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  1. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins OK last of the trailer pictures...until the lights come and bunks are installed. Really like the way this turned out. I figure between lights, wheels and tires, steel, axle assembly and bunk boards and brackets/hardware. I am into this for about...
  2. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Had big plans for painting the trailer this weekend now that the trailer is home, but had to work today. Couldn't stand the thought of not getting it done so I dragged it down to the shop and stayed late.primer,first coat,second coat. Gonna have...
  3. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Well she comes home on Saturday. Before: After: Still have to size tongue an install new coupler. Lights primer and paint can be done at home. Looking forward to test fitting boat and being able to work at home again.
  4. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Here is how she sits tonite. 3rd xmember fabricated and installed. Waiting for tongue and fenders. Sorry for the dark and mysterious photos. Shop light were off and I thought there was enough light coming in thru windows. Tomorrow hopefully the...
  5. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Fouth of July this year was different from past. Joe is away at a 6 week music campand Mike didn't want to get involved in the fireworks so we had a nice dinner on the deck and watched the neighbors fireworks show. I did get to spend some time on...
  6. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Got started on the trailer. If you remember I was thinking trailer was a little narrow for the boat. Also didn't like that boat sat so high.Decide to get wider axle and make new xmembers to fit new axle and hopefully get boat lower on trailer. So...
  7. lokonn

    Looking for help on setting up bunk trailer

    I know there are many opinions but... 1. How long in relationship to boat should the bunks be? 2. When is it advisable to have 2 sets of bunks vs. 1 set? 3. Should there be any weight on keel roller when boat is loaded? 4. Are keel rollers necessary? I have 19' aluminum boat and am getting ready...
  8. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Got the basecoat and clearcoats on. Second picture will give you an idea of what finish is like. If I had to do it all over again I would have eased up on coating a but and gone with single stage or rustoleum type product. Materials were...
  9. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Getting to spend some time on the boat today. Taking break from sun and letting things dry. Got boat bottom scuffed, sanded and primed with zc. Once that was done and scuffed started to apply an automotive gravel guard or chip protector. Thought...
  10. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Not sure why pictures didn't comme thru in above .
  11. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins We.have been working on the boat. This weekend got the transom installed, leaky rivets sealed and the boat turtled. Have also been working on the motor. Needed to do waterpump, starter solenoid, trim relays, thermostat and add a ''telltale''. It...
  12. lokonn

    1987 Force 125hp

    Re: 1987 Force 125hp We got the waterpump/impelller changed out yesterday. Thanks to Frank and the sticky. Went way better than I was anticipating. Sure helped to know about hidden fastenerunder thethe snout. Didnt have a chance to test it out, but still have to change t-stat, and solenoid for...
  13. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Here are pictures of labels of what I bought. Got them online from McMaster-Carr.
  14. lokonn

    1987 Force 125hp

    Re: 1987 Force 125hp These motors seem to have their own little quirks and we are trying to get to know them. Joe and I are working on this together. We have benn spending most of our time on the boat but, we are starting to fool with the motor. As he said it is an 87 125hp. We were able to get...
  15. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins So after doing some reading last night a lite bulb came on. Someone said don't assume you have a big problem right from the start. Having had only 2 outboards prior to this one I had forgot about the ''dead man switch''. So part of last nights...
  16. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Today we got some suspect seams/rivets sealed in between the rain. Used G/Flex from West Marine. Bouncing around on line came across the stuff and it seemed like it was worth a try. 45min working time, cures in 7 to 12 hours. We'll see how it...
  17. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins
  18. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Spent some time straightening, drilling out rivets, and cleaning up stringers. Bow cap had a lot of holes that needed to go away. They got patched/filled and sanded down. Knocked a bunch of rivet tails out of holes, cleaned up tools and made a...
  19. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins So...the plan that I had for the long weekend didn't exactly go the way I wanted. We made forward progress just not what I had hoped. Maybe the Guy with the master plans way of nudging me. It was a good weekend all in all, time with family, time...
  20. lokonn

    1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins

    Re: 1987 Bluefin Sportsman 1900 - The Fun Begins Alright, it has benn a while. Work, family, house, weather have all been conspiring against me. Todayweb were able to tackle something that has been bothering me. While working on the demo of the boat I noticed it was rocking from side to side...
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