Slightly Twisted's new project

[Slightly_Twisted]

Well with the new project home and ready for work I figured I'd start a new thread detailing the work. My goal this fall is see if I can get her cleaned up and get a shakedown cruse in. MAYBE if I'm lucky and everything goes well, I can use it during hunting season to get to some remote public hunting areas no one goes to.

I just ordered a new water pump kit, took me a few hours to find the right parts. I know its just a 115 power head with a different mid shaft/bracket but its damn hard to find much on sea drives. I was definitely little lost at first.
The biggest problem is going to be the gas. I opened the fuel tank to see much was in there and was surprised to see it was almost full. I called the local recycling place that takes oil and they said I could bring in old gas but no more then 4-5 gals every few weeks. Any more then that I would have to pay and it was close to 30$ a gallon!! If I'm right there is about 40-50 gallons in there (if its a 60 gal tank). I guess I'll just store it and slowly bring it in. MJ said its 5 plus years old gas, so I'm not going to put it in any of my cars just to make sure I don't create another problem.

Next on the list is to change the lower gear case lube, batteries, order a cover, and de-carb. Not sure when I'll get all the parts but I'll take a few pics as I'm doing to work.

 

[Destroyer]

As long as it hasn't turned to shellac, mix that *filtered* old gas 50-50 with fresh gas and you can run any of your lawnmowers with it.

 

[steplift20]

You can donate the old dirty gas to the Clinton foundation and then when they ask you why you did it just tell them it wasn't you,,, like there leader would say, hey maybe they will offer you a job

 

[steplift20]

Sorry for the previous post, I get carried away sometimes, but really you should get rid of all the gas and change all the fuel filters , just remember make a list of everything you gave to do and start at number one and keep going You will get there

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

Haha Step it's all good.

I really hate the BMV. The hoops you have to go through to get things done. The trailers VIN number sticker has fallen off, go figure it's a 86. Well in Indiana they title EVERYTHING and since the VIN is gone and Mass does not title this size trailer I now have to get a court order as proof of owenership(Bill f sale doesn't work). If I had the title I could reattach the VIN on a stamped plate, but because I don't have a title nope.

So it's kind of illegal more bending the rules, but I have a metal stamp kit. I think I'm just going to stamp the vin, have them do the physical inspection, and hope it's good.

 

[steplift20]

Before you start to stamp vin on the trailer can't you go to the m v and tell them it's home built and you want to title it? I don't know if you can do it now but I know you used to be able to do it

 

[garbubba]

Home built works in MS, but then again, that's MS.

 

[Destroyer]

Personal trailers in NJ do not have titles. Only registrations. You still need a VIN number to register one, but if you buy one from someone all you need is a handmade bill of sale and the old registration. SO much easier than other states...

 

[macojoe]

In Ma you can say homemade and up to a certin weight not need title. Hope it works out for you cause it is a nice trailer!!

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

I'll make it work. I'll find some way because MJ is right it is a nice trailer. Drained all the gas about 45-47 gallons, took the lower unit off, striped all the wood off, and started cleaning the cuddy. Wish I have more time to work on it.

Questions

When I was taking the lower unit off. The shifting shaft got stuck two of three times because the shaft was really rusty. Some large rust flakes came off anything I can do?

Also the pic with the top stringer cut off was that normal from the factory. It was behind the fishing rod box on Both sides.

 

[3 Squids]

Looks like the bulkhead is notched for the rod box. I'd say it's hard to believe they'd cut it and not glass over it at the factory but after seeing what we've found in my transom project it really wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

Well took some time yesterday and today to work on the boat. Replaced the water pump, the gear oil, and drained the carbs. I lost my engine flush muffs so I just took the boat down to the lake and dipped the engine. Took a bit but get it started when I noticed there was no water coming out of the telltale. . I had other plans so I didn't have time to figure it out. Today pulled the lower unit off again and noticed the pipe in the mid section slipped out of the pump. Realigned everything put it back together and it works just fine. That shift rod screw is the biggest pain in the a$& I hate that damn thing. I never seem to get it right.
I working on the boats title/reg and I should be ready for some water trials.


My wife named the boat today as well. Our son Finn is 2 and crazy wild all over the place all the time. We were kicking around some names, and talking about seeing him with a live fish on the line for the first time next summer when she stopped mid sentence and said "WILD FINN". It fits perfectly!!

 

[steplift20]

Great name now once you name her you can't change her name, you know that don't you, Your going to love your steplift she is a great boat

 

[macojoe]

Glad you got her running!! Great Name also!!

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

Don't worry we are sure Finn is going to stay wild so it will always fit him/ the boat.

The big thing that happened today was The cops were able to do the physical inspection. In Indiana when titling a trailer/car/truck etc the cops have to physically inspect the vin number. Well since the trailer didn't have one I was running into a huge problem. I have a metal stamp kit that I used to stamp the vin into the trailer, kind of bending the rules. The cop came down looked at it was "glad the vin is clear enough for me to read". He called the number in to make sure it wasn't stolen and signed off. I can now title it without have to get a court order or saying it's home made and applying for a new vin!
So it's off to the BMV tomorrow.

 

[GregV20]

So I'm the guy who gave the boat to Joe, who gave it to Twisted. I haven't been here in 6 months, so needless to say, I was a bit surprised when I got a PM from him saying "I have the boat now..." Good luck!

 

[Destroyer]

So I'm the guy who gave the boat to Joe, who gave it to Twisted. I haven't been here in 6 months, so needless to say, I was a bit surprised when I got a PM from him saying "I have the boat now..." Good luck!

In the final annalists it's not who has the boat, it's that the boat is being taken care of and will not wind up in a landfill.

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

It will be used and cared for that's for sure. I just wish I knew what I was doing!!

ray:

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

Got a few hours after work to get started on a few things this afternoon.
I had some extra polyester resin and cloth, I really wanted to glass in the cut stringers. I was really inspecting why the stringers were cut and I think it was done at the factory unless the deck was redone. I'm guessing but it looks like they were cut to level the deck. They were cut the whole way across and front to back, with the some type of sealant sealing the deck on. I'll try and get a photo of under the deck but it wasn't working with the iPad. Since I had the glass out I started on patching up the rod boxes as well. They were cracked on the edges. Got the winter cover on her, I went with the 15 year pool cover. The last thing is the galvanized pipes sticking up on the sides. I'm going to build bunk guides and use the pipe as attachments. I will also put my lights up on top of the rear one so they don't get wet. I will trailer the boat and ALWAYS have problems with the lights so I hope this helps.

I forgot how much I dislike sanding fiberglass.

 

[Slightly_Twisted]

So I thought the engine was running hot when we got it running, and didn't see a lot of water coming out of the engine. I was going to replace the thermostats next year aways so I thought I would take a look...... they where 99% blocked with salt!! So I ordered the parts, and did my best to clean out as much salt as I could.