on keeping this boat for a LONG time so if I can afford it it's going to get the best of everything... Big wave I have to draw the lie somewhere if I want to keep my wife..lol... The gut I bought the tritoon from had the same boat only 2' longer (30') that was set up for twin 300's.... I tried to talk the wife into that for a month or so and she wasn't having it...lol... I'll be ok with what I got, here's a pic of the chassis for those curious minds

I'm going to strip the carpet and replace it with marine vinyl, I'm keeping the teak vinyl and I'm thinking about adding some on the bow where the front fishing station will be!

 

[bigwave]

Ha ha, I was just busting your chops.....those 557's are bad *** though. I understand the wife situation.....I don't even speak boat right now, since we are looking for a new place to live.

 

[Mrtoler]

Yes sir the 557's are bad for sure... I'd love to have a set on a big offshore boat, but I don't have country Dave's kind of money....lol

 

[smackdaddy53]

That thing is a beast! I am looking forward to the build.

 

[Mrtoler]

Me to, I've been wanting a big tritoon for along time and finally made it happen.... I got lucky enough to get exactly what I wanted so its gonna be my dream boat!

 

[Mrtoler]

I got some work done this weekend, I've got my gas tank in place and about half way hooked up, I need a vent hose and to rune the wires to the sender.... I also FINALLY got all my floor panels wrapped in carpet, I'm not going to bolt them down until I'm completely finished though.... I did fab a mount to hold my controles but I need some smaller bolts to install it... I might run to the store and get the few things I need so I can run my engine..

If you look close you can see my fuel fill on the back deck on the far left of the pic

I'm going to paint the interior sides a charcoal grey to match the carpet, but the top of the gunnels will get a nice coat of white!

 

[Mrtoler]

Put my boat back in the pond today and cranked my engine, it started on the 3rd or 4th try (hasn't been started in a year or so) it ran great for a few minutes then it revved up and stayed there... I let it sit for awhile and tried again idled great for about 15 seconds then reved way up again... What do you guys think is the problem?

 

[Country Dave]

Carb issues most likely,

It’s getting a bunch of fuel when it shouldn’t. The carb floats may be heavy with fuel pulling the needle valve out of the seat and making the mixture rich. Pull the cover and look at the throttle cable and throttle make sure its not being pulled open somehow.

 

[Mrtoler]

Thanks Dave, will do

 

[Gators5220]

Sweet center console man.

 

[Mrtoler]

I tinkered with the boat a bit today, I have been working on a mount for the controls so I could mount them on the correct (starboard) side of the console, but after battling it I decided to just mount them on the port side. I know it not the correct way but I'm left handed and I'm selling it so if it's a problem for the new owner he can buy the correct controles for the other side.. I also mounted my rod holders on the console. Nothing real major but still progress. Here's some pics

Here's a list of what I can think of that needs to be done to finish the boat

1-I need two of the bases the anchor and nav lights plug into
2-gauges, tach fuel and volt
3-vent hose for the fuel tank and vent
4-cooler cushion for seat In front of console
5-build a floor for the batteries
6- make some storage room
7-bolt down floor
8-rebuild carbs
9-finish painting interior walls and gunnels
10-fish it until it sells