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Re: 1960's MirroCraft Ski 'N Troll Resto-Mod
Although I wasn't a huge fan of putting the fuel tanks up front I had to for weight distribution. I toyed with the idea of a permanent tank with a fill nozzle, but settled for my orignal tanks mounted on a wood rack. As a good friend once said "if...
As a custom machine / fab shop owner and an avid boater it was an obvious choice when it came to restoring this old boat. The story begins 4 years ago when I purchased a beat 1970 MFG Gypsy with a 1990 Force 50hp. I used this boat 3 times a week all summer for 4 year. It was a good boat...
I know its long but it gives the whole story :
Background: I bought the boat in Feb of 2009, replaced plugs, new gas and it has run fire for 50 hours and though I hate to admit it last weekend I ran the boat out of gas.
Then yesterday with 2 full tanks I take it out for an afternoon...
