Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

[Scott Danforth]

I didn't think we needed blow by blow pics but I'll try to do better

Pics or it didn't happen

 

[kcassells]

You Fla. guys hang tight and be safe regarding the weather.

 

[mickyryan]

Hope everyone in it made it through hurricane ok , call out, roll call

 

[mickyryan]

Think i want to raise boat on trailer so when I put muffs on I can keep it trim down

 

[briangcc]

Back the trailer up on a couple boards to raise everything instead? That way, on shallow launches its not a bugger to launch & retrieve??

 

[mickyryan]

Thought about getting ramps and pulling it up on them , but also the boat seems to be touching the fender and side frame so I'd think it's too low in trailer , might not be original trailer but seems like it is but it rides on bunks not even close to you touching rollers in center, another issue I'll probably need to address

 

[kcassells]

So sounds like boat is not on trailer.
Put it back on trailer and jack it up to work on.

 

[mickyryan]

No it's still on trailer it's just the way it sits , it's perfectly lined up bunks are on Chines but it just sits real low in trailer I'll try to get some pics , I know I know , but it's raining

 

[mickyryan]

See back is almost scraping the boat , any bounce surely would dug in I'll be correcting that and raising it up today

 

[briangcc]

Yeah that's not good. Brackets adjustable for the bunks?

 

[mickyryan]

Yeah that's not good. Brackets adjustable for the bunks?

Nope but will be when I'm done today

 

[mickyryan]

Boats hanging in air off gantrys while I work on these bunks

 

[kcassells]

Anyone belive this BS?
Ya know I know no pics
Does he really have a boat?
Did we really land on the moon?

 

[mickyryan]

Now I can put enginenall the way down and no fear of frame hitting the boat

 

[mickyryan]

Getting all the grease and grime off to repaint damn someone was generous with grease lol the steering shaft grease fittings were buried as well as the steering tube

 

[mickyryan]

Swear a mouse made a home under the engine lol took a hour to dig out debris but all cleaned up now for sanding all the loose paint from years of spray bombs,I do have a sealer I'll spray before I paint to seal it all up cause I have no idea what kinda paint that was and don't want any conflicts

 

[flashback]

Getting all the grease and grime off to repaint damn someone was generous with grease lol the steering shaft grease fittings were buried as well as the steering tube

You didn't buy that boat from Bondo did you?

 

[mickyryan]

That lower rubber trim piece im not so sure about , might keep it off but I wanted it to help me keep the decal correct

 

[mickyryan]

 

[kcassells]

Don't do the rubber with the colors probably fall off.
Looks great from here Sir!
As usual. Tx for the pics.