No point in having it, if you aren't going to use it! I agree 100%.
You are right, it doesnt get better than that. That man loves fishing more than anything else. I have learned a lot from him over the years. Someday I hope to have that much wisdom.
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My 1962 Evinrude Fisherman Restoration
My 1987 Alumacraft Upgrade and 3-piece Removable Floor System
Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
The boat is rated for 40 hp. and the transom is not reinforced. That extra wood is a piece added for the motor mounting bolts. The boat and motor set up was done by my marine dealer. They set it up for 50 MPH and we could not drive it at WOT, it was to fast. I had to slow it down for safety sake with weight and a different prop. With this motor on it is only for me to operate alone. The performance and power is awesome!I do switch motors on the boat, a 25 hp. and a 4 hp. for winter use. The 40 hp. is for summer, it makes the Mississippi river seem smaller. This boat is my favorite for so many reasons.
You are very fortunate to have a nice FDR that hasn't been altered significantly from original. Only built in 1959 and 60. The only picture I have of the FDR is in a 1960 brochure. I'm sure yours will be a fine specimen once your restoration is completed. And yes, I'm drooling on my keyboard
Great tip on the brakefluid ! I have to try that to remove overspray on aluminum boat, I had heard that you can use it on glass windows, but have not tried it yet
just brush on and it's gone over night eh !
Some guys painted barn for my mom and went right over the windows, high powered paint spray went through cracks and got boat 2....
I "might" be able to be talked out of it ... ( grin)
Haven't posted in this thread in awhile, but I have done quite a bit of work to my boat in the last week or so. I know that many here don't agree with making these boats into something they are not by adding stuff and removing seats etc. I agree with that for the most part, a classic should stay a classic. Though my rig isnt a classic Alumacraft by any means, I have made it so that everything I have added is 100% removeable.
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My 1962 Evinrude Fisherman Restoration
My 1987 Alumacraft Upgrade and 3-piece Removable Floor System
Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Looks nice. I wish we could trade
I think you turn a some what useless space into a nice storage space/ clean looking deck. How are those seats attatched? I read in another post that the clamps, which I was planning on buying, do not hold. Whats your trick?
Its tough to see in the picure, but I did put some storeage under that deck. Its not much, but at least its a place to keep the stuff I dont use every trip out.
As far as the seats go, I dont have a real good shot of them......but I will do my best to paint a mental picture. I have used those clamps you are talking about and they are pretty bad. It is impossible to get them tight enough, and if you lean back on the seat a little bit the start to slide off. On my boat the seat bracket/clamps are homemade. They are sheet metal formed to the bench shape. A seat swivel is bolted to a bracket that is welded to the top of the clamp. At the bottom or each side of the clamp where it reachers the bottom of the bench, there is a flange with 2 holes drilled into it. There are 2 long threaded rods that go through these 2 holes that "clasp" the seat bracket/clamp to the bench. One end of each rod has lock nut, the other a wing nut. So to take it off you just remove the wing nuts, slide the rods out and the lift the whole assembly off the bench.
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My 1962 Evinrude Fisherman Restoration
My 1987 Alumacraft Upgrade and 3-piece Removable Floor System
Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
I have a what I believe to be 1958 15' deep c in really good shape. I use it for fishing and just crusing around. Its a very stable boat. I'd like to post some pictures of it but everytime I try it, it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?
Curtis, you have to either upload your photos to an image hosing website and use the codes they give you......or reduce the size of your image and upload them as a post attachement.
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My 1962 Evinrude Fisherman Restoration
My 1987 Alumacraft Upgrade and 3-piece Removable Floor System
Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Unfortunately I dont have pics of my Alumacraft yet, but I bought a 1991 alumacraft Competitor 185cs a few years ago and am no in the process of replacing the floor and carpeting and cleaning up the wiring "enhancements" its acquired over the years.. If anyone has a link to any diagrams or schematics, please let me know.. I've had zero luck trying to find even general wiring and specification charts.. Thanks
Just tell Alumacraft what you are doing and ask for info. Worked for me, when I was installing a transducer under the floor up front on my '88 16' Lunker SS boat. They mailed me their build structure blueprint showing everything under the floor. Maybe they'll also do for the wiring. They're good people to work with.
Just tell Alumacraft what you are doing and ask for info. Worked for me, when I was installing a transducer under the floor up front on my '88 16' Lunker SS boat. They mailed me their build structure blueprint showing everything under the floor. Maybe they'll also do for the wiring. They're good people to work with.
I have talked to them on the phone a few times.. so far the Electrical guy said they wouldnt have anything available for my 1991 boat. I called back to speak with someone else that deals with old boats and have yet to hear back from her. I am ultimately looking for electrical schematics, and maybe some information on the layout of the floor and how to remove it.. I'm replacing all of the plywood floor and carpeting, as well as recovering the rod locker and gunwales. If I have money left over, I'm replacing the steering and throttle/shift controls and cables. I've come up with nothing on the internet thats even worth speaking of.. and I'd like to know what I can before I start ripping something apart...
by the way River - Runner - whereabouts in southeastern minnesota are ya?
I'm lucky to be at the upper Mississippi river basin, pools 5, 5A, 6, 7, and 8. Above Winona, Minn. to below La Crosse, Wis. With the bluffs on both Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the river it sure is beautiful, they call it God's country.
I have the 1991 Alumacraft brochure. I'll scan the page on your boat and post it in your "Looking for information on...", in the Alumacraft forum. You have a super boat.
I am in Prescott which I believe is pool 2.. I sometimes fish in pool 3 on the down-river side of the dam.. Even up here the scenery is beautiful. later this summer a few friends are gonna load up and some down there to camp on the river.. Launch in wabasha I think. anyhoo... Thanks for your help.
I've driven through there a few times, but havent been on the river except the southern tip of lake pepin.. I'll have to try to get some fishing in down there this summer...
Looks nice. I wish we could trade
I think you turn a some what useless space into a nice storage space/ clean looking deck. How are those seats attatched? I read in another post that the clamps, which I was planning on buying, do not hold. Whats your trick?
Mine:
I just picked up that same boat last weekend. I love it. I have no idea what year it is, all I know is a plate in the back lists it as being a 16 rated for 35hp. Will post pics soon. If you know any info about it, please let me know. Some idiot painted mine so i am in the slow process of restoring it but I still fish it nearly every day.
Used to have a 12' Sea King but had a kid, bought a house, you know the rest of the story. So after 6 yrs w/o a boat a few months ago I/we got this 1984 T-16XL w/ a 10hp Johnson. Roomy enough for the three of us, stable enough for my girl to move around in w/o LOML being afraid shes going to fall out, and still small enough to fit down my narrow drive. We aboslutely love it!
Pony I love your floors, do they just sit in place or are they mounted somehow? Also I have seat mounts similar to yours so they may be available commecially.
Can you get replacement rod holders like the ones in BLLDOGG's? or are those an after market?
Can anyone send me somewhere to find specs (wieght, hp) on it as I have yet to find a plate on it? (DOH!!! nevermind found the link at the top of the page here to spec)
I know enough questions and on to the pic.
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Reason: Found the specs link
I don't have hosting for my pictures, but I've got a 1961 Model A (14 ft) with a 1994 Evinrude 3. I'm looking for an older 10-15 for it, but for now I'll get by.
I committed the cardinal sin by painting it, but as the boat was sunk in front of our cabin for who knows how long, it was very stained and now it looks respectable. That, and the hull was so dented up from being abused for years, I figured it wasn't nice enough to keep original.
That A has found a good owner and home. The boat will outlast your lifetime.
A bigger motor is ok, but also keep that 3 hp motor! You can learn about the two cylinder 3's and 4's searching in the forums, it's said to be the best motor ever made. It will work very well on your boat, as it does on mine.
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