yellowfiero88
Well-known member
Started working on the playmate today. I got the old 50 mariner pulled and started to do some work on the new power but got side tracked cleaning the garage. Kinda hard to work when you cant find tools and are tripping over stuff. I am kinda excited about my sickness of not leaving anything alone
Disconnected the battery!
I found out why its so slow, I been dragging this damn anchor around!
And off it comes!
Time for the new power. I picked up this 1988 low hour merc 90ELOPT for a song. It needs a new stator installed and the lower unit has some cracks around the prop that have been JB welded together. I picked a entire electrical system up off ebay through a boat salvage yard. The owner is real good to deal with and offered a warranty on all the parts he sold. I also found a lower unit but I am kinda unhappy with it as the skeg is a lot worst than he described. I can always install a skeg guard or have a friend weld the dings and then reshape the skeg.
Well now that I over worked the crap out of my back I am going to take some asprin and wash them down with some bud lights
So here is where I need some input!!! I have to do something with the paint as the PO was not a painter. I cant even call them runs they are so bad!! I could call them puddles tho. I am going to sand it but I am thinking about having a wrap done on it. The paint job I want will be prob close to 200hrs of work or maybe even more. I really want some details in here that would be very easy with a printer but take hours with an airbrush. Any input on it either way??
Also left over from my outboard enchanter I have some gauges...same as in wasted income. They are easy to read and a good looking gauge IMO! I requested a 60 mph speedo when I bought them but for some reason they sent me an 80 mph one. I am sure it will hit near 80 but only on the trailer!
Disconnected the battery!
I found out why its so slow, I been dragging this damn anchor around!
And off it comes!
Time for the new power. I picked up this 1988 low hour merc 90ELOPT for a song. It needs a new stator installed and the lower unit has some cracks around the prop that have been JB welded together. I picked a entire electrical system up off ebay through a boat salvage yard. The owner is real good to deal with and offered a warranty on all the parts he sold. I also found a lower unit but I am kinda unhappy with it as the skeg is a lot worst than he described. I can always install a skeg guard or have a friend weld the dings and then reshape the skeg.
Well now that I over worked the crap out of my back I am going to take some asprin and wash them down with some bud lights
So here is where I need some input!!! I have to do something with the paint as the PO was not a painter. I cant even call them runs they are so bad!! I could call them puddles tho. I am going to sand it but I am thinking about having a wrap done on it. The paint job I want will be prob close to 200hrs of work or maybe even more. I really want some details in here that would be very easy with a printer but take hours with an airbrush. Any input on it either way??
Also left over from my outboard enchanter I have some gauges...same as in wasted income. They are easy to read and a good looking gauge IMO! I requested a 60 mph speedo when I bought them but for some reason they sent me an 80 mph one. I am sure it will hit near 80 but only on the trailer!
there is nothing like a good project. i think the gauges are cool, i like the white face. as for as the rap, i dont know because i never seen one.
good luck with the resto and i will be watching you.
). The 50 had no trim and it was a real pain. The nice thing about the setup (not sure if they were all setup like this) is that the controls are the same as the I/O's. It makes it nice not having that thick control box and it has the power trim switches built in.
