1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

[Willyclay]

Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

QFT, good on ya!

 

[magnumdeke]

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Ah ya that oil is a bummer, nice ride though and 1st mate looks happy, happy!!!!

 

[GT1000000]

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Day looked nice, burger looks even tastier...

 

[jbcurt00]

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great looking early season run! Plus burgers? All the better!

 

[third times the charm]

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Way to go man, glad to here it was a good run. All that matters is ya'll had fun and the burgers were good

Enjoy her this year. Catch some fish


Aww man, bummer just got that last part rats, well damn that's just rotten luck man

 

[jvanhees]

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All right, good news, bad news.

Hey, we had a sweet afternoon! The Sea Nymph ran like a champ, the sun was out, great ride!

It was really good to be on the water again:joyous:

30 second drive from the dock is the Red Oak, 2 dollar burgers on Tuesday nights, love it...

Ry was my first mate today and he owned that burger!

All in all a perfect afternoon:thumb:

Sorry for the thin photos today guys, I was just out havin fun ya know:becky:


And for the bummer part...
http://forums.iboats.com/johnson-ev...eded-water-lower-unit-599254.html#post4170960

Looks like a good day on the water...and even better burgs! Hungry now, thanks...

 

[brewern]

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It's been too long since I've stopped by Jas. The SN is absolutely stunning, great work! (In case no one has told you that!)

I'll be going and picking up my 2nd glass boat this weekend! I know you're excited!
The Rinker was going to worth more parting it out than rebuilding the engine. So goes a boat owners life!

We'll be on the water in no time, see you there!

 

[jasoutside]

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Hey thanks fellas, it was a great quick first run, I do hope to have a good season with this SN!

Brew - I did happen to catch your other thread on your new boat options, all glass:facepalm: Ah well, good job security for the makers of tyvek nuclear fallout suits :becky:

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Allrighty, got resolution on the LU yesterday so I should be good to go. I'm hoping to take her for a spin today for a double check, we'll see if that pans out.

Have a a great weekend guys!:joyous:

 

[dozerII]

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Hope everything works out with the lower unit, will wait for the out come.

 

[jasoutside]

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Hope everything works out with the lower unit, will wait for the out come.

Yah, I'm sure it'll be all good. Super excuse to get the boat out and fly around the lake though!:becky:

 

[jasoutside]

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Hey, it was beautiful out last night so we went for a quick family boat ride after school. Here's all my shipmates with the first legitimate test run of that stern bench...

Comfortable and room to spare back there, sweet!:joyous:

Course we had to stop for ice cream on the way home, for the kids obviously...

I'll need to do a return visit on a hot summer day for this challenge...

Checked the LU oil too, alllllll good there! Looked and tasted like honey rather than milk. Cool!

 

[ezmobee]

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Awesome! Glad you got a nice run with no issues afterwards. I changed my lower oil over the weekend and there was a little bit of water in it. Not a ton though and I know I never changed it last season so I'm not going to sweat it for now. I'll check up on it again after some more usage. Hopefully I don't need a reseal. What did that run you $$ ?

(your daughter looks just like you)

 

[dozerII]

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Awsome Jason, glad to see all the smiles on the families faces. That's what it's all about.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild

Awesome! Glad you got a nice run with no issues afterwards. I changed my lower oil over the weekend and there was a little bit of water in it. Not a ton though and I know I never changed it last season so I'm not going to sweat it for now. I'll check up on it again after some more usage. Hopefully I don't need a reseal. What did that run you $$ ?

(your daughter looks just like you)

Yah, this Sea Nymph is running really well, she'll be a great all around family boat! Though, with the carpet in and the extra vinyl I'm feeling like this boat is leaning a little more towards the ski side of the Fish & Ski. It's kinda nice for worm guts, fish blood and muddy shoes. But, I suppose I unsnap the carpet and keep the bench down I'm all good for that.

The reseal job was $330 with about $280 of that just labor. Though painful, I suppose that's reasonable (marine tech pricing) considering it was a FULL reseal. I shouldn't need to even think about that lower unit for a very long time (along with the water pump job I did).

Oh man, McKenna and Jennifer are really very pretty ladies! I've married and fathered out of my league!

Ethan and Ryan are looking particularly goofy in that photo, more like their father:facepalm:

 

[jasoutside]

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Awsome Jason, glad to see all the smiles on the families faces. That's what it's all about.

You got that right!

I really wish I would have ran some video of when I pushed that throttle pulling away from the dock, they were whooping and hollaring like we were on a roller coaster, super fun!:becky:

 

[Woodonglass]

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Now THAT's what all the Hard Work IS ALL ABOUT!!!!

 

[Pmccraney]

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Now that ^^^ is the good stuff...

Glad you got the l/u resolved, and got to spend some time out on the water with the family.

 

[djpeters]

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(your daughter looks just like you)

I think he's saying you look like a girl.....

Nice job on the boat. You'll enjoy that for sure.

 

[Grandad]

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(your daughter looks just like you)

EZ, how can you tell when she's wearing those dark glasses? :behindsofa:
Jason, nice job. Great looking ride. Great family stuff; that's what this life is all about. - Grandad

 

[rrumba]

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Great moments and memories there. What ended up being the problem with LU?