1955 Plywood Bryant PROJECT

[Woodonglass]

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No..............., Yer kidding........... I would Never do ANYTHING like THAT
Totally understandable, especially with a boat like that!!!!!
I am so jealous everytime I open your thread It just about kills me. If I ever find a boat like that my bank account is in serious trouble.

I'm just sayin...

 

[bonz_d]

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It's hard to tell from the pictures but I think you need to get that motor deeper. A few posts back you had pictures of the lower unit with the water pump. Picture were the pump is located in the lower and fill to above that level. Pump should be under water to prime itself.

The last set of pictures you posted, the second one of the group shows were the water should be exiting from and it should be a heavy mist/spray.

Try and get it deeper then try it again. May need a new water pump impellar.

 

[mthuirer]

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Giving an update... I have everything back together after rebuild of carb. but still having problems. I am leaving for my anniversary trip into Canada on the motorcycle. Maybe little time on the road I will figure out what is happening.. I am getting the motor to turn over, but only with choke on full. If I turn choke off after it starts or give it throttle it dies. must be something I did. Hmmm like I said before. I am sure not a mechanic! better stay with my career that I have.. lol.. If anyone has any Ideas... Im open for suggestions. I did go see a small engine mechanic today. .. I saw his sign down the road saying boat motor repair. NOPE HE IS NOT TOUCHING IT! the guy's garage was a mess with parts laying everywhere and with only one boat motor which i saw was torn down sitting on stand in pieces. I asked for referance and he said he could not find his reciepts.. Just a very bad feeling. anyways.. I'm taking some time away from the boat and going to spend some time with the wife.. You can watch my trip at
http://maltezemisfits.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=132&page=1#pid528
if you are interested..

 

[mthuirer]

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I guess vacation is what I needed. I came home last Monday and started tinkering around again with the boat motor. I took the carb apart and double checked what I did and set the Needles to what was recommended on the FAQ site. Then I took the lower unit off and then realized I did not have the Coolant lines aligned.. I put everything back together pulled the boat out of the garage this morning and squirted a little Carb cleaner in the throat and crossed my fingers and ......

She started up and ran pretty good.. Was smoking pretty hard after awhile but I read somewhere on here that it will smoke hard in a bucket ..It didnt seem to be overheating at all. So I packed things up and moved it down to the lake with Electric troller inside just incase. I also brought my son for support..

Again, No problems starting and runs good at Idle. Took it for a lap around the lake..

She ran pretty good at high speed but felt like she was trying at times. At one point she just took off. I was thinking o,k something got cleaned out and then it died. At first I thought alright only 3 gallon tank maybe I am going through the fuel but then I realized the vent was closed and the plastic fuel tank was sucking in on its self. Released the vent and off we go again. Pretty happy.. Stupid mistake on my part.. Back to the garage and start on next phase.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Hey MT,

Glad you're back at it, and glad she's running for you. That's always a load off. Now you can take care of all the nicities and KNOW that when she's gleaming like a New penney that she will get you where you want to go. Keep the pics coming.

I'm just sayin...

 

[mthuirer]

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WoodonGlass,

It was a good feeling.. Mechanical stuff is not one of my strengths.. I was really happy when she sat there idling without cutting out..

 

[bonz_d]

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Exccellent! Doing a beautiful job.

 

[mthuirer]

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With 1959 Evinrude running fine.. I started working on the Transom.. I pulled everything off the back and start working on the transom. I did not find any rot when pulling items off so I am good there... I started sanding and cleaning up the wood. One of the items I worked on last night was the kicker mount.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Nice job MT, Looks like a new one. My Daughter and SIL came home this weekend and brought my two grandkids so I have not got anything done on the boat but I Have done some quality GK play time and that is MUCH more important.

I'm just sayin...

 

[mthuirer]

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"I Have done some quality GK play time and that is MUCH more important."


For me it's Pretty quite around this place.. One kid working alot this summer and the other one just came home from college for a month but busy doing his own thing..

Enjoy your GK...

 

[Woodonglass]

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Cats in the Cradle doncha know!!!!

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[mthuirer]

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And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon

 

[mthuirer]

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Just plugging around in the garage and working on the boat today.. Went down to the Ace Hardware today and was looking around and found a polish I thought I would try on the Aluminum Trim. I have been messing around with liquid polish but the stuff is messy and really was not getting the final look I was looking for. So I picked a can of Never Dul.. This stuff works pretty good. Here is before and After pics.

Before

After

 

[Woodonglass]

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Hey MT,

Check out my thread, I am using Jewelers rouge and a polishing wheel in my drill from Harbor freight. Give me a Mirror finish on my aluminum.

http://www.harborfreight.com/14-piece-aluminum-polishing-kit-98707.html

I'm just sayin...

 

[mthuirer]

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Late this afternoon, I started working on the windshield. Cleaned the seal and polished up the windows. They have a small crack on both sides at the bend but you don't notice them unless really checking them out.

 

[ezmobee]

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Wow that boat is really coming out awesome! Nice work so far.

 

[mthuirer]

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Thanks for the comments everyone.. I cant wait to get back to work on the boat.. i've been at work for over 56 hrs now and have 16 hrs to go. Looking foward to morning so I can place some more chrome back on the boat and work on the transom.

 

[mthuirer]

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Back home this morning.. Changed into regular clothes, took wife out for nice breakfast at the casino and then came home and placed some chrome on the deck watching the Seahawks.. I have started some painting on the inside of the boat.. but I will show those later..

 

[mthuirer]

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I need some advise... I had a transom pad on the boat and it is pretty beat up.. I would like to replace it or do something different anyone have any suggestions... Do I get an aluminum plate made up to place over the transom or does anyone know where to find a transom pad like the pics below..Also how much vibration will be taken out with rubber vs. Aluminum plate.. I have found some on the internet like Moeller pad.. but it does not look as thick as one I had.. Any ideas here?

 

[Woodonglass]

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Well my .02 would be to fabricate an aluminum plate and Polish it to a Chrome finish!!!! But then again that's just me and I may be prejudice due to my project. But then again, it might look pretty darn good too!! You could even use some 3m 5200 to bond some rubber to the back of the aluminum if you wanted to maintain the padding effect. Looks like a rubber welcome mat might work. Check at HD or Lowes or at an industrial flooring supply.


I'm just sayin...