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also want to replace these but floor and stringers first, I can take these out this winter and put rod boxes in
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/P8100008.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/P8100007.jpg
also thinking of running a piece of conduit through the floor to get all that cabeling out of the way. What yua think? I know the batteries will be up front under the portside jump seat I'm building/ordering.

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Your doing a great job to the old girl!! Keep it up!!

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Great Pics. We both have alot of work to do ahead of us.
Keep those pics coming. ;)

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figured while the floor is out, I'd replace the old fuel tank. So last night, I bought this baby
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...lL._AA280_.jpg
and she goes here
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...P8100011-1.jpg
should be here by the end of the week and the wood is in, just need to go get it in the am.
meanwhile, I'm reading the Johnyrude manual for my 1984 909 vro. Hope to do my own tune up and water pump before getting back on the h20

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Sounds like a plan. Dont stop...and keep the camera charged, ;D

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What about just drilling a whole and placing a long tube in there and filling with some sort of foam .......... .this will add some strength and flotation and won't rot and encase anything that might be in there ......... also it's simple and should be cheap ......... when finished ..... just glass the whole ........

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I considered that but after finding old rotten wood in the stringer cavities, I figured it best to just replace but do it correctly. IE resin everything. I'll just be glad to get it done all ready.

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Awesome job, Ches. Keep at it.

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Thanx guys I need all the encouragement I can get. Working 24 hour shifts makes it hard to get things done on your next day off then add working doubles because we're short handed 100 + temps and wife kids grand kid. Keep your fingers crossed, wife swears to me I have all weekend to work on the boat. I want her in the water in time for the fall bite. Dog days are here and fishing is real slow. But in a few weeks it will be redfish stripers and sea trout. Not to mention the reef bite (1-20 miles out) will pick back up.