As B2 says MBS is incurable

[dozerII]

The lake we camp, fish, and boat is fed by a narrow creek, ( where we camp) the fishing in the creek is really good, but I am uneasy about taking the 18 up the creek for fear of running aground. I have been on the hunt for a 12 too 14 ft tinnie. They are real hard to find in my area and carry a handsome price, but today the wait has paid off. After four hours in the shade of the hanger, along with the polisher, and a bunch of polish this is what is going to the lake in the morning.

It needs nothing now that it is cleaned and polished, 1997 Oppolo DEEP Water 12' 60"s wide and real deep, look out Walleye

 

[rheagler]

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Nice score Glen. Cleaned up real pretty!

 

[jbcurt00]

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Fishing shallow creeks in Deep Water, oh the irony The red & bare look great together

I had visions of bare until the bedliner about beat me.

Beat down, yes. Beat nope.....


As I started on mine today in earnest, I must ask, this a trailerable or a stowable in the truck?

 

[Bwana Don]

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60" is pretty wide for a 12'. Nice score. MBS isn't so bad, you learn to live with it. You know what I say "The cure is worse than the disease". Good luck with your affliction!

There is a support group on the internet for MBS. I'll post a link if I find it.

 

[dozerII]

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Nice score Glen. Cleaned up real pretty!

Fishing shallow creeks in Deep Water, oh the irony The red & bare look great together

I had visions of bare until the bedliner about beat me.

Beat down, yes. Beat nope.....


As I started on mine today in earnest, I must ask, this a trailerable or a stowable in the truck?

60" is pretty wide for a 12'. Nice score. MBS isn't so bad, you learn to live with it. You know what I say "The cure is worse than the disease". Good luck with your affliction!

There is a support group on the internet for MBS. I'll post a link if I find it.

Thanks guys, JB it just fits in the pickup box, and will sit on top of the fender wells.

 

[jasoutside]

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Glen! That is a sweet 12 footer! Looks really more like a 14. Great for the small water man, water ready and everything

 

[Captmills]

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Nice find! MBS why do we do this to ourselves. I haven't been able to stop looking on craigslist for 3 years for Starcraft boats...and haven't finished the one in the barn, Woe is me!:redface:

 

[GA_Boater]

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D2 - How do you find these tinnies that only need a spit shine on the outside hull? This one looks good inside and out. She should be a great creek boat. Fish on!

 

[Bwana Don]

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Nice find! MBS why do we do this to ourselves. I haven't been able to stop looking on craigslist for 3 years for Starcraft boats...and haven't finished the one in the barn, Woe is me!:redface:

Ahh, Craigs List Disorder. Common with MBS, one usually leads to the other.

 

[ezmobee]

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Nice find. I don't think I've ever seen such a substantial 12'.

 

[InMotion]

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Nice find Glen!!! Looks really good! I think the only cure for MBS is to just get more boats... get it out of your system... maybe

Jim

 

[barato2]

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i don't know what y'all are talking about. i haven't even LOOKED at the 14' SC right here in EP........

 

[jbcurt00]

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i don't know what y'all are talking about. i haven't even LOOKED at the 14' SC right here in EP........

Whatever, if it helps ya to sleep at night B2, tell us another why don't ya

And I didn't seriously consider the FC Clipper either:facepalm:

Because surely it's either the heat or something else causing me to be irritable ever since I found out it was sold

 

[barato2]

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no, all true. what i didn't tell you is it's because i'm saving my MBS $ for the 18' holiday which could likely be had for same $

 

[jbcurt00]

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Oh, you meant LOOKED, as in person, where you could lay hands on the tin & divine it's role in the B2 boathouse, or not.......

Not that you hadn't looked online:facepalm:..... My sincerest apologies

Every kind of holiday I can think of is good, 18' for 14' $, is 1 of the best!

Saving MBS$, what's that like?

 

[dozerII]

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

I wanted to build a simple boat carrier for this boat for the back of my short box pickup, and still be able to put all my gear in the box. Plus it had to be easy to put on the truck and the boat had to be one man loadable. This what I came up with, I have $14 in parts and about four hours work. The whole thing is built out of 7/8"oil well sucker rod, 4'of 1 3/4" tubing and 8"s of 3X2 angle. The 1 3/4 is for the stack pockets, the sucker rod is for the slide bars and cross supports, I also cut two 6"pieces of 1"black pipe length wise to make slides to run on top of the 7/8 rod, for loading.

There are four 3" X1/4"bolds that go through holes in the transom corners so the boat stays put on the 7/8 sliding cross brace

Couple more in the next post

 

[dozerII]

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Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

There are only four parts to the whole carrier, plus the 4 four 1/4 inch bolts and 2, 1/8 hair pins for the rear support bar, it all comes out in 30 second and can go back in in the same amount of time. The boat get singed down with three ratchet strapes to the factory installed lugs in the truck box, one on each transom handle and one over the bow.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

Slick and cheap. Bottom feeder friendly. Any problems with the overhang from the ticket writers?

 

[barato2]

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

that is friggin brilliant. but i agree with GA, ya might want to make up a flag for bow of boat to keep the gummint away

 

[GA_Boater]

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Re: As B2 says MBS is incurable ( simple boat carrier added)

I had one other question, Dozer. How many jumpjacks are going up and down with no pump rod? :redface: