Recent content by WaterWaif

Good to read you fought through.

Cussin myself for not having an outbuilding/garage/polebarn when I look out it the 12' boat sitting in the woods with a tarp on it awaiting new plywood , again.. Got rid of the bigger boat. Too much to handle solo at launches slipping around on one leg. Put in some serious hours deer hunting on...

Guy in Michigan goes by "Ice Scratcher" and runs one on the East side. Saginaw Bay has cracks to cross in areas , and a crack can lead to a flow broke loose and windblown. Blade /wheel is more a disc with teeth added. Two foot diameter with spikes added can be a rough start for size, but...

I used transmission fluid on brake line fittings(wanting to at least save a rear junction) of an old ,many salty winters truck. Soaked fittings down daily a few days first. Perhaps my only success with well rusted brake fittings coming un-threaded.

Heh ,heh. I'd tell em they buy it they can survey it. Otherwise don't be caught trespassing on or near it.

Travel safe!

The "right" used motor would be a better budget stretcher , and with patience one may turn up of a vintage to match your boat. Running below max. horsepower is not always a fun thing. I do that on my smaller boat because money for a higher horsepower new motor was not there at purchase time...

Transom clamps(the top of the arch) are designed to rest on transom far as I know. Any higher should put the screw pressure at risk of being the higher torque location and break the stock that screws go through, if screws are secure with their high location in the O.P. pics and don't slip before...

It is Weds. Not Tues. So I missed an appointment. Let's see....tomorrow will be.......Thurs. Yeah that's it. What's Thurs. again? :roll:

Trailer designs vary enough to make it hard to have a generic approach across the board. Roller trailers/bunkstyle trailers. Supporting your hull is obviously important and some trailer set ups allow you to crank the boat up off most the trailer...not always a good thing... Most possible...

When I did lots of changes in a service department ,I ground an old race down to a slightly smaller diameter than stock size for common ones. A wood block on top of it.. and whack away. Used a hammer handle/hardwood dowel driven with a hammer to knock them out with.

I have decking on the 14 footer. Enough to relax/stretch a kink out, a bit . If your center of gravity would not be jeopardized , a high back well padded seat would help. Adding decking to the front half or less ,would allow legs from knees down to hang over onto floor and make sitting up...

What you turn to tighten offers a clue to what to use... Good on having a cable just in case. Just check your tightness each use before trailering and before launching and no problem should ever arise. A firm(evenly on each one by alternating) hand tight on the smaller engines suits me just fine.

Reads great!Nice. We should take wild guesses on GPS results? I'd guess upper twenties on calm seas and medium weight/ build rider. Mid twenties for two. O.K. ...25 avg. :---)

Condolences from here. Had my boy put down a couple weeks back. Still fresh in my heart though. For many ,an unwritten contract shorts humans on any long time spent with canine companions. Guess that's part of why both parties have long memories. Savor the good memories.