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8122pbrainard 
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 Posted: September-10-2010 at 7:53pm |
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Jeff,
It's great to hear that you will be getting your son to help out. I wish I had done more of the same. Get him a flat bar and let him go after some of that old wet foam!! |
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Ranger
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 7:41pm |
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Yes, I thought of that while I was staring at it in the air. In fact, I was going to drop it back down and do just that, but the bottle jack on the picker wasn't cooperating. I was getting a little nervous with that thing in the air knowing that the pile of junk holding it could go at any moment.
Once I had it over the rail, I finally got the picker to lower enough that I could get the engine on its stand. But it was a crap shoot. I almost went and grabbed my tractor to lift it off of the picker. Jeff |
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TRBenj
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 7:24pm |
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Probably too late now, but had you removed the carb and flame arrestor, then tightened the chains, you would have cleared at least another 6-8".
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Ranger
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 7:10pm |
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Ok, I need to give this a shot, so lets see how this come out.
Not really much to see, but I want to make sure that this works out alright. Jeff |
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 6:59pm |
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Photobucket.com works for me. There's a tutorial thread here on the site.
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Ranger
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 6:35pm |
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Thanks Guys, I appreciate the welcome and humor!
I'll post some pict's later but I pulled the engine last night. What a pain. The hoist I rented was junk and it barely made it over the gunnels. I took one of the tires off, dropped the trailer to the ground, and then cranked the bow down as low as it would go. Since the tranny didn't clear. I had to lift the rear of the engine while my wife pulled on hoist. it was close, but it's out. I'm not renting another piece of junk. I'll either buy one or build one before the motor goes back in. I haven't checked into it, but what is the best way to upload photos? Jeff |
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charger496
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 6:23pm |
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Showoff.
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robrich
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 6:14pm |
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I am looking forward to following the thread.
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Hollywood
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 5:30pm |
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It sure was refreshing to read a post as well written as that! This will be a great thread.
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 4:55pm |
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I'm almost speechless after that intro...very cool!
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Ranger
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Posted: September-10-2010 at 4:45pm |
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Here we go. I was going to wait until winter, but since the fuel filter fell off due to rot, I thought It might be a sign from above that I better start sooner than later. So, the boat is gutted and the floor will be cut out this weekend.
A little background: I'm really a fisherman and a hunter, but have been around boats for most of my life. I have rebuilt a few, but all of them were for chasing something offshore. But I have a 9 year old son and although he is my fishing partner and baseball buddy, he has been watching all of the ski and wakeboard boats go by at the river. I finally started pulling him around in my Ranger, but it's time that I get a real ski boat. So I started looking for a project that we could build together. This is it. It will be something that he ends up with, so we will be building allot more than just a boat. I found this Ski Nautique a little North from where we live and thought that it was perfect for the task at hand. We used it once and it was everything that I thought it should be. So, I started doing my research and although I haven't fully decided on the materials, I should be elbow deep into wet foam within 48 hours. I appreciate this forum and the people who have made it great. Hopefully this will be a build that everyone will enjoy. I'll try to keep you posted with pictures as I go. Jeff |
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