Slightly Twisted's new project

[Slightly_Twisted]

Well with the new project home and ready for work I figured I'd start a new thread detailing the work. My goal this fall is see if I can get her cleaned up and get a shakedown cruse in. MAYBE if I'm lucky and everything goes well, I can use it during hunting season to get to some remote public hunting areas no one goes to.

I just ordered a new water pump kit, took me a few hours to find the right parts. I know its just a 115 power head with a different mid shaft/bracket but its damn hard to find much on sea drives. I was definitely little lost at first.
The biggest problem is going to be the gas. I opened the fuel tank to see much was in there and was surprised to see it was almost full. I called the local recycling place that takes oil and they said I could bring in old gas but no more then 4-5 gals every few weeks. Any more then that I would have to pay and it was close to 30$ a gallon!! If I'm right there is about 40-50 gallons in there (if its a 60 gal tank). I guess I'll just store it and slowly bring it in. MJ said its 5 plus years old gas, so I'm not going to put it in any of my cars just to make sure I don't create another problem.

Next on the list is to change the lower gear case lube, batteries, order a cover, and de-carb. Not sure when I'll get all the parts but I'll take a few pics as I'm doing to work.

[Destroyer]

As long as it hasn't turned to shellac, mix that *filtered* old gas 50-50 with fresh gas and you can run any of your lawnmowers with it.

[steplift20]

You can donate the old dirty gas to the Clinton foundation and then when they ask you why you did it just tell them it wasn't you,,, like there leader would say, hey maybe they will offer you a job

[steplift20]

Sorry for the previous post, I get carried away sometimes, but really you should get rid of all the gas and change all the fuel filters , just remember make a list of everything you gave to do and start at number one and keep going You will get there

[Slightly_Twisted]

Haha Step it's all good.

I really hate the BMV. The hoops you have to go through to get things done. The trailers VIN number sticker has fallen off, go figure it's a 86. Well in Indiana they title EVERYTHING and since the VIN is gone and Mass does not title this size trailer I now have to get a court order as proof of owenership(Bill f sale doesn't work). If I had the title I could reattach the VIN on a stamped plate, but because I don't have a title nope.

So it's kind of illegal more bending the rules, but I have a metal stamp kit. I think I'm just going to stamp the vin, have them do the physical inspection, and hope it's good.

[steplift20]

Before you start to stamp vin on the trailer can't you go to the m v and tell them it's home built and you want to title it? I don't know if you can do it now but I know you used to be able to do it

[garbubba]

Home built works in MS, but then again, that's MS.

[Destroyer]

Personal trailers in NJ do not have titles. Only registrations. You still need a VIN number to register one, but if you buy one from someone all you need is a handmade bill of sale and the old registration. SO much easier than other states...

[macojoe]

In Ma you can say homemade and up to a certin weight not need title. Hope it works out for you cause it is a nice trailer!!

[Slightly_Twisted]

I'll make it work. I'll find some way because MJ is right it is a nice trailer. Drained all the gas about 45-47 gallons, took the lower unit off, striped all the wood off, and started cleaning the cuddy. Wish I have more time to work on it.

Questions

When I was taking the lower unit off. The shifting shaft got stuck two of three times because the shaft was really rusty. Some large rust flakes came off anything I can do?

Also the pic with the top stringer cut off was that normal from the factory. It was behind the fishing rod box on Both sides.