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[Headless hula]

A summertime visit to Wisconsin sounds great. Fall here is perfect for boating.

4 horsemen poker run is june 7th and 8th. I plan on participating as a Marshall boat. It'd be a good weekend to see some decent hardware.
I have room in the boat for 2.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

4 horsemen poker run is june 7th and 8th. I plan on participating as a Marshall boat. It'd be a good weekend to see some decent hardware.
I have room in the boat for 2.

Interesting, that's 2 days after my birthday.

 

[Headless hula]

Interesting, that's 2 days after my birthday.

sent u a p,m.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

4 horsemen poker run is june 7th and 8th. I plan on participating as a Marshall boat. It'd be a good weekend to see some decent hardware.
I have room in the boat for 2.

Thanks bud, I'd way rather visit on an off weekend & enjoy the normal time. I'm ALL about laying down miles, not sitting & blabbing.

 

[Captbill]

Can the cup holder opening and speaker be moved aft on this side panel?

 

[Headless hula]

Can the cup holder opening and speaker be moved aft on this side panel?

Yep. Theres room to move it back. You could mount the speaker higher, but you'll be cutting into the glass behind it.

 

[Captbill]

I used your old interior panel and roughed out interior panels. Question? Did you permanently screw down your rear seat bottom?

 

[Headless hula]

I used your old interior panel and roughed out interior panels. Question? Did you permanently screw down your rear seat bottom?

I did. I built a new one, and just used a couple wood screws through the floor.
My new bench seat has a bottom though.

 

[Headless hula]

Need to find a clear anodized rigging tube fitting for the smaller verado style.
Anyone have a decent source?

I do not want to use the black plastic one on the transom end.

 

[Headless hula]

Also need to sort out what I'm going to use for tab switches. I may mount them on the outside of the shifter console I'm making. I need to see what kind of clearance is needed on the back of the switches...

 

[Headless hula]

Kinda thinking the Dana style for switches. I need to see what the dimensions are.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Shit is getting real now with that big white beauty. I can't wait to see how this badass ride turns out.

 

[Headless hula]

Shit is getting real now with that big white beauty. I can't wait to see how this badass ride turns out.

Plan is to go full tilt starting Monday morning.

 

[sonicss31]

How about 2 small push buttons mounted on the steering wheel for tabs? You probably won’t need them that often. I like the blinker lever for the motor trim. Your past experience in running the boat should dictate what works for you.

 

[Headless hula]

How about 2 small push buttons mounted on the steering wheel for tabs? You probably won’t need them that often. I like the blinker lever for the motor trim. Your past experience in running the boat should dictate what works for you.

Going to use the paddle style for trim and jack plate.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

You're an animal!

 

[Captbill]

https://madefi.com/shop?olsPage=pro...-and-3l-alien-cowling-billet-rig-tube-adapter

 

[Captbill]

https://www.hardin-marine.com/p-130...ker-switch-mom-on-off-mom-on-double-pole.aspx

 

[Headless hula]

Dave (Stacie) sent me hats that'll match the new engine.

 

[Headless hula]

It's about fukin time!

Let's get this fitted!

 

[Captbill]

It's about fukin time! View attachment 745253
Let's get this fitted!

Looks like a little additional tabbing. will be necessary

 

[Headless hula]

Needed a little trim. In she went.

 

[Headless hula]

Looks like a little additional tabbing. will be necessary

It still needs a haircut to drop down a bit. Only been a few months since I've been able to work on it....

 

[Captbill]

It still needs a haircut to drop down a bit. Only been a few months since I've been able to work on it....

Gonna be cool, getting jealous I might have to put 400 stickers on my 350!

 

[Captbill]

When you get into your rigging parts can you post a list of harnesses and items that are Verado specific?

 

[Headless hula]

When you get into your rigging parts can you post a list of harnesses and items that are Verado specific?

I don't think that will be a problem.

 

[575cat]

Needed a little trim. In she went. View attachment 745255

Just put one seat there & use a tiller .

 

[J-Bonz]

Hey Hula,
Great thread I just stumbled across! How is the transom coming along? Have you thought about installing some knees to the transom? Check out post 236 & 252 of my build..

https://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/fiberglass-paint/254108-re-birth-apache-scout-24.html

Jr.

 

[J-Bonz]

https://www.hardin-marine.com/p-130...ker-switch-mom-on-off-mom-on-double-pole.aspx

I have a few I never used I would be willing to part with if you are interested

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Hula is anti brace. He marches to the beat of a different drum on that philosophy.

 

[Headless hula]

Spent a few hours getting the first layer clearanced properly. I need at least a fingertip gap all the way around. Once that was done, I had to transfer the angle change where it fits up under the deck. The other transom just ended at the rub rail height. This new one will extend until the two planes of angles meet.
Next step is to epoxy the 3 layers of plywood together. I dont feel like running a scissors today. Got a thirst for a bloody mary.

 

[Headless hula]

Hula is anti brace. He marches to the beat of a different drum on that philosophy.

I've seen evidence first hand that knees are huge pressure points. Stress cracks at the intersection. It's hard enough to tab that joint together without complicating it by adding more angles.
There were tiny knees in this boat from the factory. It had stress cracks on the inside.

 

[Headless hula]

Jumped in the "WAY BACK" machine today. This literally is where I came from.


11'6" tippy tinny shitbox with a 2 cyl wacker.

Boat weighs less than half of me.....


What a blast! Tops out at at least 15 mph, which is sketchy as fuck in this Reynolds wrap boat!!!

