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You guys and your boats that run on sunshine! I will typically go out 35 miles and start trolling, go where I want then make the 25-30 mile run in. I'll burn around 75 gallons in a day. Total trip will be around 140 miles.
I've averaged anywhere from 1.8-2.3 miles to the gallon. I'll only go out that far if seas are forecasted at 1-2' and despite this have ended up in 6-8 and building due to misread forecasts. In that case I found the largest boat passing by and grabbed a hold of his transom. The gulf stream can get to 500' depth real quick. Thats alot of anchor line. You have no cell coverage and if you fry your electrical you have no starters for your engine or radio or GPS. Like mentioned above, always carry a handheld radio and GPS. But you have alot of fun ahead of you before you need to worry about that.
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05-24-2012, 10:18 PM
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I have hit a wall. I have been scouring the net and racking my brain to figure out how I'm going to flip the cap/liner once I have it out of the hull. Supporting it upside down will be the next issue, but I have to find out how to flip it first. Its heavy as hell!!!
Any suggestions???
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05-25-2012, 08:42 AM
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The pictures are gone?? but stinky did it once
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...light=flipping here is someone on another site doing one, but with power http://www.classicmako.com/projects/xshark/bw7.htm
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05-25-2012, 09:09 AM
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I did it a couple months ago. Took three of us. Wasn't bad at all. Didn't do anything special just on dirt. Why are you flipping it over again? For mine it is to cut out the soft spots in the floor. One thing I found is that the underside is highly porous and if it rains you may create alot more problems by exposing more wood to water. I flipped mine back over after realizing this albeit too late.
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05-25-2012, 11:27 AM
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My liner has never been out of the hull yet. This will be the first time it'll be flipped. I need to flip it to replace the floor (or sections of the floor). I am going to water proof the bottom before I put it back in. While its out, I will have it covered with a tarp once its dry, replace the stringers and fix the transom job that was done by PO. So, you guys lifted it out of the hull and flipped manually? 
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05-25-2012, 08:46 PM
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I don't see why 4 guys can't flip that thing over. You have any fishing buddys to help? I soul buy a case of beer and call in the troops!!!
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05-25-2012, 09:03 PM
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 Evidently the guy that built that boat lives here in Pensacola based on who he has had done the aluminum work and he uses the same ramp i do.
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05-25-2012, 10:43 PM
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I'm going to take the boat off of the (roller) trailer right side up. Then we are going to roll it upside down in tact (I'm thinking onto 2x6s so we can move the liner around by the boards). Then we will lift the hull off of the liner, flip it over and put it back on the trailer where the stringer and transom work will happen. That should do it.
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05-28-2012, 05:46 PM
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When I flipped it back over I did it myself with the help of an excavator, lifted it up by one corner to where just the bow was touching earth, rolled it by hand and lowered it down. It probably weighs 400 pounds and its pretty strong. I did take every hatch cover off before lifting out. Here is something to consider. The floor is attached to the stringers with putty. Mine popped loose without a tremendous strain, actually....that's hard to say for sure with a machine that can lift 15000 Lbs. Others have had a tough time because that putty grabbed hold to the stringers and top really well when they were mashed together at the factory. But what will you do when you flip your boat upside down, undo all the screws and the top does not drop out like you envision and it turns out yu have a tough one? I would stick with the way 999 out of 1000 do it. Pull the top, roll it over. You're making more work for yourself than necessary. Sometimes that old addage "work smarter, not harder" leads to more work. I've lost alot of time trying to come up with better ways and techniques only to go back to what I had in my notes when I first started doing research. Have you seen the pic of the cap suspended in the thread I started "So Here She Is?"
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