would it be a bad thing to name the boat jinxfree? LOL

I sold the trailer from the parts boat today for $250.. current investment is -$346 :clap:

I just got home with my new teleflex control unit
single lever top mount trim on the handle. Brand new open box $100 out the door.

I also dropped a whopping $12 on ebay for 4 stainless steel bimini brackets.
New total is negative $234.00

I picked up some crappy boat with a 21' shoreline full roller trailer today for $100!!!!

$-134 now:sun:
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I tripped over my own two feet and spent more than that. Unreal.. I never seen such good deals. Keep it coming.

RR, you ought to sign up on iboats and read my build there of the monte carlo
I'm a C/L shoppin FOOL

I love it when a "plan" comes together.......

Soooo I decided to give my new trailer a good looking over today... the tires are not long for this world and the rims are mismatched so that's an item on the shopping list.... one wheel is held on the hub with carriage bolts n nuts so at minimum new lugs n nuts or possibly a new hub is in order. Lights are junk or missing (I used magnet lights to get it home) but I always outfit my trailers with L.E.D.'s anyhow.... Next I decided to look for rust and couldn't find ANY!.... Looked closer and under the mediocre paint job the trailer is GALVANIZED! YAY!

The rollers aren't perfect but they have quite a few years left in em.... I'll be tired of the black tire tracks and looking for non mar rollers before the need replacing due to condition.

I remove a couple hundred stainless screws, some nice white gauges and an ign switch from the junk boat to use on the V

I called the landfill at 3:08 today to ask what time they closed and the fellow said "8 minutes ago, see ya after christmas?" I laughed and said "yeah, see ya then"

LOL

well I took the junk boat to the landfill today... cost: $30 new total $-104.00


I launched the V in the yard and cranked her onto her new trailer.... after loading it and adjusting the winch stand I thought to myself that I wish the trailer was 6" longer........ Then I noticed that the tongue had provisions for adjusting it out another 6" YAY!

No new work on the V since 2011? Wed love to see an update.

ugh.... believe me, I'd love to make some progress but I've been working a minimum of 60 hours a week since march..... It was winter before that and again now.... It looks like I MIGHT get a little time off in the next couple months and if so I'll brave the snow to do some wiring and such and maybe install some goodies on the interior.

I DID pick up a mercury keyless ignition system for her and have been shopping for and trying to decide on interior pieces. ALMOST bought a t top the other day.
I also made an offer on an evinrude xp300 but it didn't happen..... thank goodness LOL