Man vs. Boat (season 1).

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Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 1).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 1).

hope you find a buyer for that thing patrick.
a little gem like that might really help off set the cost of the doaner boat.

when selling a used motor and drive.....each state has different laws......consult your lawyer......BAAAA HAAAA HAAAA

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Okay:
Quick update from this weekend's work session. To try and avoid being long-winded, I will just add some descriptions to the pictures:

Boat lift attached:


Tractor getting ready to lift the blue bomber in flight:


Giant Hole in my transom (big enough for me, 6'3", 215 to crawl through comfortably; what were they thinking?)


Boat Cradle (spring loaded with hinge).


Robert (aka "Lil Bat Man") pooped after a hard day's work (and no I did not let my child sleep on the floor).


Only trick I learned today: Removing the OMC steering cable/assembly (if you want to keep it one piece for re-install, re-sale) is not that hard. I wish I had a picture of it, but you basically just unscrew one bolt from the bracket that mounts it to the transmission housing. Then, it will be free to rotate up and down around the bolt that slides through the housing (sort of like an axle). Rotate it "down" so you can see a little better and have more room to work with...then, rotate/turn steering wheel at helm until a little screw can be seen; Undo that screw; slide the bolt back out of the housing and off it comes... (pointless information for most of you who "know better"... but might help some poor soul like me in the future.

Video update is below.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Here are some random video clips from the weekend - combined into 1 video:

 

[rrumba]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Nice progress there PM. I wish i was a fortunate as you and had a warm dry shop to work in for the winter. I could be done and splashing her next summer. oh well will have to keep plugging away as i can and just take my time.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Nice progress there PM. I wish i was a fortunate as you and had a warm dry shop to work in for the winter. I could be done and splashing her next summer. oh well will have to keep plugging away as i can and just take my time.

Thanks Roger. Appreciate your help. Keep plugging, my friend.

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

I love it so far. Keep chipping away and before you know it, you will have a completed boat.

 

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Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

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Patrick..........YOU KILLED HIM !!!

didnt see the rot in the vid.....it went dark and to a different size.....next time you are out there can you get a different shot?

 

[Hydra-sport_Road-kill]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 4).

Personally I'd like to get a better look at that dedicated "cold beer" refrigerator. Now I'm sure I need one of those. Gona pop that cap this weekend? Godspeed to ya.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Quick Update:
1. Got additional boat cradle built.
2. Removed the gas line.
3. Removed the complete steering assembly and controls.
4. Finished removing electrical.
5. Removed all deck pieces.
6. Began process of digging out the foam.

Video is below. Let me know your thoughts, particularly on the foam. Next weekend I am heading out of town (going to watch the Florida/LSU game in baton rouge), so it may be a couple of weeks before I post the next update.

Thanks for watching and helping!!

 

[rrumba]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Hey PM,
looks like you are making some good progress. I guess i was lucky (?) i think, in that the foam that was in mine had disintegrated and was all removed for me. Now that is some serious rot and breakdown.

Keep plugging away and before you know it you will be into the best part that everyone loves, the grinding........ oh joy, how i miss that part and look forward to doing some more here soon....ahhhhh......

 

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Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

that boat does not look to bad at all patrick.

i think you will have a really easy tear down.

on the last segment of the vid......we can see why it is rotten.....the tabbing was all that was there.....

when you encapsulate the wood in fibreglass.....this is where the real rot protection comes form....even one layer csm.....will give you another 5 years.

the main section of the stringers dont look that bad at all patrick.....i would suggest just replacing the bad parts....but that idea is premature.

as far as the foam....i keep the big chunks and throw them in with the new foam....it cuts down on the materials.

 

[junkman306]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

This thread is worth reading for the wording alone. lol. Very creative story!!! Excellent job on the videos and work. It'll help motivate me to check the "inners" of my boat.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

This thread is worth reading for the wording alone. lol. Very creative story!!! Excellent job on the videos and work. It'll help motivate me to check the "inners" of my boat.

Thanks junkman, It may not be informative, but I am trying to at least make it entertaining. One thing I left out of the "funny story" was my trip home from Atlanta towing the boat behind the suburban with 4 kids in the car, with no spare, white knuckled (with AAA card firmly in hand) driving through 8 lane traffic in Atlanta metro through sheets of rain from Tropical Storm Lee. It rained (hard) the entire 8 hour drive home. We stopped in Alabama to eat and I checked the rear plug to make sure everything was draining out (I at least had the foresight to remove that). Well, the drain had gotten clogged from a bunch of the junk (leaves, dirt, etc...) in the bilge. So, being the brilliant person that I am, I knelt down about eye level and stuck my pinky in the drain hole to loosen up the debris. Nasty bildge water shoots out like a fire hose right into my face and all over my clothes..... Brilliant....

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Yep I have those moments all the time.

 

[U.S.S. Too Tall]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

So, being the brilliant person that I am, I knelt down about eye level and stuck my pinky in the drain hole to loosen up the debris. Nasty bildge water shoots out like a fire hose right into my face and all over my clothes..... Brilliant....

Classic!!! I needed that laugh today! But do not despair, I have done similar things....more than once....

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

It may not be informative, but I am trying to at least make it entertaining.

100% successfull,
I have been away from iboats for a while but I'm glad to be back for this one. This has been some of the best reading I have had in a long time.
Keep the dock lights.
I have bought two donor boats over the last two years, (or was it three) anyways I didn't pay more then $500 for any of them including the trailer.
great project and attitude.
Have Fun
Bob

 

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Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Nasty bildge water shoots out like a fire hose right into my face and all over my clothes..... Brilliant....

BAAAA HAAAA HAAAA....... i needed that......its 2:15 am here and i cant sleep......if its any consolation... i was pulling a gas tank from a larson......i dumped gas all over my self. (i mean soaked full body, chest down) then felt the urgent need to have a smoke !

 

[Outback Jack]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Looks like your making lot's of progress . I am at the point to flip the hull and trying to make a few decisions before I go any farther. At the point now to decide on how I want to finish it. Actually taking a break because the boat will not hit the water until next season. I already jumped the gun on how I was going to re-doe the exterior . I am now going to re-gel. That is ok since I am going to be putting carpet back into it I figure I might as well use the epoxy on the deck itself as that will be the part that sits saturated and I will feel better about the waterproofing. I know you are not there yet, but at the rate you are going you will not be long before you are putting it back together. I like your attitude and ambition .


Cheers
Jack

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Okay: Taking a big, comedic risk here that some of you might find this remotely funny:

[video]http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12527113/tinny-and-glasser-having-a-talk?page=1[/video]


Just having a little fun being stupid. No one get their feelings hurt.

 

[Hydra-sport_Road-kill]

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

Re: Man vs. Boat (season 1, episode 5).

You might want to check the seal on your respirator Patrick, some vapors or toxins are squeezing past. :facepalm:
You can never tell with the proletariat. It could be the the fellas a Pixar will be losing sleep tonight.