Drug in Ol Boat - wifes gona shoot me HELP

Welcome abooard! Good luck with the wife and the new projectoooh:. Lots of knowlegable people on the board that should be able to help. Get er cleaned up, get your 10 posts in, and post some pics. When you get your 10 posts in shoot MarkJ a pm he's really good along with a lot of others.

 

Ron, listen up, this works. Stand in the mirrow saying it was a family heirloom,,,,till you can say it with a straight face. It came easier for me than it does to others.Learn to lieoooh:
Pressure wash that baby out and have the crack in transom heliarc welded, won't cost too much. Be careful stompin the dent back out, you can go to far and tear it if your not careful. If it leaks you can tighten the rivets by getting someone to hold a hammer under the rivet and tap the other side with a punch.As long as it has a clear title, ark. shouldn't give ya much flack. Ya get started on it, let us know how it's coming along.

 

My first boat was a Wolverine 14' V bottom.
I wish I had it back.
That thing was just like a cork.
Floated high in the water. You could stand on the boat sides and it would not tip.
Only problem was the motor was a long shaft. A 40 hp Merc IIRC. Been a long time ago.
Lots of fun in that old boat. Heck it was 20 years old back then.

have a good one and thanks for the memories.
just

 

oooh:Welcome to the BOC and good luck with the boat !

 

First of all WELCOME to the BOC/SOC! Great place to hang out and pick a lot of smart peoples brains about dfferent subjects. Sounds as if you have started off right,got your self a neat fixer upper.Get it cleaned up ,may not be as bad as it looks right now.Good luck and have fun working on it.Looking forward to some pictures.

 

hey man atleast you can say you have a boat. fixing it up will make you get to know your boat on a personal level just like the old saying "the captain knows every rivet and every square inch of his boat"

 

Welcome to the BOC Ron and congrats on getting a boat. I know wives can be a little difficult and times but if she is anything like mine just remind her of her shoe collection and the subject should disapear. Just tell her Boys and Toys. She should understand.

 

I know the feeling. I've done this a few times myself! Best thing to do is get it water ready As Soon As Possible and get out in it to prove it was a good decision. If she don't fish.....................................................Sorry Man!

 

"You think it was leak patch job? "

Can't say for sure but I'd think it a fair bet that it was.
Eyeball the rivets on the hull bracings, I 'spect you will find one or more loose and leaking. In fact, a leak test may be the first thing you want to do.

My first tin boat had been "repaired" with roofing tar, and bondo over that. Discovered this when I went to sand it for new paint.

 

My personal opinion is that on an aluminum boat, you don't need rollers. Bunks will do a whole lot better job of supporting the boat without all the dents and humps rollers will give you. A heavy boat, yes, it needs good rollers. Lightweight aluminum just needs a solid surface. When you take the boat to a shop to have that brace welded, tell them to replace the rivets. Shouldn't cost you very much at all. Before you do a leak test, get rid of the rollers. LOL And, I might add, block the frame of the trailer to make it solid. Otherwise you stand a chance of bending or breaking the axle. Perhaps having some blow outs also. That would make the little lady happy. LOL

 

BUSTED!!!!


Ron I hope you do better at that than he does...his favorite line is either " somebody gave it to me" or "I've had that a LONGGGGG time" neither of which works...I been burned too many times...LMBO!!!!!:wink:

and no JOHNNY BOB you are NOT a good liar, so don't go there!

 

"Talk to my farterinlaw today and he said might be eaiser to use stove bolts instead of rivets - I assume they need to be S. Steel ??? or Galv.???"

Stainless, but I would go with rivets. For sure below the water line.

It's a pain, but the more you do the right way now, will make you much happier later.

"The old motor is missing the Hood by chance any one have a hood for a 5hp Chrsyler?????????"

Start scouting Ebay. Might even post in the "wanted to buy" section.

 

I mean to block your trailer frame just like its a mobile home or camper trailer. If you fill a boat full of water to check for leaks, your putting an awfull lot of weight on the boat in a maner it wasn't designed. But, if you don't block your trailer frame, all that weight goes to the tires, then to the axle. On an old rig, something has gotta give, usually the trailer and tires.

 

Welcome aboard congrats on getting the new boat hopefully you will be able to get that whole situation figured out and get your boat fixed up and be able to put it in the water soon.

 

Thanks for the pics.