LEROYDOZOIS
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2009
- Messages
- 42
my dad and i have just resently bought 69 gulfstream with a MerCursier 120 hp motor in it for a whopping $32 to have it registered in our name
it was my dads friends grandfathers baby and he kept it in very good condition until it sat in the desert sun for about 20+ years
the boat sat casue the outdrives hydralics died (maybe) and that started its 20 + year sit...
theres not a single scratch on either the top or bottem of the hull
we replaced the starter (what a pain that was) and the boat cranks over flawlessly with big beautiful sparks (never seized)
currently we are starting the process of taking off all the petrified wires and hoses to remove the motor..... the boat has the origional steel tanks w/ gas in it and most likely will be replaced with a couple 5-6 gallon plastic tanks. (unless we can clean the tanks...but not much faith in that)
once we get the motor out we will start the teedious task of replacing everything thats been sun rotted...... replacing all the fluids..... and all the 50/50 chance issues that could possibly ruin a night of fishing!!!! (we want to do this once and only once)
if anyone has any other recomendations that we may not find in the #8 MerCrusier service manual feel free to throw it out there
if i violated any of the "adult rules" i didnt mean to.... just wanted to give the background of my project and being this is my first post ill take the scolding
LeRoy DoZois....
it was my dads friends grandfathers baby and he kept it in very good condition until it sat in the desert sun for about 20+ years
the boat sat casue the outdrives hydralics died (maybe) and that started its 20 + year sit...
theres not a single scratch on either the top or bottem of the hull
we replaced the starter (what a pain that was) and the boat cranks over flawlessly with big beautiful sparks (never seized)
currently we are starting the process of taking off all the petrified wires and hoses to remove the motor..... the boat has the origional steel tanks w/ gas in it and most likely will be replaced with a couple 5-6 gallon plastic tanks. (unless we can clean the tanks...but not much faith in that)
once we get the motor out we will start the teedious task of replacing everything thats been sun rotted...... replacing all the fluids..... and all the 50/50 chance issues that could possibly ruin a night of fishing!!!! (we want to do this once and only once)
if anyone has any other recomendations that we may not find in the #8 MerCrusier service manual feel free to throw it out there
if i violated any of the "adult rules" i didnt mean to.... just wanted to give the background of my project and being this is my first post ill take the scolding
LeRoy DoZois....
