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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Miss Peachtree runnin' Lake Houghton
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Miss Peachtree is turning gold. At night under my streetlight the visual as I look moving is like the bird on my debit card. Thinking of finding a second hand humidifier and putting it under the tarp with ammonia in it???? This is what I get for being cheap...
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    Big twin generator pics?

    Re: Big twin generator pics? The latest covert operation here is setting up and getting ready for the power upgrade and electronics of the Ski-Twin for Miss Peachtree. Realizing the Ski-Twin uses a generator to charge the battery, here's my trick to get around the old Bolens starter generator...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree After running the Fastwin in a can for a few seconds there was no water spray from the little hole. Checked out some clips on You Tube, the rookie here pulled the prop piece off and there it is, broken rubber. What is up with this, little big chunks as little as little big...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Complimentary, oily feel, fingers feel....
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Carry over from the fifties. Wires and connector in great shape. It's ambidextrous as far as polarity. Supposing it's standard marine fare.... Certain color within the wood keep...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Keeping with the original un-restored thing. I am keeping the battery what where it is, under the middle bench. Following the wire with the ridge on it, it was easy to see how a boat...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Rope latitude adjustable. Anticipating the rack up of the transom... Cables swing without a flaw...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Control box is hooked up! It's all in the works, preparing to rack up the transom for that Ski-Twin yet run the little stinker till then....
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    Question regarding pressurized tank?

    Re: Question regarding pressurized tank? This one I found will work for you as it is for me, you can go more modern than this yet I fell for the brass. The cut off year when cable ends got more modern and cant be used slips my mind....like '77 8 9 or so... I believe the cables I bought...
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    Boat Names

    Re: Boat Names My place up at Houghton Lake ended up being nick named "Peaches". It is on Peach Tree St. It seemed only natural that my boat be named "Miss Peachtree". I relish being the one to name this boat, wondering if since it's a smaller boat that's why it was not named before? Still...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Un-covering the boat the ammonia in the plates stung my eyes and made my nostrils itch instantly. A few minutes later my tongue has a ick taste on it and my face itches...... Mahogany is...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Runabout Kit Boat Yep, it's a kit is what I was told. Simple bracket made to lower ropes and take the twist out of the corner pulleys. Bracket finished to mount control box. Did what I...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Hi BOB_VT and GA_BOATER, I just don't want the shiny varnished look on this boat. I do like the flat black sides and the stealthy appearance. There is no rot on her yet there were a few soft portions on the front and both sides in back. I sanded it down taking care...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Hooked up to the Kia Boy, yet adjusting still... Going to put a straight reciever on the car and go with 3/4" of spacers on the axle, so far.... Going with the sure thing I think so far..... Super quick ratio steering. Thinking for sure I'll pull off a quick fab and...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft Re: Miss Peachtree 1953 Chris Craft I figured out how to rebuild a non-serviceable part. Does anyone care to hear about how it was done? This must of been done before, most everything has.
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Removing rust the slick way, with horsepower.... First place "ribbon" every time.....
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree How about a fine Brazilian girl. There's nothing like being a master fabricator working with beautiful "ribbon mahogany"... If your a master sheenie man you can make missing parts out of bar stock and old lug nuts... lol. Flipped around a set of vintage cables. Beat up...
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    Miss Peachtree

    Re: Miss Peachtree Please exit from this thread if you are not capable of I, myself that is....
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    Miss Peachtree

    She's teaches me, rendering herself like a battle boat.:cool:
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