Slightly Twisted's new project - Page 2

3 Squids · #11 10-04-2016, 07:27 PM

Looks like the bulkhead is notched for the rod box. I'd say it's hard to believe they'd cut it and not glass over it at the factory but after seeing what we've found in my transom project it really wouldn't surprise me.

Slightly_Twisted · #12 10-10-2016, 06:38 PM

Well took some time yesterday and today to work on the boat. Replaced the water pump, the gear oil, and drained the carbs. I lost my engine flush muffs so I just took the boat down to the lake and dipped the engine. Took a bit but get it started when I noticed there was no water coming out of the telltale.

. I had other plans so I didn't have time to figure it out. Today pulled the lower unit off again and noticed the pipe in the mid section slipped out of the pump. Realigned everything put it back together and it works just fine. That shift rod screw is the biggest pain in the a$& I hate that damn thing. I never seem to get it right.
I working on the boats title/reg and I should be ready for some water trials.

My wife named the boat today as well. Our son Finn is 2 and crazy wild all over the place all the time. We were kicking around some names, and talking about seeing him with a live fish on the line for the first time next summer when she stopped mid sentence and said "WILD FINN". It fits perfectly!!

steplift20 · #13 10-10-2016, 08:48 PM

Great name now once you name her you can't change her name, you know that don't you, Your going to love your steplift she is a great boat

macojoe · #14 10-11-2016, 10:14 AM

Glad you got her running!! Great Name also!!

Slightly_Twisted · #15 10-11-2016, 07:50 PM

Don't worry we are sure Finn is going to stay wild so it will always fit him/ the boat.

The big thing that happened today was The cops were able to do the physical inspection. In Indiana when titling a trailer/car/truck etc the cops have to physically inspect the vin number. Well since the trailer didn't have one I was running into a huge problem. I have a metal stamp kit that I used to stamp the vin into the trailer, kind of bending the rules. The cop came down looked at it was "glad the vin is clear enough for me to read". He called the number in to make sure it wasn't stolen and signed off. I can now title it without have to get a court order or saying it's home made and applying for a new vin!

So it's off to the BMV tomorrow.

GregV20 · #16 10-12-2016, 11:07 PM

So I'm the guy who gave the boat to Joe, who gave it to Twisted. I haven't been here in 6 months, so needless to say, I was a bit surprised when I got a PM from him saying "I have the boat now..." Good luck!

Destroyer · #17 10-13-2016, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GregV20

So I'm the guy who gave the boat to Joe, who gave it to Twisted. I haven't been here in 6 months, so needless to say, I was a bit surprised when I got a PM from him saying "I have the boat now..." Good luck!

In the final annalists it's not who has the boat, it's that the boat is being taken care of and will not wind up in a landfill.

Slightly_Twisted · #18 10-13-2016, 01:58 PM

It will be used and cared for that's for sure. I just wish I knew what I was doing!!

Slightly_Twisted · #19 10-15-2016, 04:45 PM

Got a few hours after work to get started on a few things this afternoon.
I had some extra polyester resin and cloth, I really wanted to glass in the cut stringers. I was really inspecting why the stringers were cut and I think it was done at the factory unless the deck was redone. I'm guessing but it looks like they were cut to level the deck. They were cut the whole way across and front to back, with the some type of sealant sealing the deck on. I'll try and get a photo of under the deck but it wasn't working with the iPad. Since I had the glass out I started on patching up the rod boxes as well. They were cracked on the edges. Got the winter cover on her, I went with the 15 year pool cover. The last thing is the galvanized pipes sticking up on the sides. I'm going to build bunk guides and use the pipe as attachments. I will also put my lights up on top of the rear one so they don't get wet. I will trailer the boat and ALWAYS have problems with the lights so I hope this helps.

I forgot how much I dislike sanding fiberglass.

Slightly_Twisted · #20 10-18-2016, 06:08 PM

So I thought the engine was running hot when we got it running, and didn't see a lot of water coming out of the engine. I was going to replace the thermostats next year aways so I thought I would take a look...... they where 99% blocked with salt!! So I ordered the parts, and did my best to clean out as much salt as I could.