My First Boat Restoration

[AnglerC]

Always put an inline master fuse in the positive side near the battery.

Yep... LOL... It does now...

 

[stomper]

WOW you're doing a heck of a job on that boat. Looks great. One would never know it was your first time rebuilding a boat. What kind of live well is that and where did you pick up.

I'd also like to know where you snagged that livewell from. It'd be nice to have one like that in my boat.

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Funny you guys should mention that livewell. It was a major pain to deal with but now that it's done I'm glad I did it. I found it here. https://greatlakesskipper.com/lund-...ly-marine-boat-livewell-baitwell-tank-2005571 There's 2 left get them while they're hot. A word of advice... When I ordered it, it is considered an oversize package An oversize package that weighs maybe 20 pounds. If that... anyway they were going to gouge me $148.00 in shipping. I told them that's almost the same price as the tank!!! I told them never mind. That was on a Saturday. I called again on Monday and asked the weekday staff if they could do better on the shipping. They came back with $53.00. I'll take it.

But when I got it I discovered it didn't fit. I measured the boat twice!!! I just didn't take into account that the boat is a DEEP V... Duuuuuhhhhhh "V"??? I'm an idiot... Anyway after everything Great Lake Skipper had done to help me I wasn't about send it back. Plus I loved it... It just didn't fit. So... I chopped it and welded it back together. I showed that one on this thread - https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40820 Read up... I learned a ton doing that mod.

The fittings came from Flow Rite. They have a really cool livewell builder at https://flow-rite.com/marine/livewell-builder The fittings were worth every penny. Went together like a breeze...

Let me know what you guys think.

Your $148 shipping is a lot better than my $269 shipping. That's just from their site calculator. I guess I should probably call them.

 

[Kismet]

Angler?

you're doing good work.

It is a great project boat. Congratulations.

Thanks Kismet but I haven't really done anything yet... Demolition is easy. LOL... Compliment me when I'm painting her name on her. :mrgreen:

OK, now...waaaay back on May 2nd, I told you that you were doing great work, and....(drum-roll please)...see how clairvoyant I was?

Look at the progress! Just imagine how good it might have been if you hadn't let the smoke out.




Nice job. =D>

 

[Hanr3]

Letting the smoke out is a term we use in the electrical, electronic industry. Pretty universal term. Has some other applications in the testing industry too, like for clutches, brakes, etc.

 

[AnglerC]

Your $148 shipping is a lot better than my $269 shipping. That's just from their site calculator. I guess I should probably call them.

Ouch stomper... The shipping calculator wouldn't even attempt a fee for me. Went straight to telling me I had to call them. That was on a Saturday. Called them on Monday and spoke with a woman. She made things happen. So call during the week. Not the weekend.

Good luck.

Oh and if your looking for the bait bucket that will fit that tank let me and I'll post the link to where I found that for $15.00.

 

[AnglerC]

OK, now...waaaay back on May 2nd, I told you that you were doing great work, and....(drum-roll please)...see how clairvoyant I was?

Look at the progress! Just imagine how good it might have been if you hadn't let the smoke out.

Nice job. =D>

Okay Kismet. Today I will take a bow. =) Thanks for the complement. I am pleased with how it's turning out. It's just been real hard getting there.

 

[AnglerC]

Letting the smoke out is a term we use in the electrical, electronic industry. Pretty universal term. Has some other applications in the testing industry too, like for clutches, brakes, etc.

My brother is in the car restoration business and says whenever someone comes in with a car component they have fried he tells them that have let out the magic smoke and it is going to cost extra to put it back in.

 

[murphy67]

Just got through all 8 pages of your build and just gotta say great work! Wondering if you have made any further updates after your wiring troubles? (I do realize this thread is a year old...but with that amount of work, I cant imagine the project was abandon...so i would love to see it finished and such.)

Thanks

 

[AnglerC]

Just got through all 8 pages of your build and just gotta say great work! Wondering if you have made any further updates after your wiring troubles? (I do realize this thread is a year old...but with that amount of work, I cant imagine the project was abandon...so i would love to see it finished and such.)

Thanks

Murphy... Murphy. Murphy. Murphy. Is a boat ever done? LOL... I always tell the wife a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money in. She hates that saying.

However yes this last summer I had a great time continuing to tweak my boat. I added a custom made boat cover from Top Gun Boat Covers https://topgunboatcovers.com/. I bought, but have not added custom switches https://rockerswitchpros.com/replacing the ones I burned up in my wiring incident. LOL... I then added a Terrova Trolling Motor to the bow and wired it for 24 volt. I also bout the Connectors to simplify my battery connections each year. I was inspired by Connect Ease https://connect-ease.com/ However I contacted the manufacturer directly and made my own. https://www.andersonpower.com/us/en/products/sb-sb-boots/index.aspx

Spent the rest of the time fishing. LOL...

I'll tinker some more this spring before the opener.