more arizona drama

[sean]

hahahaha got ya! ok here's the latest on my boat. had a few engine issues and after talking to charlie at octane we decided a few upgrades were in order. while the engines are down at octane marine i figured.... clean up the bilge and make some changes. after all this is still a boating forum right???

 

[sean]

those are before and after pix of engines and progres on the bilge. smoothing it out and re-gel to modernise it. more to come.....

 

[Outdrive1]

fuckin Sean, when I said throw this up on RD's I didn't mean start some drama, lol.


Motors are tits btw.

 

[Timmmmmy]

motors are sick

 

[sean]

lol and i just read daves post hahahaha ooopsy did i stir it up
thanks guys for the cudos im trying to git'er done

 

[BadBlown572]

lol and i just read daves post hahahaha ooopsy did i stir it up
thanks guys for the cudos im trying to git'er done

Looks great and the nice thing is that 90% of the nasty work is done. The rest of it should be much easier. :thumbsup It will definitely be worth it in the end though.

 

[LuckyStrike]

Looking Bad Ass Sean:skull

 

[Earl-Bob]

those pics are kick ass:thumbsup

 

[460]

Fucking sweet.

 

[sean]

thank you everyone. there are alot of upgrades being done this go-round. we started with the trailer. new brakes (disc conversion)thanks charlie at octane marine (also in charge of engines). new bunks and redesign (once i can float off to complete) and maybe a drive guard and redo the tounge by adding platform and toolbox.
repaired defects on bottom of hull including gelcoat. also made some gel reairs in the cockpit. speaking of that outdrive exchange hooked up the stereo. i have put an intercom system in and still looking at some kind of windshield.
in the bilge.... well, as you see lots of sanding grinding and resin work being done. i reran alot of cables and such so they are not seen and added a shelf between the stringers for the trim pumps. after craig shoots the gelcoat i will detail and start the reassembly. this is to include elimination of as much clutter by running it under or behind stuff as well as a bazillion zipties. to finish off the bilge everything is now color coded to match the engines and will be lit up by clear led's for bright and red led's for bling.
so, safe to say it wont be on the water for desert storm:grumble: but the end result is coming along fairly soon. i have alot more pix and when she's done maybe an in depth rd report can be done:thumbsup

 

[Donnie]

If your not careful those motors will sit on the stands as long as mine did

They look great!

 

[sean]

yeah no shit:blah:

 

[cave]

Intercoolers:thumbsup That along is gunna help. Looks Killer!

 

[sean]

ohhh alot more than just intercoolers on those engines

 

[RiverDave]

thank you everyone. there are alot of upgrades being done this go-round. we started with the trailer. new brakes (disc conversion)thanks charlie at octane marine (also in charge of engines). new bunks and redesign (once i can float off to complete) and maybe a drive guard and redo the tounge by adding platform and toolbox.
repaired defects on bottom of hull including gelcoat. also made some gel reairs in the cockpit. speaking of that outdrive exchange hooked up the stereo. i have put an intercom system in and still looking at some kind of windshield.
in the bilge.... well, as you see lots of sanding grinding and resin work being done. i reran alot of cables and such so they are not seen and added a shelf between the stringers for the trim pumps. after craig shoots the gelcoat i will detail and start the reassembly. this is to include elimination of as much clutter by running it under or behind stuff as well as a bazillion zipties. to finish off the bilge everything is now color coded to match the engines and will be lit up by clear led's for bright and red led's for bling.
so, safe to say it wont be on the water for desert storm:grumble: but the end result is coming along fairly soon. i have alot more pix and when she's done maybe an in depth rd report can be done:thumbsup

Take lots of pictures of the re-assembly process please. As wel start archiving any before photos..

RD

 

[sean]

will do bud:thumbsup

 

[XTRM22]

Hey Sean, you gonna put something in there for me to hook my bronc reins to in case you ever decide to reverse the props and bring back the "8 second death hop"
Chuck

 

[Wombat]

As they said in MAD MAX, that motor is the Ducks Guts.:thumbsup

 

[XTRM22]

I had to go find this video and post it, it's me and Sean in his AO31 about 2 years ago. It's been dialed in since, but at the end of this pass I was lookin for the pickup man to come ridin past so I could bail off!!!
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[sean]

pickup man:champagne:
that was the death hop that a.o. told me to just drive thru:grumble:
like chuck said it's since been fixed and runs flat and semi fast.. always some guy out there thats faster:bowdown:
chuck i did put a halter setup in the passenger area so you can use a hackrein. the way she was buckin i'ld giver her x and four:thumbsup
lol she wasnt as bad as this ride

 

[Riverbound]

Wow that looks like an exciting ride.

