Recent content by walleye88

I have a 1982 wards sea king 14 ft with a 1991 Johnson 15hp motor its a nice and reliable little boat and I have always had a lowrance unit on it. Right now I have a lowrance mark-5x which I love but I would really like a smaller sonar with color upfront on my small casting deck and mount it to...

This is also a great butane torch to check out it works great! and is cheaper then most options. :o https://amzn.to/2avlvU4

This is also a great self lighting butane torch witch is another great option to use. :LOL2: https://amzn.to/2avlvU4

I have a 1969 wards sea king 16ft with a 75 hp Johnson. This thing is a barn find and it had a lot of holes from old rod holders and chrome trim. I'm just making it into a fishing boat and so I wanted to patch all the old holes and I used aluminum brazing to do that. All I did was sanded the...

I Have a 1969 16ft wards sea king and it had some old holes in the side from rod holders so I looked at a few options on how to fix it and I decided on a very easy and effective method that was aluminum brazing. Aluminum brazing rods are very cheap on amazon and most of them hold up better then...

Can I cut and splice this lowrance St-Tu speed wheel to make it work again? The speed wheel cable was cut and I am wondering if its still usable. If anybody has any idea how I can make this speed wheel functional again please let me know. If it is doable I also need to find out what cable I...

Hey guys so its been a while since my last update and I have good news and bad news! Good news the boat is looking great and the hull is solid as a rock! I also recently finished refurbishing the trailer and its looking great!! Shinny and black! The bad news is also good news tho... so one day I...

Awesome thanks ill do that!

Is this the paint i should use for the trailer after i paint it with Rustolium self etching primer? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-Spray-Gloss-Black/17011204

sorry other link didnt work #-o https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Specialty-12-oz-International-Red-Gloss-Farm-Equipment-Spray-Paint-6-Pack-7466830/202436620?MERCH=REC-_-NavPLPHorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-202436620-_-N

Hey guys i know i have an aircompressor and a air gun but i cant decide if i still want to paint the boat with the paint gun and deal with the hardener and all that or just use this to paint the top of my boat with after i spray it with self etching automotive primer...

So I bought a 16' aluminum boat and am restoring it and its coming along great!!! Only problem is the front part where the winch attaches to is broken! (sorry don't know what to call it) Also i have no idea how the guy i bought it from broke it! Like it was solid metal! Anyway i need to find out...

Sounds good! Got some more work done on the trailer today! Whole trailer stripped of paint and rust and all disassembled! Now just have to paint! :D =D>

So i got lots of work done on the boat today! To start put another coat of citristrip on the boat scraped it off and buffed it with an old dish tag. Worked pretty well just a lot of elbow grease. Next i started working on the gastank it had a lot of old rust in it and had some pin sized rust...

Do i need to scuff up the steel trailer before i paint it with the rattle can automotive primer?