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Who wants to play Good News / Bad News?

I spent a day on the sagnasty and never went past the ankles.
My mission in life next season is to get those boys off that river, At least for one weekend.
Try to get them down to St. Clair and they can the run the channels of Harsons Island at speed. At least the water is blue and beautiful and not a cement factory or refinery in sight.Plus a couple of kool bars right there for lunch!
 
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Only if you touch it or smell it!

No, it's not that bad... it's been neglected just like every other river out there. It certainly is a blast though.
 
ToP_Enticer said:
I figure at least 90. The jackplate says 'performance' right on it!

I'll be disappointed if I don't hit 60. I'm hoping for maybe 63-64.
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90 ? lol that would be sweet . You get 90mph im getting one for sure lol . Cuz im already getting up 55mph with the 150hp.
 
merc245 said:
I spent a day on the sagnasty and never went past the ankles.
My mission in life next season is to get those boys off that river, At least for one weekend.
Try to get them down to St. Clair and they can the run the channels of Harsons Island at speed. At least the water is blue and not a cement factory or refinery in sight.
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Just checking to see what im getting into next year.
 
ndaniels said:
Sorry to hear about that:(
I'll stay tuned, because I'm also tarded when it comes to glass/resin/structural repairs.
Good luck!


As far as the plate goes- I don't see why not. You probably won't even have to remove it when you do the repairs.
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Don't be hard on yourself with glass work it's easy... ( it just itches like hell to some ) make sure you have good ventilation's and wear a real good respirator cause glass dust goes in your lungs and ~ stays~ no good..

Any questions anyone has about glass work just ask, and one of use that knows how to do it will help answer your question.

~ Remember the only dumb question is the one you don't have the Brass to ask~
 
I can't stop thinking about this... the pic shows the dimension I mentioned earlier- the 90 degree turn in the motor mount (where it used to sit right on the transom) is now 2" above the top of the plate, measured along the plate surface. Should I be worried about this... should I move it down and drill 4 new holes? :yell:

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I can feel the foam at the top of the boxes on either side of the tank in the back... they're dry, I can't feel any water. BUT... I'm thinking I should drill a couple test holes to be sure. I have a 3 1/4 hole saw that should work well, thinking of drilling either into the front of the boxes at the bottom and outsides, or back side of the boxes nearest the bilge. Which should I go for?
 
ToP_Enticer said:
I can feel the foam at the top of the boxes on either side of the tank in the back... they're dry, I can't feel any water. BUT... I'm thinking I should drill a couple test holes to be sure. I have a 3 1/4 hole saw that should work well, thinking of drilling either into the front of the boxes at the bottom and outsides, or back side of the boxes nearest the bilge. Which should I go for?
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Here's a photo of my starboard box where it was the worst. If yours is similar I'd check it there. You can kinda' see the piece of fiberglass where it was tabbed into the deck, if you go just above that and find that all is well it'll be easier patching everything back up when you're done.

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I can't really make out where it's tabbed into the deck, but you're just saying it'll be best to dig in above the bottom seam, correct?
 
Yes, I think that will make it a bit easier to repair the hole you're going to cut.

Mine was so bad that I was able to jab a screwdriver into it, and once I dug a bit of material out with the screwdriver I was albe to dig out mulch with my fingers.

By the way, I'm thinking that a 3 1/4 inch hole is overkill for this. Maybe 1 1/2 or so?
 
Anyone know if those foam boxes are supposed to have any structural value to the hull? I'm considering just ripping it all out.
 
groundloop said:
My foam wasn't really mushy, it was still fairly firm. It's just that when you pressed on it water came out. There were a few spots where it was deteriorated, like the cutouts in the deck for cup holders, but other than that it was structurally intact (just soggy).

Look at the bright side - your boat should be faster after it loses a couple hundred pounds. Plus you're about to learn some new skills.

Oh, for when you start grinding fiberglass - being in Georgia I never liked working in long sleeves or a sweat drenched tyvek suit. I read somewhere about rubbing talc powder on your arms to reduce the itching, and it actually seems to help. I think it must fill your pores and keeps the fiberglass dust out. Someone else mentioned cutting up panty-hose and wearing them on your arms, seems like it might help but I haven't tried that one yet.
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Im about to start cutting up my predictor floor...guess im wearing pantyhose:rof:
 
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