Driftingrz
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this is my 5th "vessel" over the last few years and only my 2nd Tin.. first was a short project that sold shortly after i worked on it...
anyways this is the first one with a running outboard.. hadnt originally planned on buying motor with this boat.. but after seeing a buddy spend $600 to get his old mercury in good running order.. i jumped on this mint Johnson 1990 (J10RESC) it runs Awesome
as you can see it came with some "decking".. nothing more than rotted plywood layed across the ribs and screwed into them.. also had 7" pedestals mounted in the CENTER of the benches... dont understand that at all in the rear.. i ripped it off at the boatramp before taking it out on its first trip..
as of now its all stripped out. ive had it in the Chattahoochie nearly daily since the weather has finally been nice.. trying to figure out how i like the weight balanced between seats/battery and gas tank. i have 1 deck inbetween 2 of the benches that i have had in there testing out its height and stability.. and with 400+lbs of flesh along with fishing gear and 6gallon steel tank and batteries im planing out nice and running 19mph average at WOT. took some tinkering with the trim as it just plowed through the water how it was setup when i got it at about 11mph...
anyways enough ranting for now. heres some pictures of where i am progress wise.. sun finally went into hiding again today so when the rain lets up this week im gonna do my best to avoid the temptation of the river and get to work.. i have a brand new Lowrance Elite 4x DSI and a minn kota edge 45lb trolling motor that ive had for a while never used from another project i have... and they are destined to live on the Tin
i stripped the carpet and wood out after my first trip out what a night mare the carpet residue and glue have been grinding out.. stuff is like concrete.. im making progress... still got more to do before i paint hte inside
anyways this is the first one with a running outboard.. hadnt originally planned on buying motor with this boat.. but after seeing a buddy spend $600 to get his old mercury in good running order.. i jumped on this mint Johnson 1990 (J10RESC) it runs Awesome
as you can see it came with some "decking".. nothing more than rotted plywood layed across the ribs and screwed into them.. also had 7" pedestals mounted in the CENTER of the benches... dont understand that at all in the rear.. i ripped it off at the boatramp before taking it out on its first trip..
as of now its all stripped out. ive had it in the Chattahoochie nearly daily since the weather has finally been nice.. trying to figure out how i like the weight balanced between seats/battery and gas tank. i have 1 deck inbetween 2 of the benches that i have had in there testing out its height and stability.. and with 400+lbs of flesh along with fishing gear and 6gallon steel tank and batteries im planing out nice and running 19mph average at WOT. took some tinkering with the trim as it just plowed through the water how it was setup when i got it at about 11mph...
anyways enough ranting for now. heres some pictures of where i am progress wise.. sun finally went into hiding again today so when the rain lets up this week im gonna do my best to avoid the temptation of the river and get to work.. i have a brand new Lowrance Elite 4x DSI and a minn kota edge 45lb trolling motor that ive had for a while never used from another project i have... and they are destined to live on the Tin
i stripped the carpet and wood out after my first trip out what a night mare the carpet residue and glue have been grinding out.. stuff is like concrete.. im making progress... still got more to do before i paint hte inside