Converting a Race Boat into a pleasure Boat

[2TR]

So which did you do Rick? Repaint or touchup?

Sorry, Just returned from a Orlando trade show so once again the boat was put on hold for a couple weeks.

But I started pulling wires and removing the old stuff. I was going to re-paint it but figured I'll wait till spring as I will be walking on the
boat this winter while finishing.

[Ratickle]

Do you have the engines?

[2TR]

Do you have the engines?

Yes, I have a couple power-heads lined up from someone who just had them freshened up by JSRE.

[Bobcat]

X 2

[2TR]

X 2

Yep...

[Ratickle]

I was hoping you'd get the boat in the water this year...

[OneBadInjun]

Wetting the entire shops floor with a garden hose, just before spraying a large project, especially when you don't have a spray-booth, helps quite a bit to capture & hold the dust down. Boats coming along nicely.

[Bobcat]

That's a neat Idea.

[2TR]

This weekends work was nothing more that running wire to power the trim pumps and get both mids sections moving up and down. Well they both work, but the both leak.... so I need to tear apart the mids tonight

[2TR]

I was hoping you'd get the boat in the water this year...

So did I, But I started another house project that killed most my summer.. and the boat is now a hobby, when it gets done is not a issue. I'm not going to stress over it. I work on it when I have time, and if I dont have the time it can sit in the shop.

[Offshore Ginger]

I was hoping you'd get the boat in the water this year...

I,agree , and talk about dragging a thread O...U.. T....... WOW ............

[Offshore Ginger]

I was hoping you'd get the boat in the water this year...

Just a quick mention in regards to my last post ~ are you a wannabe - racer or the real deal , and with that in mind .....from the looks of things .........................all you are posting in detail is .....................when you drill a hole , run a wire , and not to mention another house project which most likely is all we will here about all winter long .

[fund razor]

Somebody call Artie's AA sponsor.

[Ratickle]

You could have at least blamed it on the other race boat and the work you had to do to it, plus racing it etc....

[Ratickle]

Just a quick mention in regards to my last post ~ are you a wannabe - racer or the real deal , and with that in mind .....from the looks of things .........................all you are posting in detail is .....................when you drill a hole , run a wire , and not to mention another house project which most likely is all we will here about all winter long .

His pictures are a lot better than your cave wall carvings though.....

[Ratickle]

Somebody call Artie's AA sponsor.

[Offshore Ginger]

Ha Ha Ha ......Good one , and thank God i am only trashed part of the day .

[old377guy]

I have to admit that I have an automatic smart ass in me that wants to making biting and demeaning remarks about other peoples boat designs, paint, engineering, motivations - you name it. Very fortunately, I have a number of men in my life that insist that I ask myself these three questions: Is is true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

[2TR]

Just a quick mention in regards to my last post ~ are you a wannabe - racer or the real deal , and with that in mind .....from the looks of things .........................all you are posting in detail is .....................when you drill a hole , run a wire , and not to mention another house project which most likely is all we will here about all winter long .

Started 02-01-2010 Yes its a L O N G drawn out thread no doubt, not sure about a wanna-be-racer comment ? Last winter was spent working on the cat and this v-bottom. This boat started off a nicely painted boat less motor. We stripped it down, replaced the floor, replaced some bulk heads, raised the X, replaced a couple stringers and re-rigged.. The cat is fun, like I said no hurry to finish and I do take on a few to many projects.

[Ratickle]

All I want to know is, Is the house the one on the lake we're gonna have the big party at????