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  1. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    21 Aug 24 Did some more layout testing for the trolling motor and got a bunch of screws removed. Left a few too. The "door" that clamps the trolling motor to the bracket was too tough for us to open, so I got my buddy to do that for me.
  2. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    19 Aug 24 Got the boat back into the garage. It's still a mess in there though. Another task for another day. Gotta get the boat splashed first!
  3. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    18 Aug 24 The garage was a total mess and had been for a long time. I won't say how it happened, but he's moved out now. :ROFLMAO: My wife and I had planned on going out that morning to get the garage cleared out enough to get the boat back inside to be worked on. Annndd.... I got out...
  4. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    12 Aug 24 In spite of our best efforts over a couple of days, we weren't able to remove the jack plate ourselves. So, I took the boat over to my friend's house and made short work of the task. 😄 Close enough! (y) The PO told me that the tach never worked on the XR6 and that it...
  5. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    28 Jul 24 We dropped the engine down as low as it could go in the jack plates and it was still too high above the AV plate. It needed to be removed.
  6. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Pix are working again. Time for a major update. :cool: I'll add the pix by date taken. In spite of the absolutely oppressive heat plus humidity and my limited mobility, progress did continue during the photo fiasco. Slow, but steady. Typical for me. :sneaky: Preface: "the boy" is gone...
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    Photo dilemma

    Many thanks to whomever had the right size hammer to fix that problem! :LOL:
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    Photo dilemma

    Pics are working again!
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    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    I had an acquaintance who acquired a sunken 54' Bluewater for only $4k which had sunk at a marina. He had it recovered, then brought to his place which was nearby the marina. He had about 20 acres to work on it and over a couple years completely repaired and restored it to better than new...
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    Posting photos with ImgBB

    Does it require creating an account?
  11. BWR1953

    Why I do not have new boats.

    The reason that we don't buy new boats is that we don't have the money to afford them. Whatever size/type/style we're talking about. Period. :sneaky: Jeff Bezos spent a half a billion dollars for his yacht. He didn't consider making sure his ancient 2-stroke had the proper link n sync...
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    Photo dilemma

    It's been like a month now. Getting pretty discouraging. 🙁
  13. BWR1953

    Aluminum Hull Straighness?

    Pix definitely make the difference. Looks bent to me. I'd be all over the dealer, manufacturer, BBB and anyone else who could help. Bummer, man.
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    Aluminum Hull Straighness?

    Maybe one of the bunks isn't aligned properly?
  15. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Trolling Motor
  16. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Been awhile again. Progress has been made, albeit in my usual slow fashion. :sneaky: Jack plates were deleted and sold. The engine is properly mounted and the hydraulic system is set up and working. I'd hoped to splash this weekend, but I want to have the trolling motor fully operational...
  17. BWR1953

    Getting old and losing friends sucks

    We're working on it. Budget and logistics is an issue for both of us. He'd gotten a round trip fare for $88 and was going to use it to meet up with me and the bud who passed a couple weeks ago. But, it was too late. Right now we're shooting for October, closer to the end of hurricane season...
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    Old friends and members here not doing well

    Damn. I'm sorry to hear that. Hang in there.
  19. BWR1953

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    That was me... because it happened to me! :LOL:
  20. BWR1953

    Getting old and losing friends sucks

    I don't use FB to keep in touch. I just use it to watch the funny/silly/stupid reels and for Marketplace! :LOL:
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