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Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:13 pm
by 81venture
Catigale wrote:You'll never pass "President Bush loves Macgregors" .....

I will die trying
8) 8) 8)

3rd coat is on the Kells

Cut the plywood for the pop top cover and stained it
Washed the topside and taping it for paint tomorrow

Found a 4hp johnson for $80 I think will go on the back of it

Cheers

dave

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:38 am
by 81venture
Bad News: The $80 Johnson 4hp was missing the pull start assembly....manually wind a rope around it

Good news: Brought it home for $50 (and he threw in a nice coleman white gas lamp- worth easily $50 by itself and a 5 gallon gas tank)

Fresh gas, 2nd pull....fired up and run smooth as can be, and pumping water

Bonus Dance 8) 8) 8)

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:49 am
by 81venture
80 degrees yesterday

Got the blue finished
and the first coat of topside white

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Made a motor mount (wood piece was missing) and mounted my $50 Johnson 4hp as well as the rudder assembly

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A dry fit of the plywood trim piece for the pop top

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And then got absoloutly S**t-faced last night watching the sun go down with the admiral and my neighbors....in shorts

Then this morning, it's raining and about 40 degrees

I'd like to get another coat of topside white on it, but looks like next painting window will be about Wednesday next week

However she is just about done....

Any thoughts on what I might get for her at market?
I put the porta-pottie that came with the 27' buccaneer in this one, so future admirals will approve the purchase....dude, the potty seals the deal I learned


Cheers

Dave

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:07 am
by dlandersson
I dunno what you MIGHT get, but let me know if you are in a selling mood and I will let a friend in NC know. 8)

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:29 am
by 81venture
dlandersson wrote:I dunno what you MIGHT get, but let me know if you are in a selling mood and I will let a friend in NC know. 8)

I was thinking when I finish I was going to ask $2200 obo and try and land $2k

But if wishes were horses......

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:33 am
by dlandersson
I will pass it on. :)
81venture wrote:
dlandersson wrote:I dunno what you MIGHT get, but let me know if you are in a selling mood and I will let a friend in NC know. 8)

I was thinking when I finish I was going to ask $2200 obo and try and land $2k

But if wishes were horses......

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:35 pm
by Russ
81venture wrote:80 degrees yesterday

And then got absoloutly S**t-faced last night watching the sun go down with the admiral and my neighbors....in shorts

Cheers

Dave
You suck!
Woke up to -24F yesterday. No boating for a while yet.

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Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:24 am
by Catigale
Frozeman, MT

I do miss it....

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:52 am
by 81venture
Ha you can keep that temp. I'm originally from Upstate NY (going up for Christmas) and I don't miss the snow or the cold temps, or what the rock salt they spread on the roads does to the cars....eats em alive

We got high 30's now and rain and 50's for the next few days

I cleaned out the shop and am about to drop the mast on the kells so I can at least get the ass end of it in the bay so I can finish sanding the fiberglass work for the hatch hinges (I had to cut em out and rebuild em from scratch they were so damaged)

And my neighbor is supposed to come help me out with the cockpit floor trim piece

Good times


Cheers

Dave

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:48 am
by 81venture
This was not easy

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But not going to wait 3 days for the rain to stop

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:58 am
by 81venture
An AMF 16 came up on CL today for $200 with trailer and titles....missing some hardware/rudder

I will find out at 1:30 if I got it 8) 8) 8)

oh, somebody stop me

Cheers

Dave

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:21 am
by Jeff L
81venture wrote:An AMF 16 came up on CL today for $200 with trailer and titles....missing some hardware/rudder

I will find out at 1:30 if I got it 8) 8) 8)

oh, somebody stop me

Cheers

Dave

I am beginning to think there is no stopping you... :D :D

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:04 pm
by Russ
Jeff L wrote:
81venture wrote:An AMF 16 came up on CL today for $200 with trailer and titles....missing some hardware/rudder

I will find out at 1:30 if I got it 8) 8) 8)

oh, somebody stop me

Cheers

Dave

I am beginning to think there is no stopping you... :D :D
+1

Time to start a showroom for used boats.

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:53 am
by 81venture
I didn't get the AMF16 :(

He sold it for $200....told him I would've given him $300 for it....his loss

No showroom....the boats don't stay here very long...I am almost done with the Kells23
If the weather hadn't been so crappy these last 2 weeks I would've been finished already

dave

Re: I'm back...Bimini top and many upgrades

Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:22 am
by 81venture
The Kells is Done...for sale on CL...buyer coming to have a look in a few minutes

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And the VN23 now has a new grill

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merry Christmas mates

dave