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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: dorelse on January 19, 2013, 01:49:28 PM
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On our way back to Des Moines now.
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SWEET Brandon !
Get her home and the FUN can start ...
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He's going to have LOTS and LOTS of fun...
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AWESOME !
That was a great buy and will sure be a fun project... and a blast on the water.
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did you have to pay extra for the crumpled up bucket and the garden hose ;)
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Are all the hard to find parts there ?
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Garden hose was free, boat & trailer were free too, the bucket was $350.00. Can you believe that bargain?
Gregg - Yes, all the important pieces are there...some interior too, no buckets though. One windshield is broken, one vent is broken, and ladder piece is missing...but all the necessary bits are there.
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COOL! can't wait to see her come back to life.
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Brandon
Cool looking project can't wait to see her or him though the process of rebuilding.
Look forward to seeing it at Red Wing in August???????????????
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$350 is a fair price for an old bent up bucket, garden hose is just added gravy ... LOL
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Look forward to seeing it at Red Wing in August???????????????
Brandon is glad you never specified what year for Red Wing!
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Nice score Brandon, and "good on ya'" Doran for making the trip (partially anyway) with him.
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Great Project ... I'll bet that bucket would sell on Ebay
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Nice score Brandon, and "good on ya'" Doran for making the trip (partially anyway) with him.
Someone had to talk him off the cliff...
We've got another hour to get back to Des Moines... trailer's great!
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Nice score Brandon, and "good on ya'" Doran for making the trip (partially anyway) with him.
Someone had to talk him off the cliff...
We've got another hour to get back to Des Moines... trailer's great!
Yep Doran had to talk me down on walking away from her. But after hooking her up to the Yukon and seeing her in the rear view mirror I can say I am hooked.
I will post some pics tomorrow when I get her home so you guys can see the work needed to get her on the water again.
Thanks again to Doran for going with me to pick her up!
Let the fun begin! ::)
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Good job B! I'm anxious to see you have some fun with this project. My best advice is figure out if you prefer Tylenol or ibuprofen for headaches. (and take lots of pictures) I'm happy for you and Amber. Looking forward to seeing her restored to the beautiful classic she deserves to be.
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Good job B! I'm anxious to see you have some fun with this project. My best advice is figure out if you prefer Tylenol or ibuprofen for headaches. (and take lots of pictures) I'm happy for you and Amber. Looking forward to seeing her restored to the beautiful classic she deserves to be.
Thanks Barb!
I may as well buy stock in pain killers before I tear into it. I think I will be taking a few before it is over.
I might have a donor boat already at home. What do you think?
http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html (http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html)
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Brandon's got a good foundation to start with, just needed a little positive reinforcement and encouragement from someone who's 'been there'.
He's starting at about the same place I did.
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Congratulations Amber and Brandon.
Shawn and I have seat patterns for the round ones in my intimidator if you need them.
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Good job B! I'm anxious to see you have some fun with this project. My best advice is figure out if you prefer Tylenol or ibuprofen for headaches. (and take lots of pictures) I'm happy for you and Amber. Looking forward to seeing her restored to the beautiful classic she deserves to be.
Thanks Barb!
I may as well buy stock in pain killers before I tear into it. I think I will be taking a few before it is over.
I might have a donor boat already at home. What do you think?
http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html (http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html)
That is too long of a sell for me to think about a donor boat. I lost interest the first season. Be safe getting on home with her.
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When Doran was thinking about getting his CVZ, I was on the other end of the line trying to talk him out of it! As you can tell, I didn't have any influence on him. Good luck with your boats Brandon, and congrats with your purchase.
Terry
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When Doran was thinking about getting his CVZ, I was on the other end of the line trying to talk him out of it! As you can tell, I didn't have any influence on him. Good luck with your boats Brandon, and congrats with your purchase.
Terry
Ha! I told Brandon that same story today!
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Awesome Brandon!
