Project Fuggly - No Longer Fuggly And Splashed!!!!!!

[archbuilder]

Well there is still a bit to dig out in front of the toe board under the bow. But that is going to take some more cutting, which I didn't feel like messing with tonight. There is also a lot of tabbing to be trimmed off, I'm going to get started on that tomorrow......yeah more fun with glass! But it is getting close to the build part like Wood said!

I posted over on the Mercruiser fourm about the motor. A couple said what I thought, the drive ratio is different between the 4 and the 6. I know it is rigging, but it seems like you could over prop to compensate to a degree. maybe I am missing something, but it seems like you would just have a "low geared boat". If I really like the boat or the motor, it could always be tweaked. My focus is being on the water next spring. i want a solid deck, and just to get it running. I don't even think it will have the final seating in it....could just be old lawn chairs bolted down for the first season. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[Corjen1]

If you go with the bolted in lawn chairs, I would really have to hear you say " How Yall doooooin" first before I could say go for it....No offense intended....

Maybe WOG and I can help you out with some seating.....

 

[archbuilder]

your right on the seating, Wood, can you pick up a few seats from your stadium for me? No one will miss them

seriously on the 6 banger, I could always change the gears in the drive later? or change to an alpha maybe?

 

[archbuilder]

total random though today. What do you guys think about a removable hard top? I'd like to do a week or so trip down the rivier....and thought.....hmm wonder if I could make it convert to a sleeper. Then one thing led to another.....just a thought. Still trying to figure out what to do with the hot tub up front. putting girls in it sounds good, but i think all the water will slosh out, lol!

 

[Woodonglass]

I dunno, you guys had a LOT of empty seats during BEDLAM. You could prolly get some in NORMAN!!! All of ours have been sold out for the past several Years and NOBODY leaves till the games OVER!!!! That soup looked almost as bad as that Overtime Field Goal!!!!

 

[archbuilder]

84-18-7 you have some catching up to do.....lol!

Ok one thing we can agree on, Beat Texas!

 

[Woodonglass]

I love how the C&C fans always wanna bring up the Good Ole' Days when they Lose!!! :sleeping: No catching up this year!!!

And the only reason OU and OSU aren't Kansas Schools is TEXAS SUCKS!!!!

But no matter...The SEAT/Upholstery offers still stands and always will!!!!:lol:

 

[archbuilder]

I bought the 6 banger today, hopefully that will pan out to be a good purchase and not an anchor. I pulled some of the plugs, from what I saw inside everything looked clean. It does need some work on the starter, and an alternator. I could probably rob the alternator off the 4 banger and get the starter rebuilt. Feeling cruddy again, must be the winter for sinus junk!

 

[Corjen1]

Congrats on the motor.....not so much on the sinus junk!! Hope you get to feeling better

 

[archbuilder]

Here are a few shots, it needs a bath, lots of dust! I think between the two of them I have enough parts to make one.

 

[Willyclay]

I think between the two of them I have enough parts to make one.

Sounds like a plan. My neighbor has one in an old, very heavy T-Craft 21 foot cruiser and it just keeps going. Good luck and Happy New Year!

 

[archbuilder]

Thanks Willyclay, happy new year! I did a little measuring yesterday and figured out the new setup will be about 10" longer. Not to bad to pic up 45 hp! I'm feeling a lot better today, but I think I am going to stay away from grinding glass till this weekend. I'm planning on getting the last of the foam out of the bow area, forward of the toe board. After that I think I am going to pull the boat out and put the two motors in the smaller shop. (where the boat is now). I need to give the 6 a once over and figure out what I am missing....and strip the 4 of usable parts, then put it on the junk pile. I'm thinking that I want to build a test stand and get the 6 going before I get too much farther along.

 

[nurseman]

Happy New Year! Nice score on the bigger engine! Glad to hear you are feeling better, I totally get not wanting to put on a respirator with plugged sinuses!!!

 

[archbuilder]

Nurseman, I think I'm going to venture out to the hanger where the 6 is. I have been fighting with my endoscope and just got it running. I meant to use it on the motor before I bought it, but had a software glitch that I just sorted out, I can take video, so hopefully I will have something good to show you guys in a little while!

 

[Tnstratofam]

Happy New Year arch. Nice score on the inline 6. I'm sure the extra 10 inches in length will be worth the extra 45hp. Hope the crud takes a hike soon so you can get back at it.

 

[archbuilder]

Happy New Year tnstratofam! Good news, I ran the scope down all 6 cylinders, all looked freshly honed with nice clean pistons! So far looks like I made a great investment!

 

[archbuilder]

Ok, just wanted to get some opinions here. I had almost talked myself into redoing the transom, and the what ever you call them, flat pieces in the bottom of the sponsons, in wood. Last night I couldn't sleep so I was watching Jays Searay build (friscoboater, look up his theads if you are a newbe, ton of good info), Anyhow, he went to great extents to protect the wood in the transom and stringers from water, lots of hard details. I did some math in my head, and after you buy the plywood, all the peanut butter and accessories, PL, sandpaper, trowels, etc, I don't think you are saving that much money going back with wood. Granted the boats come from the factory with wood, but it seems like a lot of brain damage to get over saving $100 or so by going with wood instead of seacastt. Every boat is different, and time is free, but I would rather be on the water. And some are just total budget projects. Just an open question, what do you guys think? I am really leaning towards seacast. Never rots, and doesn't soak up water.

 

[jbcurt00]

I'm pretty sure Sam, Sphelps, is completely HAPPY w/ his use of Seacast. He even cast pucks or biscuits out of any left over mixed seacast as backers for cleats & etc. But his was an OB, not an I/O... Obviously built different w/ different load transference, but it looks like a great product, and certainly up to the task.

Having to fab an inner or outer brace to maintain the correct transom parallelism/flat is an added cost, but certainly possible.

 

[archbuilder]

JB I did Miss Morgan with seacast for the transom and the keel.....very happy with it, and would do it again. I plan on keeping that girl forever. Fuggly fits into the might keep her, so I was pondering going the wood route. It is cheaper, but I think there is a lot more labor / time involved. So I'm just questioning, does the money saved justify the the time spent? And the fact that you will never have to do it again if you keep the boat? just siring the pot, lol! I'm sure WoG will chime in!

 

[sphelps]

Arch , if I remember you used seacast on the MM right ? Then you have some hands on knowledge of the stuff .. Nothing to it , just gotta get everything clean for a good bond ... Shipping cost are the biggy . I have been running using it on my new Borum project through my head also . I live close enough to just go pick it up to save the shipping cost .. If you can get to everything to clean the wood out using seacast would certainly save some time on the rebuild ...