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Jumped in the "WAY BACK" machine today. This literally is where I came from.


11'6" tippy tinny shitbox with a 2 cyl wacker. View attachment 747059 View attachment 747060 View attachment 747061 View attachment 747062 View attachment 747063

Boat weighs less than half of me.....


What a blast! Tops out at at least 15 mph, which is sketchy as fuck in this Reynolds wrap boat!!!

Oooooo HELL YA!!!!!!! We grew up on the same kinda shitbox

 

[Headless hula]

Oooooo HELL YA!!!!!!! We grew up on the same kinda shitbox

If I still had hair, it'd be blowin in the wind...

 

[lake p.a.l.]

If I still had hair, it'd be blowin in the wind...

When r u coming to Bay area to run Delta & Bay with us?

 

[Headless hula]

When r u coming to Bay area to run Delta & Bay with us?

If the chips land my way.....(which quite honestly, they have been,,).....maybe fall?

Fall here is October/November......


I've had decent boating in December, so I'm not ruling out anything. Lolol....

 

[lake p.a.l.]

If the chips land my way.....(which quite honestly, they have been,,).....maybe fall?

Fall here is October/November......


I've had decent boating in December, so I'm not ruling out anything. Lolol....

Late September & October are usually AMAZING here weather wise. Got an open bedroom but u will need auxiliary liver & the ability to tolerate hundreds of miles on the water each day........

 

[Headless hula]

Late September & October are usually AMAZING here weather wise. Got an open bedroom but u will need auxiliary liver & the ability to tolerate hundreds of miles on the water each day........

I'll need an address to ship the stunt liver in advance. When the box arrives, just toss it in the freezer or shop fridge. Dont open it...

 

[lake p.a.l.]

I'll need an address to ship the stunt liver in advance. When the box arrives, just toss it in the freezer or shop fridge. Dont open it...

I fully understand.........

 

[MeCasa16]

Jumped in the "WAY BACK" machine today. This literally is where I came from.


11'6" tippy tinny shitbox with a 2 cyl wacker. View attachment 747059 View attachment 747060 View attachment 747061 View attachment 747062 View attachment 747063

Boat weighs less than half of me.....


What a blast! Tops out at at least 15 mph, which is sketchy as fuck in this Reynolds wrap boat!!!

My first boat was a 12’ aluminum Pioneer with a 5hp Elgin motor. It had about 3” of tar in the bottom of the boat and no trailer. I bought it out of the Marquette County Tribune classifieds for $50 when I was 12 years old. Absolute shit box, but it was the most fun a 12 year old could have growing up in rural Wisconsin


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[Headless hula]

My first boat was a 12’ aluminum Pioneer with a 5hp Elgin motor. It had about 3” of tar in the bottom of the boat and no trailer. I bought it out of the Marquette County Tribune classifieds for $50 when I was 12 years old. Absolute shit box, but it was the most fun a 12 year old could have growing up in rural Wisconsin


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I pretty much owned the white river marsh from the time I was 12, till I left for the service.....

There isnt a single bayou or backwater I haven't explored in that chunk of the fox river.

 

[SLT Kota]

Just a thought I had after driving past a neighbors dock. How hard is the lake bottom where you live? Around here we have issues with boat lifts/docks that sit on the bottom sinking into the mud and not hitting a solid bottom. My neighbor can only pull his boat up 3/4th's of the way out of the water because the lake bottom can't handle the weight.

 

[Headless hula]

Plywood and glass sammich. Now we wait.

 

[Headless hula]

Just a thought I had after driving past a neighbors dock. How hard is the lake bottom where you live? Around here we have issues with boat lifts/docks that sit on the bottom sinking into the mud and not hitting a solid bottom. My neighbor can only pull his boat up 3/4th's of the way out of the water because the lake bottom can't handle the weight.

In the channel in front of the house it's kinda mucky, but hard sand below it. I'm sure itll take some effort to get the lift set correctly, but it can be done. It's hard sand bottom beyond the reeds on the lake side of the island too.

 

[KingofBeers]

Late September & October are usually AMAZING here weather wise. Got an open bedroom but u will need auxiliary liver & the ability to tolerate hundreds of miles on the water each day........

I'll take a week off and be a weekday boating whore all day everyday. Maybe you should park the 'Lil Hobo right there at the Porthole.

 

[Singleton]

In the channel in front of the house it's kinda mucky, but hard sand below it. I'm sure itll take some effort to get the lift set correctly, but it can be done. It's hard sand bottom beyond the reeds on the lake side of the island too.

My moms place up in Boulder Junction has that same condition (muck then sand). Pier has 3x3 steel plates now to keep dock from sinking, boat lift has 6x6 plates - so f’n glad those don’t have to be pulled out each year

 

[lake p.a.l.]

I'll take a week off and be a weekday boating whore all day everyday. Maybe you should park the 'Lil Hobo right there at the Porthole.

We will have more booze on lil hobo than most bars!! You are welcome to side-tie ANY time. There will always be plenty of provisions for peeps to spend the night. No drinking & driving.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

I'm in for a weekday Delta adventure. I'll drag the junk down from Oregon and put some miles on!

 

[lake p.a.l.]

I'm in for a weekday Delta adventure. I'll drag the junk down from Oregon and put some miles on!

You are welcome to drag your ride down or just jump in with 1 of us.
Back to Hula, when you sammich those pieces together do you put weights or something on top to help them cure or seal together?