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History repeats itself Brandon. I think my boat rides quite a bit lower than yours?
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I do agree
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Brandon - Here's where I put my lights. The Red is just a forward running light, with the yellow turn signal by the wheel.
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There's nothing quite like the ride home with your new project, except maybe pulling up to the ramp for the first time when she's done.
re: donor boat - im very negotiable on price
That may be a "smokin' deal" in the works, plus you could sell the trailer and hardware off the boat to recoup some of the money. Hope he drained or winterized the drive train though.....?
re: CVZ - Very do-able project Brandon, and definitely worth the time and money IMHO. It ain't easy, but the payoff in the end makes it all worth while!
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Did you trade the Avalanche Doran?
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Did you trade the Avalanche Doran?
No, I had the Dodge when I got my CVZ in Indy 3 years ago. Loved that truck, but 6' tall kids don't fit in an extended cab...so I traded that for the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Hated that truck, had it for 3 mos., then got the Avalanche...which I love.
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Uploading photos to photobucket. They will be posted shotly!
BTW Amber thinks it looks better in person.
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BTW Amber thinks it looks better in person.
You brought it to her work didn't you? Or did she come home for lunch? That's great Brandon!
We've got a couple inches of snow now here, so its great you missed it all...interstate visibility is bad here now.
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BTW Amber thinks it looks better in person.
You brought it to her work didn't you? Or did she come home for lunch? That's great Brandon!
We've got a couple inches of snow now here, so its great you missed it all...interstate visibility is bad here now.
I took it to work for her to see it.
Whew!!! Glad I got my but out of bed at 7am and was on the road by 8am.
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Ok you all have been waiting for these.
Majority of the Damage on the hull
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Dont you just love the silicone!
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More Pics
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more pics
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Last ones
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If you cant tell in the last two pictures there is through hull exhaust. But it is made out of old automotive exhaust flanges. don't you just love the red neck way of doing things!
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You also got the factory tow bar? That's awesome Brandon! Mine doesn't even have that on it as an option.
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I have a question on that tow bar.
Is there supposed to be a pipe of some sort that it hooks to once it goes through the hole in the engine cover?
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That's awesome, Brandon !!
Glad you were able to get it home and cleaned out - Outdrive in good shape?
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I have a question on that tow bar.
Is there supposed to be a pipe of some sort that it hooks to once it goes through the hole in the engine cover?
There is a pipe with a spring in it that hooks to the back of the seat. That tow bar has an L shaped slot in the end of it that when you slide it down push the spring down and twist it hooks into the L slot. Does that make sense? Next time I get close to Burnin Daylight I'll text you some pics.
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Yep I got it Barb. Thanks for the info. If you could when you take pictures could you put a tape on it just so I might be able to recreate it incase I cant find one?
Thanks
Dan, the out drive seems to shift well but the cables are stiff. I am currently looking for a donor boat for a 350 and alpha drive to drop in her since I have absolutely nothing for an engine at all. mounts, pumps cooling system ect. at all! :P
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Brandon,
You can watch my youtube video from my CVZ-19 if you like, maybe you've already seen it. I've been told by a few other CVZ owners that it is project inspiring, that may or may not be true, but it's also somewhat informative as far as the interior goes. I could give you a few pointers on some little tips and tricks I discovered along the way, that may make it easier by avoiding issues from the beginning. Also, I have no idea what your intentions with it are, but if you are considerring going with the original seat design, I'll be making new buckets for the Scimitar at some point, and could help there with patterns or making you a pair, something like that if you are interested.
1979 Glastron/Carlson CVZ-19 convertible (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPsSmhPAc5E#)
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Thanks Wex! We will have to talk sometime. I will PM you my number.
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Hey...did you find the CVZ-18 grab handle? Just realized its not attached in the picture of the radio/port side...
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nope, its gone >:(
I have a feeling that is going to be one of the hardest to find.
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The good news is though, that unless 2 CVZ's are side by side, no one will ever know its supposed to be different from the aftermarket one's you can buy.
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Looking good Brandon, time to clean out the garage and start the process...
I saw this in Kansas City might be a good parts boat for your project, probable get you money back on the trailer, might be to far gone but your a mechanic...
Crown Line Celebrity (18 foot) - $600 (Kansas City, KS.)
Joe
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I will keep that boat in mind Joe, but I might have a donor a little closer to home in hastings.
I would really love to start on the CVZ, but I have to finish up Phoenix Rising first. And regrettably I do not have a garage just a small work shop that I wish I could get the boats in there to work on. I plan on building a tarp shed to complete Phoenix Rising and then move it over the Fawkes.
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That's a good deal in KC. Sell the tandem axle trailer and you just got a complete 5.7/Alpha drive packge for free. The trailer alone looks like it would fetch more than $600. Of course you'd still need to dispose of the boat.
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Here is the donor boat I am going to go look at this weekend. Its only 45mins drive.
http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html (http://grandisland.craigslist.org/boa/3534870865.html)
its a bayliner 22' capri with 5.7 and alpha drive, I am going to try to pick it up for $600-$800, and the guy states it ran 2 years ago. Its a little bigger boat to dispose of but looks to be in a lot better shape and does not have a tree growing in it. Plus that one in KC would cost me another $500 to $600 to go after because it is a 4 hr drive one direction.
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Brandon it looks to me like it has an OMC Cobra, not a MerCruiser drive. Pretty common with Bayliners of that vintage.
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I will find out for sure, I hope its not an OMC!
The bad thing is I don't have the time to make another run that far, and I probably won't till at least March or April.
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Brandon it looks to me like it has an OMC Cobra, not a MerCruiser drive. Pretty common with Bayliners of that vintage.
I concur, that's got an OMC Cobra package in it, not a Mercruiser at all.
On the plus side the Cobra has the same key-hole cut out in the transom so it will fit in the place of a Mercruiser, and will use standard OMC performance propellers.
The downside is it's an OMC Cobra.
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Well I called on the one in KC. The guy has never had it started does not know if it runs or if the out drive is any good. Might go look at it in another week. But I am a little hesitant to when it sounds like it has been sitting there for alot of years. He did say that he was willing to go down on the price. we will see what happens
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Well I called on the one in KC. The guy has never had it started does not know if it runs or if the out drive is any good.
Translation = Block is cracked, Outdrive is shot.
You have LOTS of time Brandon to find the right donor boat, I wouldn't even consider it Brandon...
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Well I called on the one in KC. The guy has never had it started does not know if it runs or if the out drive is any good.
Translation = Block is cracked, Outdrive is shot.
You have LOTS of time Brandon to find the right donor boat, I wouldn't even consider it Brandon...
That is my thoughts exactly, I have seen boats that cheap around here. I will say this, I am willing to spend the money for an operating boat, rather than one that I am not sure of that is on the cheap.
But if anyone knows of someone in the KC area that they can get to check it out, I would be willing to pay them for there time with in reason.
I will even line it up.
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Even if the block is cracked you still got a fully dressed motor all the controls, and an Alpha drive system for basically free. So it"s worth a look in IMO. But true if it isn't the right deal, another one will always come along. I spent 2 years looking for the right donor boat.
Either way your on the right path repowering that boat with a 5.7/Alpha.
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You have a good point there. I will give it a couple days thought and call him back and offer him $300 for it.
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That's a good price for that hardware and trailer IMO, but getting there is always the hassle.
in all my searching over the last 8 months or so i have not seen much Alpha stuff under 1k, though all of my quests have been pre alpha/ford.
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Made the call and offered $300 for the package, told them i would come Sunday and hook up to it no questions asked and haul it home. Still waiting to hear back.
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I hope I did'nt open a can of worms, but at $300 you can get your money back out of the trailer...I'm sure in a week another one will pop up as well...Good luck...
Joe
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I'm sure in a week another one will pop up as well
Like Granpappy Jack always liked to say, "Don't worry, another turd will pop up soon ..."
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I hope I did'nt open a can of worms, but at $300 you can get your money back out of the trailer...I'm sure in a week another one will pop up as well...Good luck...
Joe
No can of worms here Joe, thought I would low ball them and see if they would take it. I think the guy I am dealing with is a middle man and his boss at work is the true owner of the boat. I will give him till tomorrow morning and if he don't call I am not going to worry about it.
Heck I still have to rebuild it so i have plenty of time, and who knows mabey the next one will be an operating boat. :D
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Not sure if this is a good deal or not ...
1995 Mercruiser 5.7L/350 GM Engine Complete - $1300 (Rogers)
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/3530783516.html (http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/3530783516.html)
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Well, I'd be interested in the outdrive off Fawkes if you upgrade to the Alpha One. Your skeg is bent anyway... ;)
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Thanks Gregg, but I will pass for now, really need to start saving money to get Phoenix finished, and then I can get started on Fawkes.
Doran, you will be the first in line to get the out drive from Fawkes once I get it removed.
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I'm trying to remember what I paid (all total) for my donor parts...I *think* it was $175...and that was $50 for the engine, $50 for the manifolds and I think $75 for the outdrive, plus the expense & time on a long drive up to Buffalo Lake, MN and back.
So yeah, if you can get it all for $300...that'd be a deal I think.
Once you have the motor rebuilt, it should be ethanol safe as well, so that's a plus for you on down the line. (At least, that's what I was told on mine anyway.)
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Just found that CL ad...even at $600 that's likely a deal Brandon...sell the trailer for $300 and you're at your $300.
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Haven't heard anything this evening, going to give him a call in the morning. Might up my offer to $400.
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I love a good project! Sounds like we've got one in the making here... And being a CVZ certainly gets my atention!
The only reason I comment is... and this comes from my personal experience, so it's value may differ or vary... wait for the "right" donor. You've said that you have one project to finish, so you can justify giving this one a little more time, right? it WILL come along. Just give it time. Between the combination of the daily listings of people looking to move a boat, the people desperate or less knowledgeable about what they have, and the watchful eye of the combined members... I think something will come up. How great would it be to find a total package that you can lake test, part out, and strip of all sorts of valuable pieces? All it takes is patience. If you find different opportunities along the way that allow you to "piece" it together, great. But, since you have time on your side, my advice (whatever that is worth) is to sit back, wait, and watch. If all else fails, I always seem to find deals somehow (too much time on craigslist, probably) and I'll snatch something up, you and your copilot Doran can come out here and get it, and all will be good! ;D
Can't wait to see this project get off the ground, best of luck to you. I'll talk to you soon about all things cosmetic, like we discussed.
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I think I am going to pass on the one in KC after sleeping on it last night.
As a few of you have said, wait for the "right" donor.
Amber and I talked last night that we would be willing to pay more for a boat we can water test and know we can drop everything into Fawkes do some minor adjustments and hit the water. Instead of buying something that we know nothing about and have to dump the same amount into the outdrive and engine that we could spend on a newer running boat.
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I would say that it depends on if you're looking for an engine you can drop in and go, or if you're looking for a base to rebuild off of...
I went super cheap knowing that I wanted it completely rebuilt before I used it. The benefit to a fresh rebuild is that you know what you've got then...ethanol safe parts, gaskets, etc, etc.
If you buy a 20 year old engine and drop it in, you've got a 20 year old engine...so I chose to buy cheap and get it rebuilt so I knew what I had. For me, that was a wise decision (since I don't have the knowledge to do it myslef)...for $1500, I should have a trouble free powerplant for the next 20 years. It truly was a drop in, turn key solution.
Lets say you paid $400 for that KC boat...you have absolutely everything you need to go forward.
There will be other boats absolutely true...but even the Alpha drive at $400 is a bargain...provided its good.
See if you agree with my math:
Runnning Donor KC Donor (as an example only)
$1200? $400 -Initial Cost
$ -0- $1500 -Rebuild Cost
$1200 $1900 -Intial "On the Water" Total Cost
2016 EPA Approves/Req's Ethanol Use in ALL motors:
$2000 $0 - Rebuild Motor for Ethanol retrofit in say 2020 or simply
because the engine is now 30 years old. Prices will
have also risen for the rebuild due to inflation & price increases.
$3200 $1900 - 10 Year Total Cost of Ownership
($1300) - $1300 downstream out of pocket expense
I guess that's how I looked at it with my engine rebuild...I'm trying to avoid the larger downstream expenses. Maybe Ethanol won't cause that huge of expense, but you still have an engine that's 30 years old...and will need a rebuild sooner rather than later.
Again, just my thoughts on the cheap donor vs. running donor.
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I Agree with you Doran on a Cheap donor boat with the outdrive you are hoping for.
If you plan on hanging on to the boat for many years I would rebuild in a heart beat as Doran said you know what you have.
Yes a sbc can be overhauled pretty inexpensively.
I had mine bored out .030, decked,crank polished,rods sized and mounted on to new pistons(pistons come with master overhaul kit) and a master overhaul kit for under $1200 bucks. Head were in pretty good shape just needed cleaning so if you need heads overhauled added roughly another $300. brings your rebuild close to $1500 for a stock 350 260hp.
But if you are looking for something different as in hp other than stock then it is a different story, and mo money.
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Personally from dealing with the guy in KC, I believe that the true seller was really not wanting to sell it. I have never heard back and I am not going to waste my time.
I hate to say it, but I am willing to spend a little more for a donor than $1200. I am looking more in the range of $3000 to $3500 maybe a little more than that. I am not kidding, I want to find something that can be put on the water and be tested and then take what I want and sell the rest.
possibly something along this line
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/boa/3568897836.html (http://cosprings.craigslist.org/boa/3568897836.html)
And when I have the money saved up I will buy it!
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BTW I do agree with your math Doran, but I just can't beat a dead horse any more. :P
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Wow...sometimes it nice to be an outboard guy.....
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Wow...sometimes it nice to be an outboard guy.....
Nah, they both have their issues, you just have to pick your poison.
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It's the cost if TIME and MONEY. If you can't hear it run and verify it's not cracked I wouldn't waste my time. To me it's worth knowing you don't need to do something twice! You might get lucky with a great deal but it does not always work out that way. Do any of you remember the Big Yellow Turd?
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It's the cost if TIME and MONEY. If you can't hear it run and verify it's not cracked I wouldn't waste my time.
Good point Jason... I don't consider doing a rebuild even on a previously automotive motor until it's been stripped and pressure tested. Lots of people look for the quick and easy tell-tale external cracks, but they overlook the potential for internal cylinder wall cracks, lifter valley (the weakest part of an engiine, as far as I'm concerned) cracks, and so on. Pressure tests don't lie, I swear by them, and I never spend a dollar until I do that first. But I'm a skeptic, it's my nature! ;D
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It's the cost if TIME and MONEY. If you can't hear it run and verify it's not cracked I wouldn't waste my time. To me it's worth knowing you don't need to do something twice! You might get lucky with a great deal but it does not always work out that way. Do any of you remember the Big Yellow Turd?
The Big Yellow Turd? Please do tell, I don't think I have ever heard of that.
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I think this was the thread ...
http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=2141.0 (http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=2141.0)
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Good luck with your build. Mine is in about the same condition. I am now just getting to walking around again from having knee surgery and haven't been on in a while. I figured I would reduce the torment to myself and just not look at boats for a while seeing that I couldn't do anything. I will be posting on my project also, maybe we can learn something from each other as we go, good luck.
Rich
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Got some goodies in the mail to day.
