I am tired of these teens and single digit temps, it's getting old.
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I am tired of these teens and single digit temps, it's getting old.
I just noticed I haven't bothered posting anything about the power head rebuild. I found a new old stock 50 HP Mercury 4 cyl block and ordered a rebuild kit with new pistons. I have it rebuilt, but...
There is a facebook page called bass boats for under 10K you might check out. https://www.facebook.com/groups/275256246246938/?ref=br_rs
Update, My wife has finished grinding all the old wood out of the hull, and I am ready to fill all the old holes in the transom, and hull, before installing all new wood for transom and stringers. I...
OUR 2018 ARKANSAS SKEETER BOAT OWNERS DREAM WEEKEND
WILL BE HELD AT LAKE NOR FORK ARKANSAS
April 14th and 15th 2018
We will hold a small tournament on Saturday morning $20 entry fee, Blast...
I notice a lot of folks are quick to recommend to cut um up and hall them off to the dump. I am like you this will be my first bass boat and my last, I can rebuild this for far less then I could get...
Well I am sure everyone here has given up on me, I am still alive and kicking, I have been undergoing physical rehab for my herniated disk in my neck.
I have torn down the 50HP 1982 Mercury 4cyl...
Ok, I have a question for anyone that has rebuilt a 1985 Skeeter Starfire 150. My Stringers are gone, nothing to measure to make the replacement Stringers. Do any of you still have the...
I guess I owe everyone an update, this is not my year for health. I have not been able to get any more work done on the Skeeter because I have a bulging disk (C3-C4) in my neck causing a great deal...
My apologies to everyone for not posting recently, I have not been able to get any work done on the skeeter of late, I have had an ear infection that I would not wish on a worst enemy. I have been...
Got the CV axle install, but I don't remember tightening the bolts that tight, when I installed the other one!:thumb up2:
It's always something, I replaced my front CV axles on my 1998 ford Expedition 4x4 back in May of this year, the old ones had torn boots so it was time, here I am 4 months later replacing one side...
I was planing on doing a little grinding so there would be room for the added glass tape, I had to do some prying in some spots to get the top off and it cracked in a couple of spots, nothing major,...
I was thinking of sealing all the rivet holes on both the hull and top-cap, I plan on using epoxy for all of the boat but for this small area along the top of the hull and the edge of the top cap, is...
Yeah this is Arkansas, never know when a storm will blow in. I have it strapped.
Thanks for the heads up, I will do that as soon as the sun comes up today.
I have the engine remote back together and lubricated. I have re-done the starter switch wiring it was not up to my standards, all wires have new connectors that are crimped, soldered, and heat...
I have had a lot of folks tell me that the 1985 150's handle well even in rough waters. I guess I will find out one way or another. In the future I may go with a larger engine, they were originally...
I have no intention on cutting any corners on the rebuild, I will be using the right materials on the boat, epoxy resin, 2 lb mix marine foam, 12 oz biaxial and 1708, marine plywood and so on.
I...
Here we go!:nanner:
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When doing restores like this I try to do it as inexpensive as possible. When I got this bass boat, the previous owner had removed the hydraulic pump unit to the tilt/trim rams.
I have a family...
2 or 3 years ago I bought a rotten pontoon boat (1983) Waco Aloha. The deck was mulch, the wire was all dry-rotted and exposed. the wife and I rebuilt is over the winter and splashed it out in the...
I expect to have it finished by next spring. The temps start to drop about mid September, that's when I will do all the demolition, grinding and installing the new stringers, transom, floor and foam....
New Dash and gauges. Some of the gauges will mount on the boat next to the driver seat, this was a tournament boat so it has 2 gas tanks, the 2 gas gauges will mount on the boat along with the...
I also work on rebuilding the control panels around the boat when it's to hot outside. I can do all of this siting under the A/C Replacing incandescent lights with LED's and old toggle switches with...