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Gotta love 'em. They keep me employed


BREW

 

Same here. If I didn't still owe on mine, I wouldn't have to work so hard.

 

I've got one I need to clean up and put a for sale sign in.

Having a child puts the clamps on the lake running for a while.

 

What is it and where is it?
I'm always looking for a good deal, or might know someone looking for something like it.

 

1976 16 1/2' Mark Twain open bow with a 1978 115 hp Merc. outboard. Boat cleans up like a new one but it hasn't been in the water in two years now. It was garage kept it's entire life until I moved 4 years ago and it's been tarped since. Boat is solid white and the interior is about the color of the leather in the King Ranch trucks. Motor ran like a top the last time I had it out but it could probably stand having the carbs cleaned. Not sure of the hours on the boat but they're not high by any stretch of the imagination. I am the 3rd owner and have owned the boat since either '89 or '90.

It is in Murray KY.

 

Well I riped the entire interior out of mine tonight.
Going to redo it over the next couple of days.
I mean that I took everything out. Only thing left is the two consoles that are non removebale because they are molded into the shell and the instrument cluster.
If it was glued screwed or bolted, it came out. I had a couple of soft sopts in the floor and we are going to recarpet it anyay with a nicer/softer carpet.
I thought well I can just pull up the rotten ply wood and replace the bad pieces....
Well I was wrong.... they built the infrastructre then laminated it with fiberglass resin and blended tha to the shell. So guess I get to lay another floor ontop of the old floor, which means... I have to completely cover it all. Becasue, if I cut this out and lay new, then unless I could attach it to the shell somehow, then it would greatly reduce the rigidity of the shell. Marine plywood is not cheap so really didn't want to do the whole thing anywa. Really wasn't expecting to find that, but I guess I have no choice... Here goes another $100 (+) tomarrow night on plywood for the floor. Hope to have the interior done by saturday night.

I wish there was a place here locally to buy sheets if hard plastic. Then I'd just laminate that to the existing floor and that would prevent anymore moisture from getting to and creating more rot on the beams. Come to think of it, I probably should laminate the new ply wood for the same reason too... Hopefully make it last another 30 years before the hull is shot.

 

Wanna race??? lol This is my uncle's boat....-
http://www.powerboattv.com/newboat/2...wesome3800.asp

 

You have a PM!

 

Only 101 MPH eh?
PSS - any pics yet of the Baja? I know a few people who might be interested.
BREW - where the crap are ya dude?

Today I bought the Meguairs Fiberglass kit. The boat now looks even more amazing. Looks like Saturday will be the maiden voyage

 

Actually he re-propped it and we got it to 108... But anyway, I have been around boats all my life... I love them and the water... You do any water sports?? I have been wakeboarding for quite awile... Fun sport.

 

I learned to wakeboard a few years ago on my aunt's pontooner, it was while the sport was still relatively new. We did pretty good for only being like 10 at the time. Right now our toys for the boat only consist of a tube and some skis, but I'm hoping to get a wakeboard soon. But first, a radio!

 

I have yet to wake board.
I'd love too try it.
I pull people on the tube alot but if I let someonelse drive then I'll knee board.
But usually, it's a bunch of women and they wont drive becasue they don't want to drive. My wife tried once last year with me on the tube she almost killed me three times so I bailed before she slammed me into the side of an achored pontoon. I wouldn't get back on and she didnt want to drive anymore.

This year we are planning trips with some new friends and they have a Bayliner. I'll trust him to pull me with my boat or his so maybe I'll get some more play time in.

Zaairman,
I havent gotten over to fix Lances e-mail yet. I am going to try and call him after I get done with ball practice tonight and see if we can get togehter. I'll post them here as soon as I do.

 

Thanks PSS! Hey if you ever want to go boating, just give me a holler...You've got my email...Or if you're heading up here to go, just send me an email...