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  1. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Thanks kfa ..... the paint is Valspar porch paint from Lowes and it is pretty thick. I coated everything top to bottom and front and back with this paint and it covers very well. Thanks bear ...... I am going to try and do that speckled look, don't...
  2. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Hey Woody ....... that batt tray is exactly what I was looking for and that is the same tank that I have. I am going to make a pad also and mount two i-bolts, one on either side of the tank and then just use a bungee. Thanks for the ideas .... I hope you...
  3. Jon Sob

    64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day

    Re: 64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day Hey sp ....... I made it out to the storage unit this morning and the steering wheel is not as good as I remember. I took some photos of it and as you can see it is kind of bad. I guess I should have checked it out before I offered it to you...
  4. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Thanks Kent ..... work has slowed down a bit due to the fridged Ohio weather but I did manage to get the sides of the sole closed in. I also started mounting some of the electronics into box under the bow. I have to order some wire and cables for the...
  5. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Merry Christmas Everyone!!
  6. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Yes ......
  7. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Thanks Woody,fst and GT ......... I started boxing in the ribs on the side with ply that I attached to the rail, above the ribs, with stainless steel screws. I am going to tie in the side pieces to the sole with PB and then tab it in with 1708 and that...
  8. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Finished the access port for the under sole wiring. I placed a 1 1/4" pvc pipe, with two pull strings inside, under the sole going from bow to stern. I will be able to run any kind of wiring needed for lights or gauges or whatever. Also under there is...
  9. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Thanks guys .... I am far from a pro at any of this but I don't think it came out bad. Cut 4 1/2" off of the seat base today and I think they fit much better. Sort of have them in position in the photo and I think they will be Ok. I was worried that...
  10. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics I put the sole in today and closed in the bow area but I am not sure if this will work. Up in the bow under the deck I put in a box with 2 doors, one will have the fuse block in it and the other side will have an amp and power source for the radio and...
  11. Jon Sob

    MFG rebuild getting started pics

    Re: MFG rebuild getting started pics I didn't take my cap off because of that stuff .... I just cut off the ends of the cap so that I can replace the transom.
  12. Jon Sob

    MFG rebuild getting started pics

    Re: MFG rebuild getting started pics Have the same stuff on my MFG looks like some kind of Seacast stuff or something ..... nobody can tell me what it is.
  13. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics Started gathering up all the old pink foam that I had used for templates and other things and placed it between the stringers so I can finally install the sole. As I was looking at it I started wondering how would the water make it to the bilge box with...
  14. Jon Sob

    64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day

    Re: 64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day I am new to boating ..... this is my first boat so I don't know much about them. That sure does look like the original bow light. Your hull kind of looks like mine with those ribs running across it. The emblems that I bought from Mark42...
  15. Jon Sob

    64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day

    Re: 64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day Hey sp .... I know there are different MFG logos and I am not sure what years or models had which ones. I don't know how many there are but here are a couple more. Did your boat have any on it when you bought it?
  16. Jon Sob

    64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day

    Re: 64 Edinboro custom learn somthing new every day Hey sp ...... I don't know which emblems you have but I bought a set from mark42. You might pm him and see if he can get you a set.
  17. Jon Sob

    Need help with transom repair w/pics

    Re: Need help with transom repair w/pics I was able to glass the cap today but it never got into the 60's like they said it would ( I don't think they are ever right ... lol ) so I built a tent around the area, just as Woody said, and heated the cap with the halogen lights and then glassed it...
  18. Jon Sob

    Tiller Conversion

    Re: Tiller Conversion You will need to attach the steering arm bracket to the bottom of where the tiller handle was: Now the cable for the steering slides into the tilt tube and is attached by a large nut on the cable: Now to attach the steering arm to the cable end and to the steering arm...
  19. Jon Sob

    Tiller Conversion

    Re: Tiller Conversion Now for the shifter. This is pretty simple. Inside the hood near the shifter you will find a mounting arm with a hole in it. This is where your cable will attach: You need to remove the cable hold down bracket: You need to install the plastic sleeve, which has the...
  20. Jon Sob

    Tiller Conversion

    Re: Tiller Conversion Then remove the bolts on either side of the tiller handle to remove it but be careful 'cause these bolts go into an insert that will fall out easily: Now that the tiller handle is off you will see a mounting hole on that wheel where the cable ends were attached. This is...
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