Recent content by scottphillips208

That was an excellent idea. I'm not entirely smitten with how the Kyrlon looks on mine, so I may give your approach a shot. There's a difference in sheen between the wheel which was well worn, and the middle section which wasn't worn at all. Thanks, Scott

Crossbows in a tin boat? That sounds better sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Although not nearly as effective as your weapons of choice for slaying fish, to stow an oar in my boat I've used mating pieces of adhesive backed velcro stuck back-to-back and screwed them to...

Thanks for the advice, acabtp. I'll sing a couple of screws into the HDPE from inside the hull as you recommended. Scott

That was a great looking fish. Congratulations! Scott

Made a little more progress last night by installing a 12 volt power plugin in the switch panel I fabricated from some scrap aluminum, and turned a $5 cutting board into a transom-saver. If time permits, I'd like to wrap up the electrical work over the weekend. I'll also call the welder this...

Has anyone every heard of a boat manufacturer named Custom Aluminum Boat Specialist, Inc. of Vancouver, WA? I was able to clean up the mangled Coast Guard capacity plackard from my boat, and deciphered this name stamped on the plate. It looks like they were incorporated in 1997, and the...

For installing it, 3M's 5200 adhesive works quite well. The pump will most likely come with two parts: the pump unit and a mounting base. Remove the pump from the base, rough up a spot on your boat with 80 grit sand paper, and use the adhesive (but not too much) to glue the base to your hull...

Hi Mark, Like you, I'm a pretty big guy and I used to own a 14' Valco with a 15 hp motor. With me and another passenger that motor pushed us just fine down the lake at a good clip. Regarding replacing the benches, you could always build them from plywood (think boxes) and either rivet or weld...

Eureka, progress! After getting caught up a bit on my "honey do" list I was able to devote a some time to the boat project. My last update was about successfully rejuvenating a faded steering wheel with Kyrlon Fusion spray paint. Over the weekend I managed to: - Build an install a four-pole...

Bobby, welcome home and thank you for your service to our country. Scott

Here where I live in Idaho, we call ingenuity like this "farmerizing", which in my book is a grand complement. Scott

With school starting up and a backlog of "off the water projects" around the house that require attention, I haven't made much progress on my boat. However, I did manage to clean up and paint the faded and chalky steering wheel with satin black Krylon Fusion spray paint. I'm pleased with how...

Your new battery box turned out great, Dark3. How do you like your Noco Genius charger? Thanks, Scott

FLIFSH, may we assume that you fish alone! I like it. Scott

Bobberboy, she's a very patient woman, and what any smart fisherman would call a Keeper! This Cousin Eddy element has been a pretty consistent them is our marriage...the first time I met her mom, my now-mother-in-law proclaimed that I looked just like "that actor who had the crappy RV in the...