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  1. smokeonthewater

    Rude Awakening

    Re: Rude Awakening hmmm well I don't have boating pics for today but I took a 1023 mile round trip today to pick up an ebay purchase (not boat related sorry) and made the entire trip with the top down and I DO have pics of that LOL and here is a pic from LAST weekend neener neener neener
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    Repower or throw in the towel?

    Re: Repower or throw in the towel? the stringers are there to support the bottom of the boat... yes tying to the transom supports the bottom of the transom but the engine does not transfer the force that the transom sees to the stringers... the bulk of the force put on the transom is a...
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. Nice transom! 89 searay
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    Hit a rock and sank!

    Re: Hit a rock and sank! My thoughts exactly... for all they knew he could have been sitting there dying with a severe head injury. Truer words have ne'er been spoken! Update! I now have the donor ski ($450 w NICE trailer) and have begun surgery.... Had some Nasty tumors to remove tho...
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    Hit a rock and sank!

    Re: What a day! Re: What a day! Jet'n'cat .... Yamaha WRIII 701 drivetrain Jet w reverse
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    Hit a rock and sank!

    Re: What a day! Re: What a day! I just glassed the bottom of my Jet'n'cat a few weeks ago n used up the last of my epoxy so I'll have to order some more UNLESS, I have a line on an identical ski, barn kept since new with a bad engine and wiring harness damage from rodents..... Might get that...
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    Hit a rock and sank!

    Re: What a day! Re: What a day! forgive the shredded seat cover... was planning on replacing it this week
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    Hit a rock and sank!

    Almost met up w a fellow iboater today but........... So last week I picked up a couple of Kaw zxi900 jetskis and put some wrench time into gettin em running... today a friend and I took em out on the Ohio river and about 7 miles up river I smacked something in the water at about 50 mph...
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    Free boat! UPDATE!

    Re: Free boat! UPDATE! I just ordered a kicker bracket on fleabay "GARELICK AUXILIARY OUTBOARD MOTOR BRACKET 71057 UP TO 20 HP" $115 shipped Also It looks like my grab rail n misc parts in Florida are gonna be brought up here on the 29th as I have a buddy coming up for a wedding. Will be so...
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    Need HELP!!! what kind of rim/hub is this?

    Re: Need HELP!!! what kind of rim/hub is this? It IS very similar to most motorcycles built in the last 50 years or so except it is likely a sturdier design. I suspect that the trailer uses tapered roller bearings where as most (but not all) motorcycles use roller bearings.... Roller bearings...
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    I got me a new tow rig!

    Re: I got me a new tow rig! I pulled a single jetski trailer into Kentucky to haul a set of tires home for the car... already saved about $5 in gas with it.
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    I got me a new tow rig!

    Re: I got me a new tow rig! I had some spare time this evening so I went ahead and installed the hitch. I ran out of light for finished pics but will take a couple and add em when I do the light harness. Each hole was painted after drilling and once dry was ringed with 5200 inside and out...
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    Free boat! UPDATE!

    Re: Free boat! UPDATE! Got a quart of spar varnish today.
  14. smokeonthewater

    I got me a new tow rig!

    I have a hitch and tail light converter on the way.... Think I can tow my Monte Carlo.... I'm sure in Europe they would! :facepalm: J/K I plan to pull a jetski or two with it.... MAYBE an atv on a super light trailer. Will post up pics of hitch install and wiring.
  15. smokeonthewater

    side window flocking

    sooo my old welcraft cruiser needs new (EDIT) flocked rubber in the window channels for the stupid side windows that they should have never put in..... I need to take them apart and clean 25 years of crud out of the drain channels and the (EDIT) rubber is already falling apart so there's no way...
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    Thunder over Louisville

    Re: Thunder over Louisville I recorded the whole thing only to realize I couldn't do anything with the vid so I deleted it... ugh... didn't take one single pic of em tho..... DOH! here is a shot off the stern of where the fireworks were gonna be...:faint2:
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    Thunder over Louisville

    Anchored up now just upstream of the bridges.... Fireworks in about an hour
  18. smokeonthewater

    EZload is NOT EZ to load

    Re: EZload is NOT EZ to load 250-021769 Glide roll - Freeway Trailer Parts and Accessories
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    1989 Wellcraft Monte Carlo ?'s and build

    Re: 1989 Wellcraft Monte Carlo ?'s and build I've started pulling the parts boat apart and installing parts in my boat. This cabinet is from the donor... I forgot to take a before pic but I'll get one of the other side before I put that one in.... This will be slower progress than I usually...
  20. smokeonthewater

    GENERAL CURIOUSITY...Would a boat with a soft or rotten floor have any chance sinking

    Re: GENERAL CURIOUSITY...Would a boat with a soft or rotten floor have any chance sin looking at your pics I've made a GUESS as to where the stringer may be.... Looks like an outline visible on top of the floor and looks like a couple of screws into it holding the floor down..... again to I am...
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