1986 Landau Conversion COMPLETED!

[1986Landau]

Out on the water, Goal of the day was for TJ to catch his first fish and it was a SUCCESS!

 

[Gators5220]

Man I dig the boat man, simple effective, good layout too bud.

 

[1986Landau]

Thank You!

 

[1986Landau]

Found a 1972 Eska 1747B 7 Hp outboard for $150, replaced the water pump and the fuel lines and changed the lower unit oil. runs great! decided since i have an outboard i would put the bow mount back on my Minn Kota Riptide 74 and move her up front. relocated the batteries and charger to the rear to balance her out. the Eska pushes her at 8 mph but im hoping with a little carb cleaning and tuning i can get that up just a little bit.

 

[Ictalurus]

Looks good!

Now that you have a motor hanging off the back, I'd be a slight bit concerned with the trailer, looked a tad small/short in previous pics. If anything, run your bunks out to/past the transom.

Also, great idea on the nachos in the scoop chips, will be doing that for my kid :beer:

 

[1986Landau]

Thanks for pointing out the trailer thoughts, i did move some weight around over the weekend. i will see if i can move the boat up the trailer and also look into moving some of the bunks back. i did notice yesterday that i had very little tongue weight since moving the batteries to the rear and adding the outboard. if my memory is correct i have about 3 feet of open tongue up front so i should have some to play with.

And yes scoop nachos have become quite common at my house! heating them up in a seasoned grill also gives them some added flavor..

 

[DarynCashmark]

Really nice work on the re-build. It turned out awesome. I especially like your rubber diamond plate floor!!!