dirtslinger2
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This section is a little boring and we seem to missing out on Boat Content here, so here's my winter project.
This Tri-toon has quite a bit of sentimental value to me, this was my good friends boat, and at one point we were going to split the thing, with me paying to rebuild the motor, and him putting me on the title, and storing it at Park Moabi. He never used the boat, and it pretty much just sat covered under a patio. Well, just a few weeks before we were going to pull the motor and have it rebuilt, he passed suddenly at his home office. That was in 2011.
Since then, I always tell his wife, that I'd still love to have the boat if she ever decides to sell it. This went on for 10 years, with me mentioning it about once a year.
Last year, she finally told me to come get the boat, so now I have it, and its my winter project.
I pulled it out of hibernation and she was looking pretty rough, but when I cleaned a spot on the interior, it actually cleaned up nice and was still soft. I brought out 6 new wheels and tires and drug her over to Golden Shores and started cleaning her up.
This October, I pulled the motor and took it over to Lou's in Kingman, I think some of you may know Lou, he's been around a long time, and currently works part time at Billy B's in Needles.
We are completely going thru the old 150 2 stroke, getting rid of Oil Injection, and Lou is going to do a little porting and cleaning up, and was hoping he could get around 200Hp out of the motor.
I need to get a stereo in her, which I've been collecting parts for. Some bimini hardware, steering wheels, and some clean up some electrical.
The goal is to have her running by April.
Here are some before and after clean up pictures, and the culprit to the blown motor.
This Tri-toon has quite a bit of sentimental value to me, this was my good friends boat, and at one point we were going to split the thing, with me paying to rebuild the motor, and him putting me on the title, and storing it at Park Moabi. He never used the boat, and it pretty much just sat covered under a patio. Well, just a few weeks before we were going to pull the motor and have it rebuilt, he passed suddenly at his home office. That was in 2011.
Since then, I always tell his wife, that I'd still love to have the boat if she ever decides to sell it. This went on for 10 years, with me mentioning it about once a year.
Last year, she finally told me to come get the boat, so now I have it, and its my winter project.
I pulled it out of hibernation and she was looking pretty rough, but when I cleaned a spot on the interior, it actually cleaned up nice and was still soft. I brought out 6 new wheels and tires and drug her over to Golden Shores and started cleaning her up.
This October, I pulled the motor and took it over to Lou's in Kingman, I think some of you may know Lou, he's been around a long time, and currently works part time at Billy B's in Needles.
We are completely going thru the old 150 2 stroke, getting rid of Oil Injection, and Lou is going to do a little porting and cleaning up, and was hoping he could get around 200Hp out of the motor.
I need to get a stereo in her, which I've been collecting parts for. Some bimini hardware, steering wheels, and some clean up some electrical.
The goal is to have her running by April.
Here are some before and after clean up pictures, and the culprit to the blown motor.