Saving a McKee

[spareparts]

I don't think he'll like it in a tiller, those boats don't like the weight aft. Later models had the driver seat up front, where the passenger bench used to be. I had to move a lot of things around to get mine where I liked it.

[phatdaddy]

spares right, a tiller puts too much weight in the rear. my whaler was a bare hull and i ran a tiller for 3 years before i made a console.

[randlemanboater]

Good info...I will pass it along to him.

[Blue_Runner]

Sweet Mckee your friend has there. Dad's 14 CC has a 1988 40hp rude and it pushes it up to about 30mph, but I've never verified that number. It sure feels like it tho. Definitely 25mph at the very least.

I've taken it out to the 3 mile reef trolling for kings. Tough azz boats no doubt.

[randlemanboater]

It looks really clean now.








The hull is definitely not waterlogged, the front weighs about 150 pounds and the maybe 250...that's using the highly accurate "pick it up" method.

[bradford]

Cool, If you can pick it up and flip it like that she's good. I wouldn't do a tiller either.

[randlemanboater]

Dave has a tiller motor he is going to try, if it doesn't work well he will put the remote stuff back on.

[randlemanboater]

So Dave is puzzled what to do with the rub rail.

I did a search and found a guy over on "The Hull Truth" that came up with a solution...but I can't see the pics for some reason.

Wonder if that guy would post some of them here so I can show Dave.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/archive/t-191265.html

[bradford]

I was about to say Spareparts re-did his then I clicked the link LOL.

[spareparts]

its nice to know after I'm gone, I'll be remembered for something





















the pvc board method








if you have any questions about either way to do it, let em know.