NoKlu
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2008
- Messages
- 786
Hi guys. Some of you may remember me, i'm oops! brother. It's been a while since myself and oops! have been around the forums here. Cant say why he's not been on but he is alive and doing well. So is the canoe. LOL He is still very much determined to complete the project but things have changed and it slowed him right down. He has had it on the water every summer and is very happy with the hull. Not too much has changed with the Searay since the last pics were posted but that's about to change real soon. We got the modified 350 installed a couple years ago but it was a pretty tired engine and we had a very hard time getting parts to fit that would make it run right. In about a week a fully rebuilt 350 will be delivered and installed. The builder says it will turn 7000 rpm all day long,but at $1.40 a litre for gas probably wont see too much time at that rpm. haha. oops! bought himself a commercial sewing machine and last spring he went to work. It was a learning experience to say the least, but true too his form, got it done. Designing and building all of the benches and cushions from scratch was not as easy as he figured it was going to be. Fit of the cushions to the benches and the way they fit the backs has to be redone. The 8 inch thick pad on the engine cover never quite fit properly to the transom,but is incredibly comfortable and about the size of a double bed. There was a large gap where the hinges were showing, that will be redone. The entire interior will be redone and right this time. Don't get me wrong,it looked pretty good and it was very comfortable but we saw some things that needed too change. Everything from the Captains chairs we scavenged from an old boogie van to the benches will be redone this year. Yes, you heard right,reclining swivel buckets from a van will be torn apart and redone in yellow,white and blue vinyl this year. The light brown cloth just ain't right but they are by far, the most comfortable seats on the lake. The trailer will also be repainted possibly this year. I will try pop in every now and then to let you know how things are going. Maybe I can sneak a pic or two in as well. Bye for now