So you think your boat is rotten/aka C500 Resto

[V153]

Well we got most of what was left of the stringer out. Cleaned up the transom some mo. That's some hard stuff. Still a lot more grinding to do. Bummer.

Tentative plan is to cut the floor out between the stringers in the 153. Then use the floor to cobble up the C500 stringer. Stagger the joints, etc.

Think I'm gonna go with a 1/2" sheet of 'Plascore' for the new 500 floor. Just as strong but lighter than 'Tough Stuff'. (What the hell, I'm made outa money ...)

[Rosscoe]

Thats great you can salvage some of the composite stuff.
The V153 lives on.

[GIL_CV21]

Doug , nice job . You should call it a "C553"

[V153]

I'm diggin "553" Gil. Heh heh heh.

Ya we're gettin the 153 down to the bare bones. Not much else remains. Rest is at the curb ...

[V153]

Turns out the 153 keel stringer should be long enough to use in the 500, thanks to the more rakish bow. Which would be cool cuz then we'd only have to scab the one side. Vs cobbling the whole thing up from floor sections. And that leaves us with more of the floor to use for the fwd bulkhead, transom knees, repairing the dash, etc. WooHoo!

Still dunno what to do with this mess on the bow. Paranoid to do any repairs with it off'n the boat for fear it won't line up right? Think mebbe we'll set it back on the hull'n try'n shore it up from the outside. Then pull it off & beef it up a lil from the inside. Then put it back on'n finish from the outside. Your thoughts?

[75starflight]

As you stated I would put the cap back on and shore it up from the out side and then remove the cap and make the final repair from the inside and then test fit.

[V153]

More rain tonight so we didn't get much work done on the boat. Plus it's hotter'n hell. However on a brighter note we did manage to resurrect the ole compressor.

Wound up having to take the motor apart & clean out all the mud dauber nests. I never seen anything like it. The thing was freakin full of em!

She's runnin like a champ now but the relief valve keeps popping off @ about 110 psi. For the time being I've adjusted the pressure switch down to prevent that from happening. But I'm thinkin this thing oughta easily pump up to 120-125? Gotta get me a new relief valve I reckon.

[Glastronjohn18]

the relief valve keeps popping off @ about 110 psi.

Doug, I have an older Sears 1hp compressor w/12 gal. tank that pops off at 100psi so 110psi sounds about right.

[V153]

Hey John. I dug up a different relief valve from a compressor I'd scrapped out awhile back. Now she pumps right up to 125 psi. WooHoo!

Rain finally gave me a break so we got a lil done on the boat. Managed to extract the 153 center stringer from the surrounding flesh more or less in one piece. Serendiptitiously it's a few inches longer than it needs to be for the 500.

Speaking of surrounding flesh all the 153's earthly remains now lie at the curb. So perhaps a brief moment of silence is warranted ...

[Jerry]

Military Taps

[V153]

Well we haven't gotten much done on the boat lately. Been purty busy at the shop. When I get home in the AC the last thing I wanna do is go back out in the heat. This dang 'sickness' added to the high temps is freakin killin me.

I did get my block back from Don on Sunday. He's done some serious sawing on it, but he swears it'll be reliable. I hope so, been 11 mos since I been on the water. Hate to get out there'n have it blow up first time out.

We discovered it was only bored  020 on the stb cyl bank. So when it goes to Mike (dagodiver) to scallop the pistons he'll have to bore the port side. Might have him saw on the flywheel a lil too. He likes that. Sadly I have to wait til he gets back from vacation in GA. Sigh ...

Been keeping myself occupied cleanin parts'n polishin my nuts ... and bolts. Hey how d'ya like my thermostat cover? Heh heh heh 

[Fuzzbutt]

What are you doing to that motor Doug? I must have missed something. Need another block? I've got an '88 88HP V4 block and crank sitting in my shed.

[V153]

We're just massaging it a lil Fuzz. Open up the ports. Scallop the block & pistons. Balance everything from the crank up. Maybe lighten the flywheel. New reeds, etc.

Actually I could use a decent block. Know I got enough pieces to put together another 140.

 

[Fuzzbutt]

I've got an '88 88hp block and crank. It's not the best looking but it might clean up nice. I was thinking of throwing them up on fleaBay. Just taking up room. Actually I have nearly a complete engine. Just missing a few key parts like bearings, pistons, rods and a few of the electrical parts. I don't know what shipping might cost but if I can make back my investment into the pile of parts I purchased I'd be happy.

I think I'm going to sell the transom bracket & trim/tilt for sure. But I have the entire body of the motor including a deft looking lower unit and mid section. The hood is the wrong one but it's still got nice insulation inside. If it were a Johnson and not an Evinride I'd paint it 1979 white and put my model year correct graphics on it.