Sea King Splashed!!

[coolness]

We finally finished the Sea King yesterday and splashed it this morning. It took a lot of work and had a few setbacks. I had to have a new transom cap made and it's aluminum gutter material. Not quite thick enough but it works for now.

The Sea King did not leak!! Thanks Gluvit!! I took the two of my boys fishing this morning; we caught 3 small fish. The boat was very stable. I was using my Dad's old 28 lb. thrust Minn-Kota and hit a SCORCHING 2.6 MPH top speed. I'm very pleased with the "final" product. There are a few touches to add; rod holders, etc. Sure was great to finally float my boat. Thanks for all of the advice and tips fellow boaters!!

 

[Woodonglass]

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Looks to me like you done yer self right proud there coolness!!!!


I'm just sayin...

 

[v8mgbal]

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Congrats Cool, boat looks great and glad to see it where its supposed to be on the water with the kids. well done

 

[lakelover]

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Looks really good, glad you had a fun day. I love that green too!

 

[Luhrs28]

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Very nice job! It looks just like new. Those seats look comfy which allows you to fish longer without a sore back. Now you're all set for next summer.

 

[drewpster]

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Outstanding!

 

[Yacht Dr.]

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Real nice job m8

I was just looking at VA's documentation guide..could find much ( didnt look real hard though ). I would be curious to see how much it would cost to rid yourself of those big VA #'s....

I hate it when the Gov messes up your nice job with required numbers.

YD.

 

[coolness]

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Thanks all!! About those numbers..... They are REALLY stuck on. I'm going to try to remove them very carefully with a heat gun. Hope to replace them with something a little less UGLY.

It was a fun though chilly splash!!

 

[Woodonglass]

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Hey coolness

Just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed your project and hope you and yours had a Happy Thanksgiving!!

I'm Just Sayin...

 

[Triton II]

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Coolness, what a great job you've done. Congratulations, looks like your boys are loving every minute of it.

TII

 

[tmcalavy]

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Way cool...nice work...capable hands aboard makes it more fun on the water. Now you need a 50s-60s 5 hp Sea King motor to round out the project...just my .02 cents.

 

[1fishbone]

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Nice job!
Hope you and kids have fun!

 

[coolness]

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Thanks all!! It has been a great little boat so far. Still trying to find a good used trailer for it.

I had to repair the trolling motor that my Dad had. A 23 year old Minn Kota MX65. We were out one day and it got noisier by the minute. When we were ready to quit for the day it just quit too; it had been REAL loud, clunking. After disassembly one of the magnets in the motor casing was broken in 3 pieces. I re-glued the pieces one at a time into the casing using 2 part epoxy. It ran fine after that!! But.... I also had to repair the relay inside the casing as the soldering had given out. A friend repaired it for me and it now runs great. Hit 3 mph with 1 adult, 2 kids (13) and gear!!

We caught 3 real nice perch on Saturday in 35F weather. I am now working on the Scott-Atwater, 1948 model., 3.6 hp. I've ordered an impeller, checked out the coils, etc. Looks great. Next to clean the carb, put it all back together, clean and paint.

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[Woodonglass]

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Hey Cool

Post som pics of the Scott Atwater. Those are some cool old motors.

I'm just sayin...

 

[bonz_d]

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Nice work, nice fish and don't let them youngsters out fish ya!