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  1. Piece715

    Looking to make my first boat purchase!

    Re: Looking to make my first boat purchase! Ok jermaine I apologize ahead of time and not tryin to hi-jack but a little motivation to maybe try Patti's out
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    any rabbit raisers on iboats????

    Re: any rabbit raisers on iboats???? Had two rabbits as pets growing up.. at two separate times... but now-a-days I prefer their use in the kitchen.... Made this just the other day.. Braised Rabbit with exotic mushrooms on top of homemade fettuccine noodles with a chardonnay cream sauce... Yep...
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    Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)

    Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics) We adjusted that the other day while underway... well let me rephase that... my buddy adjusted the tach while underway while i was captaining. We got it to read ~5400 at WOT.... but my buddy stated it was not set on "2" which doesn't make sense to me...
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    1986 Sea Nymph Fish n ski SS155 prop selection

    Re: 1986 Sea Nymph Fish n ski SS155 prop selection Thanks again steelespike... I'll have to check the tach and make sure its reading correctly. We were messing with it underway the other day. My buddy was adjusting while i was captaining. I have to crawl under the dash and see what's up...
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    1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

    Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild She looks GOOD and FAST just hanging from the rafters! Nothing wrong with a classic white! Beautifully done! Yep Tang
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    1986 Sea Nymph Fish n ski SS155 prop selection

    Ok I currently just got my 4 year restoration on the water... I bought a prop long before I knew what I was doing. I feel now that I'm not getting all the performance I can and feel the RPMs @ WOT are a little low. Really not looking to run into a lean problem running at the low end soooo here...
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    Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)

    Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics) Should I try a prop thread? Sunset on Greer's Ferry Lake for the 4th! Hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th!
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    No nuts... just bolts... Lug that is!

    Splashed my boat for the first time since starting my restore on her 4 years ago. Everything went great but on the way home 3 of the 4 lugs on one tire fell off and I just about lost the wheel. Not sure how that happened as I wasn't even a 1/4 mile from the ramp and they were all there when we...
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    Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)

    Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics) Thanks Jas! Ya i braved swimming with my iphone in my hand to get that pic and quite pleased with the turn out! Here is the the "lug bolt" style i have but since i can't find those locally im thinking i can thread a lug stud through the back side...
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    Arkansas Get Together

    Re: Arkansas Get Together Yep turned out to be the carbs like the masses suspected. One was just so gummed that when i performed the spark plug test it was so starved for fuel it would die causing me to believe it was only firing on one cylinder. The PSI was check and was 141-145. On the...
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    Favorite boating moment

    Re: Favorite boating moment I'm gonna have to go with the successful SPLASH of my first boat that I spent the past 4 years rebuilding. It was my grandfather's and I remember heading out on the water with him many times. Now it belongs to me and I can see my grandfather looking down and shaking...
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    post pictures of your bowrider here!

    Re: post pictures of you bowrider here! Re: post pictures of you bowrider here! 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 with 1985 Evinrude 50hp... SPLASHED yesterday after 4 years of work!
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    Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)

    Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics) Sooo the splash went awesome! Spent all day yesterday on the water! Kept flipping the bilge pump all day yesterday just in case and couldn't get a drop. Half way through my buddy and I decided to test to make sure it was actually working so...
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    Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)

    Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics) SPLASH!! Can't get the video to upload from work... so I'll post when I get home
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    1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

    Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild For the dash material i just went with 1/4 plexiglass and painted the backside. It really gives it depth when ya look at it. Then put a coat of plastidip (that rubberized spray junk; which i think works great for odds and ends) on the painted side to...
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    1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

    Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild So what ya tryin to say about angled windshields and a little glitter in ur boat?! :mad: Just messing Jas! :D
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    used trailers

    Re: used trailers Welcome to Iboats eddy! Where ya from?! This can be helpful in giving ya an estimate. I live in AR and can tell ya when I shopped for trailers for 16' boat they had a range of price based on condition. Craigslist was definitely the best source and prices around for me...
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    Composite Decking for aluminum boat?

    Re: Composite Decking for aluminum boat? On a side note... I also went with the insulation board for replacement foam.
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    Composite Decking for aluminum boat?

    Re: Composite Decking for aluminum boat? I looked at the composite materials and found them to be too heavy as well. So I did some research on the new bamboo decking that is becoming more readily available; rot resistant, fire resistant, etc. Not easy on the pocket book but couldn't find too...
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    1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

    Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild Another set back Jas.... so no splash :redface:... but thus is life in the dry dock... but im trying to keep my head above water... Keep trucking buddy, It's an awesome feeling in the home stretch! EDIT: But i did make it to the water on a friend's boat...
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