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    venture 16 bassboat

    Re: venture 16 bassboat transom is a little rotten i used a garden hose to remove the wood
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    venture 16 bassboat

    i have been trying to junk this boat for a while then i got bored so i thought i would go play i payed 100 for the boat motor and trailer which i was going to strip for some parts then i fixed my other motor so ive ended up with a kinda complete boat
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    got a tinny

    tows well. good transom made out of high quality keep off the grass sign. powered by a 1940's single oar. has minor repairs using pop cans and rivets. no leaks. all electrical works well except the electrician but hes fixable after 5pm. one pfd and rag screwed up to plug the bilge hole...
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    winch on tow hitch

    about 15 years ago range rover made a rear bumper with a built in winch. you pulled the pin, walked the hitch ball to the trailer (maybe 5 feet), hit the button then watched the trailer get pulled to the truck, put the pin in and off you went. the design seemed simple and theres pleanty of room...
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    Johnson controls

    Re: Johnson controls under the cowl of the motor see if you have a plug that looks like the one in the pic. evinrude and johnson used this style plug for many years and the controller could be plugged into any motor that had the red plug. the fun thing with owning a boat is like a car you...
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    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Re: Still need help getting motor to tilt up! the pivot point for the motor is normally the catch is on the other side the print shows the tilt bracket as part 110 but im unsure how it works. the part you marked in blue is to stop the motor tilting to far down and shouldnt need to be moved...
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    hurricane prep

    i hate to be a boy scout and prep anything but just in case bassboat 17' on trailer with possible week hurricane here by monday whats the best way to protect it?. is it covered by h/o insurance? im thinking of parking in middle of yard so nothing will fall on it then strapping boat to...
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    insurance write off

    if a boat was a total write off from the insurance can it be rebuilt and re-titled like a car.
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    dating site is back

    :eek: still to young :facepalm:
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    "Master Bait'R" Restore Thread

    Re: How would you recommend starting stringer Replacement Re: How would you recommend starting stringer Replacement wow thats not a easy splashwell to cut free. go with jb's idea to start if that doesnt work cut a window then drive paint scrappers and thin pieces of metal down between the...
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    what comes around goes around

    many years ago me and friends use to go to auctions to buy cars for teenage fun rallys on old private roads. back in the day we use to try nobbling a car to get it cheap this involved things like swapping plug wires etc so the car ran rough when it was drove in to the sale arena. most of the...
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    drilling holes in transom for speedo and transducer

    ive been putting this off for a while but its time to drill the holes for the speedo and transducer in the new transom. im thinking off drilling a 1/2" hole for the speedo then either pb or 3m 5200 a carbon fiber tube about 3/8 in the hole so there a small amount of room for the pb/5200 to seal...
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    build cost material verses material

    has anyone thought or know of calculations for the use of diffrent materials. it seems that to save money on one material you could spend more on another material to make up for a weekness on the cheap one. 1/ poly verses epoxy. we all know that epoxy is more expensive but a better product so...
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    87 Savage Electra Hull Restoration

    Re: 87 Savage Electra Hull Restoration im realy bad at drawing but this is what i mean by a sister joint. the red is the stringers in the boat the yellow is the new stringers the blue is the piece that will sister the joint
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    3m 5200 on hands

    went a little nuts with 5200 when i put the cap on. i used tape to stop it getting on the boat where i didnt want it but like a idiot i didnt wear glooves because "goof off" can remove anything................oh......it doesnt remove 5200.. accatone doesnt touch it either....any advice oh how to...
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    stratos 91 with a sinking felling

    Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 one side in other side ripped out. finnaly joined the boat building gang by putting a hole in the bottom. lucky it wasnt on a bunk so thats just a quick fix before i install the...
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    stratos 91 with a sinking felling

    Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 kinda got lazy today and the weather didnt look to good so not much done but i did take a pic
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    stratos 91 with a sinking felling

    Re: stratos 91 with a sinking felling pic of the rear wing or what ever its called and pic of where i plan to cut and remove everything backwards. been reading and looking at the links didnt realise one place was is west palm so that will help
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    stratos 91 with a sinking felling

    Re: stratos 91 with a sinking felling good idea i will call them pic update showing the transom and the foam in the wings where most of the trouble started
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    stratos 91 with a sinking felling

    Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 Re: how do i get the top of a strator 16'2 bass boat 91 picture from inside looking up at the cap joint to transom
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