1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

[barato2]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

you know how law abiding those Canadians are...

 

[bob johnson]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

you know how law abiding those Canadians are...

TERRIBLE, isn't it??????????:joyous:

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Ok... so I know I have been on vacation a ton and out of town... but you managed to sneak another boat home! Man... oh man!

Looks really good though... ok is this one staying in the Dozer hanger till spring or gone now... Is it getting a bowectomy?

Nice to see you've got another potential project for the fall/winter though!

J.

Hey Jim, ya I kinda slipped this one by ya. This ones staying for a while, I'm almost to the point I won't say it's a keeper cuz that doesn't seem to work, I think it is one of the effects of MBS. The only thing in the plan for this one this winter is to repair the steering slop and replace all the bellows and water pump. Then clean up the inside a little and put in a good fish finder.

why TWO license plates?????????????????? congrats on the rig......enjoy!!

Thanks Bob, the second plate is the previous owners expired one, I guess I should have taken it off as I kinda broke the law by having two on there.

you know how law abiding those Canadians are...

Sorry B2 :facepalm: I won't do it again, tarnishing our law abiding reputation.

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Hmmm.....vacation and no camera........hmmmmmmm not even a phone camera.... A purring 120 on a fishing trip..sounds like a winner to me.

 

[barato2]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

TERRIBLE, isn't it??????????

i try to make up for it by using one trailer tag for all my trailers..........

 

[64osby]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

... wife forgot the camera.

Weak.:facepalm: Wouldn't fly in my house.

Glad you figured out the bilge filler. Sounds like a great ride, although it's really hard to tell. No Pics or Vids.:faint2:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Oh my goodness do get me started on Kanucks...

http://www.missourah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/canadian_nerd_army.png

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Okay my bad, but do watch out for the nerd army.:laugh:

 

[Yeonik]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

The only thing in the plan for this one this winter is to repair the steering slop and replace all the bellows and water pump. Then clean up the inside a little and put in a good fish finder.

Dozer, I've read through two of your restores - I doubt this quote is true :lol:

If those two hold true, this gal will be a beauty!

 

[barato2]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

mission creep is what fixin old tin boats is all about....

 

[sprintst]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Nice rig man. We'll both have to get on the water someday.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Dozer, I've read through two of your restores - I doubt this quote is true :lol:

If those two hold true, this gal will be a beauty!

Thanks Yeonik, all I can say is we will se what the winter brings.

Nice rig man. We'll both have to get on the water someday.

Thanks Sprintst, hopefully, we did make it up to Slave lake this summer but it was with out the boat, and almost turned n to the trip from he@#.

 

[Grandad]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Oh my goodness do get me started on Kanucks...

Stand down, fellow Canucks, they're just jealous. Patience; they'll learn. - Grandad

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Stand down, fellow Canucks, they're just jealous. Patience; they'll learn. - Grandad

That's a good one Grandad, you tell em.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Okay, Okay, you guys were right, as soon as it gets too cold to take the Holiday out fishing I got some repairs to do. A couple photos you have to look close but!!





If you scroll from the first pic to the second you will see a very noticeable difference in the angle to starboard on the out drive, that is how much play there is in the steering arm shaft, almost 4"at the prop. I have to take care of this, and to do it the motor and transom assembly has to come off, if they have to come off I might as well replace the transom, if I'm going to do that I might as well do the deck, while everything is out I might as well strip and paint her, AH jessh might as well do the whole thing.:facepalm:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Sounds like a winter re-do is in the works. Am I seeing a lot of sealant around the transom assembly? Never a good sign.

 

[jbcurt00]

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Dag nab it, bummer.... Good for those of us that will be following along :watermelon:

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Sounds like a winter re-do is in the works. Am I seeing a lot of sealant around the transom assembly? Never a good sign.

Ya GA the P/O was a lover of silicone it is everywhere. The bottom of the hull is covered in it. Also the bottom of the hull is in pretty bad shape dent wise, going to take some caressing with a body hammer and dolly. The motor runs great, thanks to the small lake we are on now and the incredible # of fish, we have only had to travel 100 yard from the boat launch all summer to get way more fish than we need. I have burned a total of three gallons of gas And yes we did catch the fish here are a couple pics I found on the camera after the admiral remembered to bring it.





I know it didn't happen with out pics so here you go, that was just one outing the rest she forgot the camera.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

There's nothing wrong with that boat, look at the fine mess of fish. :joyous:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

How big were those 3 perch up there? They look huge next to those Walleye!