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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Dad's 12' Springbok reborn - "Dad's Buoy"
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<blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 208591" data-attributes="member: 6238"><p>Well, talking to my Mom reveals the trailer is a 1989 model by the registration.</p><p></p><p>The Outboard appears to be a 1989 model Johnson 8.0 HP based on the colors and decals. A bit of internet digging indicates Johnson used that particular engine cover graphic on 1989 models only.</p><p></p><p>That leads me to believe that the Springbok is also an 89 model and it was all bought as a package somewhere.</p><p></p><p>The trailer needs a bit of work. It was used primarily in salt water. Dad launched it at the bottom of the road, so it only ever had to travel a couple hundred feet. Dad never rinsed it or keep up on it. Everything below the "water line" is rotted away. The springs are rotted to one thin leaf, the bearing are inner and outer races ( bearings and cages long gone), the axle is wasted down and soft...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="great white, post: 208591, member: 6238"] Well, talking to my Mom reveals the trailer is a 1989 model by the registration. The Outboard appears to be a 1989 model Johnson 8.0 HP based on the colors and decals. A bit of internet digging indicates Johnson used that particular engine cover graphic on 1989 models only. That leads me to believe that the Springbok is also an 89 model and it was all bought as a package somewhere. The trailer needs a bit of work. It was used primarily in salt water. Dad launched it at the bottom of the road, so it only ever had to travel a couple hundred feet. Dad never rinsed it or keep up on it. Everything below the "water line" is rotted away. The springs are rotted to one thin leaf, the bearing are inner and outer races ( bearings and cages long gone), the axle is wasted down and soft... [/QUOTE]
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