After recommendations from here, I bought a used 25p tempest plus off ebay. The first obstacle was getting the old hub removed. Boy was it a booger. Sledge hammer and a socket would not make it...
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After recommendations from here, I bought a used 25p tempest plus off ebay. The first obstacle was getting the old hub removed. Boy was it a booger. Sledge hammer and a socket would not make it...
Thank you! I have since re-did the gelcoat. When I can get around to cleaning it all up and taking good pics, I will post. I am really pleased with how well it cleaned up
Thanks for the info. That is interesting! I can probably live without the storage, at least for now, but I may look at cutting them later down the road. Yes, Mine have drain holes in the corners as...
A few more pics of Addi Kate and her trip to the lake.
Driving the boat
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Bought Addi her first Rod and Reel! We practiced casting and walked the shore while the lake is down. ...
Made another weekend trip to the lake to try and run the boat and check the tach and prop. Motor runs great with the new voltage regulators (fingers crossed). However, the tach only showed the motor...
Fortunately no this model has a fuel tank that sits in the bilge and butts up to the transom. I believe there is a picture on page 1 of this thread that shows it.
I do have a question for the...
Fast forward, I get the boat back in the shop and the mechanic finds out that my voltage regulators were bad. Ordered a new set from CDI electronics and he got them installed. He also verified that...
The very next day I immediately went to lowes, found a piece of trim board that was the exact size I needed, even had one edge rounded off to give a more finished look. All I had to do was cut to...
Sorry Majatk! I wasn't quick enough to post. Thanks for the info it may help someone else who makes my mistake
It was a long shot, but I joined some local Sam Rayburn pages and made a post about losing my boat seat. Low and behold, 24 hours later a lady posted that she and her husband had seen it on the side...
At this point, the Wife isn't convinced I got a good deal on the boat anymore lol and tells me I should sell it. I explain that if I had a $100k Rig like everyone else, we wouldn't have these...
Fast forward to the 4th of July. We head to the lake house with the wife's family. I am excited to FINALLY get to use the boat like I have always dreamed of...a weekend at the lake house making...
Time for some Addi Bug Pics! Finally had time to make a quick trip and run the boat to test my wiring job. We ran the boat and found out the tach and speedometer do not work. Good news is everything...
I had saved a little cash and received a retention bonus from work last Christmas.....so I splurged and bought two Garmin 12" units on Bass Pro's Black Friday Sale. It pained me to spend that kind of...
Got all the backlights working and a bulb or two replaced. Got everything mounted and back in the dash. As soon as I can get back on the water I can see what gauges are still not working and what I...
You are welcome BigRedMidewest! I always enjoyed and benefited from seeing others restoration threads so I figured I should return the favor.
Now that most of the bilge area was finished, it...
Before I got too far into it, I wanted to get the fuse block wired in and hook up things as I go...just to make sure things work properly without getting ahead of myself. The fuse block was...
Time to wire up the breakers and cut off switch.....
Had to buy a special crimping tool off amazon. It worked well. All tinned copper, with Marine Grade heat shrink. Got everything wired and...
Ran into a bit of a problem that might help someone down the road. I cut the inline fuse off the jack plate wiring because I was going to run it to the fuse block with everything else. After some...
Same process for the starboard side. This panel will be for 30 amp main breaker for all my electronics, as well as a battery cutoff switch to the motor.
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I was most excited to get started on the bilge area. For cleanliness and convenience, I wanted everything set up on breakers and switches...and mounted where it looked good and was easy to get to. I...
I began the rewire with a new trolling motor plug and receptacle from Marinco. I had to make new panels to mount them on as the old ones were not original and had been rigged with whatever material...
Let the fun begin! The first of many Amazon orders delivered to the house. I spent the money and bought all marine grade stuff and from Blue Sea Systems on just about everything. Tinned copper Wire,...
I played around on the computer to help map out the wiring and get things straight in my head. After a few different battery layouts I decide this one gave me the cleanest battery setup while...
ALMOST all of the wiring that I removed from the boat.
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Old Trolling motor wire hanging in the bilge area unused
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