Country Dave’s Lowe 1752 modification/restoration project.

[bigwave]

No fishing lately.....Spring is almost here. We will be doing a far offshore trip soon.

 

[Country Dave]

bigwave » 05 Feb 2014, 09:47[/url]"]No fishing lately.....Spring is almost here. We will be doing a far offshore trip soon.

Hey Big hope you're getting settled in,

I was able to weld the legs on the polling platform. I still have to cut and weld the cross braces and the gusset's Going down to the keys on Saturday, I will at least fit and cut on Sunday.

 

[Country Dave]

Happy Valentine's day everyone.

 

[bigwave]

Back at you, thanks for the reminder, I need to go to Jared today after work. Pandora is the best thing ever.......It is almost time to get her the necklace since I have filled up her bracelet. #-o

 

[hudflat]

Country Dave » 14 Feb 2014, 08:36[/url]"]Happy Valentine's day everyone.

nice try Dave , but im pretty sure you don't make enough for me to be your Valentine. :wink:

 

[smackdaddy53]

Whipped!!! Lol

 

[Country Dave]

Slow going, lots of life going on lately,................ :LOL2:

I did get the polling platform welded up. It’s going out for powder coating then a quick install. After that out for “Seadek”

 

[Badbagger]

SWEET Dave, very very sweet and I can relate to LOTS going on lol. Retirement is nearing lol.

 

[hudflat]

good job, that would look good on my boat!

 

[Country Dave]

Badbagger » Today, 12:43[/url]"]SWEET Dave, very very sweet and I can relate to LOTS going on lol. Retirement is nearing lol.

Thanks bro happy for you,

I've got 8ish to go unless I hit lotto.

 

[Country Dave]

hudflat » Today, 12:45[/url]"]good job, that would look good on my boat!

Hey thanks Hud,

I think its going to look pretty good on mine.................. :mrgreen:

 

[Badbagger]

Country Dave » 18 Feb 2014, 15:22[/url]"]

Badbagger » Today, 12:43[/url]"]SWEET Dave, very very sweet and I can relate to LOTS going on lol. Retirement is nearing lol.

Thanks bro happy for you,

I've got 8ish to go unless I hit lotto.

Thanks Dave. THOUGHT I was going Andros but in the back of my mind was the Layton Bay 22 CC. Make a long story, I worked out a hell of a deal with the Doug Layton. He wants to get boats out into various states and get the word out. Won't be in the drive way until late Summer or early Fall by the time we move but with the number he shot me, I'm saving $12 to $15k. The first few of his boats surveyed in at between $75 to $80k and no sir, ain't paying that much lol.

Here's some pics of what she'll look like. Exactly like the white hull but probably with a T-Top

laytonbay.com

 

[Country Dave]

Bro get out,

That's freaking awesome! That is a sexy freaking boat. I love a boat with a bracket. I've got a chubby now....................... :mrgreen:

 

[Badbagger]

Country Dave » 3 minutes ago[/url]"]Bro get out,

That's freaking awesome! That is a sexy freaking boat. I love a boat with a bracket. I've got a chubby now....................... :mrgreen:

Thanks, think I showed it to Kevin a while back and he like it and BTW, you just ain't RIGHT [-X

 

[Country Dave]

Badbagger » 11 minutes ago[/url]"]

Country Dave » 3 minutes ago[/url]"]Bro get out,

That's freaking awesome! That is a sexy freaking boat. I love a boat with a bracket. I've got a chubby now....................... :mrgreen:

Thanks, think I showed it to Kevin a while back and he like it and BTW, you just ain't RIGHT [-X

LOL You're correct sir............................ :LOL2:

 

[bigwave]

Dave, is it time for seadeck? That is one heck of a boat badger, I like the two livewells in the back. One for big stuff and one for white bait.....I will show you how we west coast boys fish the giant snook with lady fish when you get here.

 

[Country Dave]

bigwave » 46 minutes ago[/url]"]Dave, is it time for seadeck? That is one heck of a boat badger, I like the two livewells in the back. One for big stuff and one for white bait.....I will show you how we west coast boys fish the giant snook with lady fish when you get here.

Very soon brother,

The platform got dropped off Sunday. As soon as I get it back I'm going to mount it up and make an appointment for the 'Seadek" Snook love those slimy ladyfish............ :mrgreen:

 

[Country Dave]

The powder coater is dicking me around,

The polling platform was supposed to be done yesterday and he hasn’t even started on it yet……………… ](*,)
I’m going to get it back tomorrow and I will just line it myself like I did the floor. In the mean time I made mounting brackets for the shallow water anchor. I also cut a piece of 0.125 and mounted it on the top of one of my coolers.

I bought the Engel because it was tuff enough to stand on without crushing the lid, because it will double as my casting platform but it doesn’t have any real capacity. I really don’t need to keep ice for 3 to 5 days on a single day trip. When I’m strictly sight fishing shallow water I will bring the Engel, I don’t keep a lot of fish when I do that anyway.

The rest of the time I will take the bigger cooler and I can stand and sit on that now without worrying about caving in the lid. Both coolers will get Seadek on them.

 

[hudflat]

you lost me on those side mounting brackets for the shallow water anchor, I thought it was already stern mounted? good idea on the seadek on the cooler... I checked the gulf temperature by me today
68 and rising daily OMG im getting a woody.

 

[Country Dave]

hudflat » 13 minutes ago[/url]"]you lost me on those side mounting brackets for the shallow water anchor, I thought it was already stern mounted? good idea on the seadek on the cooler... I checked the gulf temperature by me today
68 and rising daily OMG im getting a woody.

You're a crazy dude Hud, but I like it....................LMAO

The mounts are to hold the pole/shallow water anchor when its not in use. The brackets hold it against the inside of the rail. I just unscrew the handles and I can remove it. I don't like anything but fish and girls flopping around in my boats if you know what I mean................................ :mrgreen: