oak tree to flower pot..come in please - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

capesams · 08-28-2005, 07:49 AM

will be up an running monday nite.

BigFish · 08-28-2005, 07:51 AM

Breaker 1-9 Oak Tree....could you explain....over!

capesams · 08-28-2005, 07:56 AM

after the last drug run from nantucket to chatham with 9 bullet hole's below the water line, the oak tree is ready once again to float on the water like a butterfly.

Karl F · 08-28-2005, 08:48 AM

Glad to hear your side job is working out OK, CS...

Transoms all done, eh?

capesams · 08-28-2005, 09:15 AM

shore is

on both account's...it's a good thing the haba master over there is from outta town..he still can't finger out how come two boat's have the same color pot bouy's

JohnR · 08-28-2005, 10:21 AM

Flower pot is behine 3 weeks... Post pics...

fishaholic18 · 08-28-2005, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnR

Flower pot is behine 3 weeks... Post pics...

Did it beer any fruit yet???

Nebe · 08-28-2005, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Did it beer any fruit yet???

Dingle beerries

fishaholic18 · 08-28-2005, 10:37 AM

Seriously John, where you at with it?
I'll provide moral support if ya want!
(Damn smilies ain't working!!)

capesams · 08-28-2005, 10:49 AM

will do F>P...got her all cleaned up...lookin abit naked right now without her morin block hangin of the back...$2.60 a gal..

al she could say was..."Well dear,,just think of al the gas $$ you've saved" they just don't understand......think she'll get coal fa x-mas.

fishaholic18 · 08-28-2005, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by capesams

will do F>P...got her all cleaned up...lookin abit naked right now without her morin block hangin of the back...$2.60 a gal..

al she could say was..."Well dear,,just think of al the gas $$ you've saved" they just don't understand......think she'll get coal fa x-mas.

Got oars??

capesams · 08-28-2005, 11:49 AM

lot's,,,2 pram's... a 12' an 2-10' yak's...10' tin/elect. trollin ..14' tin/25 rude..17' seaway 70 yam....23 seacrapper and a 27'er w/twinn 200 mer's ta use fa free,,,,but the queen without any dought's is the 23. without her,,life is void of all living thing's.[cept my wife and son]

capesams · 08-29-2005, 08:40 PM

John.....my mech. said to tell you the guy was very good that had it when you picked it up......top notch.

JohnR · 08-30-2005, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by capesams

John.....my mech. said to tell you the guy was very good that had it when you picked it up......top notch.

Good new

should be worth a couple plugs

or a trip on your Seacrapper. The guy I bought it from said he maintained that motor for a while and he believed it to be in very good shape.

zacs · 08-30-2005, 09:34 AM

is there any way we can see some pics of the progress on both of your boats? I need to start getting psyched up for a major project this winter.

Thanks

Zac

capesams · 08-31-2005, 11:32 AM

sorry..no pic's of before/during..just done......you just need to jump in with both feet, get pissed and GIT-R-DONE...thinking about what's ahead will only get u depressed....the only thing I can say is to OVER BUILD>never say good enough.

Slipknot · 08-31-2005, 11:58 AM

Steve, what happened? did your transom fall off?

sounds like quite a project, I saw Greviskas do that once on shipshape, of course he makes it look easy.

capesams · 08-31-2005, 05:14 PM

long story...short version...saw a split in the stern bottom this spring...stuck a flatbar in it and peeled the stern skin right off....guy that had it before me had the motor well filled in,,3" x20",,but instead of just patching in the hole the bone heads took a skillsaw to the whole stern skin and cut it off..when they put it back, they only over lapped the new glass by a 1/2"..and the water that had settled in the bottom froze over the winter and it split..so I got the sawall out and cut the entire stern out and 3' into the inside....month and a half later[everynite after work and every weekend] it's done.. new motor's hung,,but the mech..grandmother showed up so now it won't get fired off till next tue. nite....which is fine cause it's not going to get thrown together just so I can use it for the weekend...waited this long..few more day's won't kill me.

Slipknot · 08-31-2005, 06:09 PM

Wow Steve, that does sound like a project. 1/2" overlap - what an idiot that did that

I'm sure it is done right now

capesams · 08-31-2005, 06:14 PM

was them southern boy's..then they covered it up with purty paint...that they did well.

she'll hold triplet's now.

capesams · 09-07-2005, 06:33 PM

just off the trailer in long pond in harwich for a test drive.

capesams · 09-07-2005, 06:35 PM

mech. at the wheel....said one word..."sweet"...sounds like it's got straight pipe's on it...test run went without a hitch, now to empty my piggy bank on the tank.

thefishingfreak · 09-07-2005, 07:07 PM

should fly with 225 yamaha on it!
looks sweet!!!

i got a parts 1990 250 in the shop if you want/need something off it?

capesams · 09-07-2005, 07:27 PM

ran outta lite tonite before I got to take her for a spin...dang mech. wouldn't come back..when he did he smiled all the way back to his truck. I couldn't ask for a better riding boat for where I go..even 12' sea's/with white caps were nothing.........with luck she'll only need spark plug's..I'll keep your in mind..txs.

JohnR · 09-07-2005, 07:37 PM

I'm real happy she is running well for you

- Glad you (and the Mech) like the motor! Work looks awesome

thefishingfreak · 09-07-2005, 07:42 PM

what year is that motor?

reason i ask is it looks like an older vx76*?
should be a little splatter out the back of that rear port when running.
poppet valve might be clogged? sand will do that in no time.
that would explane the strait pipe sound.
pisser stream looks good.

capesams · 09-07-2005, 08:09 PM

"91" my mech. said it sound's like the other mech. took off some of the top of the exh. port . said they sometimes do that on racin motor's when they turn them up ??? also said I couldda gotten a 50 hp instead cause of the way I drive bein an old fart an all.

thefishingfreak · 09-07-2005, 08:26 PM

that should be chuggin water out the back at idle. ka-whoosh,,,,ka-whoosh.
poppet valve is blocked.
it looks like a small t-stat housing way down low, under the computer.take it appart. rubber seal and all, and clean the sand out.
the spring. the plastic thingy. etc...
it olny goes one way, so put it back in right.

hot-rodders drill holes in the back of the housing to make them louder/relieve exaust pressure.

look on iboats.com in the yamaha section. everything you ever wanted to know about those old yamahas.

capesams · 09-07-2005, 08:40 PM

Tks...John....freak...will talk to jr. about that,,didn.t get to see him leave with the boat, some gal came down with her dog and stood inches away from the back of my truck where I was standing as he left..kinda got lost for a minute.by then he was already across the pond.

capesams · 09-08-2005, 05:37 PM

there you go John..no more rear bath tub.nice and clean.