The Old Holiday

[Rickairmedic]

Re: The Old Holiday

John thts great news good to hear you had a great day out on the water with her today .


Rick

 

[61 Holiday]

Re: The Old Holiday

Huron Angler,
Thank you. I felt it was going every bit that fast, maybe with a gps I can confirm or deny that some day.
Sorry it's been a while for me to reply, I have been very busy both at work and at home.
John

 

[61 Holiday]

Re: The Old Holiday

Rick,
it was a good day all right. I finally had the old gal up to speed and I felt great about it. I was able to idle for a bit and that was great too.
I do have some pics finally, but not too many of it in the water as my battery died. Go figure...
be careful,
John

 

[61 Holiday]

Re: The Old Holiday

Okay,
here are some pics of the motor decals going on. I got one side on very well, but the other ... well there is some air under it by the edge. I think I can get a small syringe and put some glue in there or something then inject it under the surface. That should do it.

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Here's one side done.Not too bad for an amateur

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The decalswere done before the first excursion to the water so they've been on for a while now.

Here she is in the parking lot getting ready for another try in the water.

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it wasn't too bad getting her in there by myself, but I I'm not sure I'd want to do it in front of a large audience!

 

[61 Holiday]

Re: The Old Holiday

...here she is in the water waiting for the trip to begin...

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I came back from parking the truck and thought this is as good a time as any to get a shot of her. I wish it were a little bit closer, but maybe when my sweetheart gets here again, I can get some better shots... of the boat that is.
This is a shot of the speedo while I was cruising along. I was taking my time and feeling all the bumps and vibrations out. I didn't want anything to go wrong so I took it easy for a bit.

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Then I decided what the heck. I put the throttle down and tried to get a picture. I'm sure I could have squeezed a couple more mph out of her, but I didn't want to do anything stupid trying to get a better picture.

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Well there it is. I don't think I'll be in it again for at least a week or two, but I will have more pictures when that happens for sure.

I do have to say, thanks for all the compliments and for the encouragement while I was doing all of this. You guys have all been terrific and I truly appreciate all of your comments. I look forward to meeting you all out on the water one day where we can get these old boats together and create a bit of a time warp.

Be carfeul,
John

 

[North Beach]

Re: The Old Holiday

John, I have to say you did a really nice job on this project!!! Are you gonna bring it to Tinstock 2010?

 

[61 Holiday]

Re: The Old Holiday

Thanks NB,
I hope to get there depending on my work schedule etc...