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Hussler
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I cycled the control box before in the stock mount hole and after in the new hole, the throw was more than enough in the stock location and I still have plenty of adjustment available in the new mounting spot. Carb maxes close and WOT. The only difference is the lever goes down a few degrees more. Technically, I gained sensitivity in the throttle and it should let me adjust speed even better now. The throttle lever has to swing about 270 degrees so no flipping ect would have been a possibility. |
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Hussler
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john b
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Tiny is half the charm, in boats anyway!
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1970 Mustang "Theseus' paradox"
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Hussler
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"I'm not tiny, I'm compact!" I love it, its essentially a motor with a little bit of fiberglass around it. If it was any smaller I'd probably make put a saddle on the doghouse and steer the thing with reins. Anywho I'll probably paint the floors today and build up the glass on the dash, maybe fix the control box housing. |
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OverMyHead
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How about concentrated!
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For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats.
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john b
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I like the functionality of the tow ring and finger on the transom. It is very practical. I have considered doing the same thing so I can take a spin skiing with rear seat passengers and all return intact. I will have to give that some careful thought. I have drillaphobia.
BTW, do you have the vent grille for that sweet motor box? I have a spare or two laying around that I really have no use for. |
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Hussler
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Thanks, the tow ring actually serves two purposes, one for towing and the other is that it actually threads through to the rear eye bracket! Bracket is from a late 50's century, i think i covered it in the thread somewhere, solid bronze, much better than the steel that was originally grafted in. I appreciate the offer on the vent piece, but I have an extra as well! However... I was contemplating putting two headlights on the thing by using two of these vents on either side of the breakwater, then recesssing a box on either side and putting in some strong leds. So they would look like two little vents in the day, but be bright docking lights at night. But I have to finish this thing at some point. |
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8122pbrainard
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??? Please explain the "breakwater" |
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Hussler
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Cutwater, forgot what it was called, whatever front of the boat. Didnt do much today, pretty lazy and terrible overcast. Finished painting the floors with bilgecoat. Its amazing how much the stuff soaks into the wood, took 3 coats until it was somewhat even |
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Hussler
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Got a little more done, rained quite a bit today.
Floor all painted and loosly fitted. This should make working on the inside so much more comfortable, its the little things in life. Also figured out how to build up the throttle area without taking a billion sheet to do it. Cut a sliver of wood, wrapped it in glass for a backer then a thin 6oz on the front to make a little bowl. Then packed the bowl with pulled apart stand matt soaked in epoxy. Once its cured ill just burn off the seaped out section and put 2-3 6oz matt coats over it. Hope to get some sanding done tomorrow, then I have to start packing up my crap for camp for the summer. |
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Gary S
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Before you go any further take a look at how I did mine. Get in there
and grind a taper on that cut out edge. It will help the bond,the 'glass fibers will lay out over the taper instead of butting up to the edge. the starting point much like yours- Here you can see the darker outline taper under the glass layer Here it is with the added glass layers to get to correct thickness and sanded. Now just the gel coat needs to be added And now with the gel sprayed,sanded and buffed |
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Gary S
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I had a thick piece of biax,added the resin to it and let it harden. Then I put cardboard behind the hole and traced from the outside. Used the cardboard tracing to cut the filler plug from the hardned biax. Then I used mat and kept building it up,a little larger each time until I had the thickness needed. I used polyester for this part of the repair to compatable with the polyester gelcoat. When done I sanded the back side of the repair and used epoxy and mat to cover the whole repair to give it even more strength. Hope this helps-
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Hussler
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Yep, planning to add a taper to countersink the matt. The piece of wood on the other side should also be adding a lot of strength.
Only have to raise up the bottom an inch or so, not going to bother closing it off just to cut it out again. Appreciate the input Gary |
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Hussler
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Hows it hanging fellas
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turningpoint84
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How's the boat looking?
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Hussler
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Pretty good, just water tested it yesterday . Its going to take a while to assemble the pics together, I had a super busy summer. Boat still has a long way to go (electronics, interior) but it moves under its own power!
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Hussler
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So it turns out one of the pistons is blown, 50psi in one 100 psi in the others. Kinda sucks because it was the whole reason I bought the boat. Whatever, show goes on. I'll tear it down, have the shortblock redone and get the gt40p heads and that cams research cam everybody likes.
Pics uploading now. Im currently going to school 3 days a week and working the other 4 so progress will be slow from here on. |
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I think that about covers it.
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john b
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You're not done until you post a photo of it in the water with you smiling at the helm.
Looks good! |
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Hussler
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Oh god im not going to be done for a while! Next summer... definitely next summer.
I have more pics still sorting them out |
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Nice job on the dash repair. But, I think it would look more Custom-er with-out the aluminum gauge panel.
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john b
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I think the Dr. has something there. It would look really clean without the panel, kinda like the SS gauges.
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Hussler
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Meh, I saw it was off a 64 stang so I went with it, it also pull some more black onto the dash to go along with the control and helm. It looks really nice with the gauges, I lost a memory card that had a lot of pics ill have to take some more
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juniorwoody
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Nice work Jim, Though a bit off the original trail it will be striking when done. Keep the photos coming.
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That's looks really good in the water.
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