Thanks for the thread this has been interesting to watch.

 

[Donnie]

I forgot all about that day Chuck....Thanks for posting:thumbsup

 

[sean]

well last of the grinding and heavy sanding is alll done and smooooth :champagne: hosed her down cleaned it up now to mask and spray gel

 

[BadBlown572]

I know it has been a lot of work, but it will be all worth it in the end.

 

[TPC]

:thumbsup

 

[sean]

welll.... gel got sprayed today....:boobeyes: hung the led's and a few other things.. start re-rigging tuesday. yes dave im taking pix just too tired to post now. :champagne:

 

[sean]

here's some update pix everyone...

 

[RiverDave]

Coming out GREAT SEAN!!

RD

 

[LuckyStrike]

Looking Good Sean...Want to haul my boat to the lake this weekend..??
Pattys got my truck with the horses in Santa Barbra

 

[460]

Looks awesome. Cant wait to see that thing run

 

[sean]

thanks alot guys to see it come together is making all those itchy days worth it

 

[BadBlown572]

Looks great! :thumbsup

 

[Earl-Bob]

I love this thread!! looks great

 

[Fourspeednup]

Lookin good there Sean! What's the eta on having it back together? Been taking the plowboat out a lot and need to show my friends what a real boat looks like:thumbsup

 

[squirtnmyload]

Lookin good there Sean! What's the eta on having it back together? Been taking the plowboat out a lot and need to show my friends what a real boat looks like:thumbsup

thanks for the call :swear you been goin to saguaro? drag that pig out to parker this weekend :thumbsup

fuckin looks bad ass sean. i can't wait to see them motors in there.

 

[Fourspeednup]

thanks for the call :swear you been goin to saguaro? drag that pig out to parker this weekend :thumbsup

fuckin looks bad ass sean. i can't wait to see them motors in there.

I texted you a while back but you were probably busy with wedding coordination I'll call next time. Been doing Bartlett and Pleasant mostly, getting a little bored. I could be convinced to do Parker very easily. Not this weekend but just about any time after:thumbsup

 

[Mblaster]

Man that really looks good.:thumbsup

 

[sean]

if i ever do this again i know a few things i would do different but, its gooder enough didnt get anything hung today so, do twice as much in the mornin:thumbsup

 

[squirtnmyload]

I texted you a while back but you were probably busy with wedding coordination I'll call next time. Been doing Bartlett and Pleasant mostly, getting a little bored. I could be convinced to do Parker very easily. Not this weekend but just about any time after:thumbsup

didn't get it. don't do texts, much simpler that way .......i'll let ya know when the next trip is.

 

[Fourspeednup]

didn't get it. don't do texts, much simpler that way .......i'll let ya know when the next trip is.

Well that splains that. Sean I want a ride, the fastest I've been so far this summer is 42.5:grumble:

 

[RiverDave]

What would you do different?

rD

 

[Chico&Zeus]

What would you do different?

rD

I think he would have added more gauges

 

[sean]

more guages.... :blah: now looking at it i would have done some bondo work to fill some of the imperfections. dont get me wrong its looking great but, i just see some things that would make it much better.

 

[sean]

sorry to keep posting in this thread but figured it makes it easier for everyone... updates as you can see im just about ready for the engines when they come home from the dyno:thumbsup

 

[sean]

you can also see the one off engine mounts they fab'd up for me. i know guys, there are 6" spaces between zip-ties instead of the dcb 2" i figured this will look good enough figuring it will all be under or behind the engines

 

[Outdrive1]

you can also see the one off engine mounts they fab'd up for me. i know guys, there are 6" spaces between zip-ties instead of the dcb 2" i figured this will look good enough figuring it will all be under or behind the engines

Looking good Sean. Come by tomorrow if you don't work, I have the boat at the shop. I added a couple of accesories to it.

 

[sean]

i can stop by friday on way home from work.... lol you get there at 9am right yes i work thursday

 

[Outdrive1]

i can stop by friday on way home from work.... lol you get there at 9am right yes i work thursday

If I have room, I'll leave it till Friday. I'm waiting on a shipment from Dana that I'd like to have before Mem day.:swear Did as much as I could till the other stuff shows up.

 

[sean]

anything red in that shippment
ill call you later if i can

 

[Outdrive1]

anything red in that shippment
ill call you later if i can

No they already sent your bezels. I have them sitting there.