Big thank you to Chris for the blank grab handle and the horn grill!
And a big thank you to Craig for the engine cover screws! Those will be going into the safety deposit box when I visit the bank until I need them.
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The bow vent was broken? Guess I missed that...good job stocking up on parts!
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It just had a couple bars missing, for the price of both I could not pass it up.
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Brandon,
I'm new to this forum but have read along with your project. This boat is down at Lake of the Ozarks. I get to our house down there every couple of weeks if you think this might be of interest to you - I can check it out. I will say that you can often buy things pretty cheap there in the dead of winter when people need cash.
http://loz.craigslist.org/boa/3583979958.html (http://loz.craigslist.org/boa/3583979958.html)
Don
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Thanks Don, looks like it would be a great donor, but right now I need to funnel all my funds into getting Phoenix Rising reassembled. I really want to have at least one boat running for the summer.
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Doing a little tinkering on some stuff for the CVZ. Located the control box I want, and a used control lever like we have in Phoenix Rising. Just have to wait till we have the funds to purchase them. When Doran and I picked up the CVZ it at one bilge vent about to fall off. We decided to break it off before towing down the interstate. So today I started the process of trying to fix it.
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Used gorilla glue to put the broken piece back on, going to wait at least 24hrs until I take the tape off.
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Took the tape off of the vent a couple of days ago. I think it looks pretty good. I also succeed in reattaching three of the pins i have found so far.
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Nice work. Those are really hard to find used. Worth fixing the ones you have.
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Thanks Jason, discovered the the other one is in need of some minor repair also while I was measuring my one semi good windshield.
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Nice job. Looks good. I've been looking for a horn grille for over a year now with no luck. Too bad Carlson didn't make metal/chromed horn grilles instead of plastic. The small strips crack over age.
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Wish I had enough pieces of mine to do this! Sadly they were in tatters when I bought it. Anyone know of a source for new ones that have the flat bottoms as in they don't go into an exhaust box? I can't seem to find any flush models.
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Wish I had enough pieces of mine to do this! Sadly they were in tatters when I bought it. Anyone know of a source for new ones that have the flat bottoms as in they don't go into an exhaust box? I can't seem to find any flush models.
Hate to say it Josh, but I have not had any luck at all. every one i find has the extension for the collection box.
Honestly if I can't get these fixed and re-chromed I am planning on switching to the collection boxes. going to take some modifications but I think it can be done.
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Nice job. Looks good. I've been looking for a horn grille for over a year now with no luck. Too bad Carlson didn't make metal/chromed horn grilles instead of plastic. The small strips crack over age.
I agree with you there Tom. It would be nice to have them out of stainless or aluminum.
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Hate to say it Josh, but I have not had any luck at all. every one i find has the extension for the collection box.
Honestly if I can't get these fixed and re-chromed I am planning on switching to the collection boxes. going to take some modifications but I think it can be done.
That's what I was afraid of... I wonder how much it would cost to have one of those 3D printing places replicate one.
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I was thinking the same thing Josh. I was also wondering if Barb and Red's plastic guy could clone them?
I have two good black ones on Phoenix Rising if I can get them off complete. Other wise I have the one I repaired with four pins that will need to be chromed again, its fairly straight.
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I was thinking the same thing Josh. I was also wondering if Barb and Red's plastic guy could clone them?
I have two good black ones on Phoenix Rising if I can get them off complete. Other wise I have the one I repaired with four pins that will need to be chromed again, its fairly straight.
There are probably a bunch of us in the same conundrum! Maybe it'll turn into something like the boarding ladder clips on that other thread.
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Look what UPS brought me today! A Ladder to scavenge the lower part and hinges from!
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Is that the one that was on ebay that we couldn't figure out model it was from?
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If it was, I purchased it privately off the national site. The guy I got it from told me it was off of an ssv 199.
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Now that I look at it harder it's not the same one. Looks nice though!