Projects time.

[HST4ME]

Guess I'll start with this. Rescued a 1973 65 shorty Evinrude from a farm field in Podunk Michigan. Got it back to the shop and it had 125 on all three and fired up surprisingly quickly. Went through the pile of 49ci parts and pieced it back together, through a Hustler/Stinger exhaust plate and a set of solid mounts, reeds and stuffers from CCMS, and an etec tiller on. Ran the shit out of it for the summer.

Time for sand blast and powder coat.

Lower unit is shaped like a watermelon, so while I'm building gearcases this week I'll swap the drive shaft into a newer style case while I gather parts for the nitro lowers.

 

[jb600]

That thing is cool. When you going to get after the Streams?

 

[HST4ME]

My Vector will be for sale after the new floor and the new interior less motor. Finishing the resurrection of my HST, I'll be good with that, the Aquarius and my champboat.

 

[LazyLavey]

Make Ole proud!

 

[lake p.a.l.]

What a fun lil ride

 

[ChrisV]

need this in my life

 

[HST4ME]

Gots new decals

 

[stingray11]

Gots new decals
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Where in the hell did you find them?

 

[HST4ME]

Where in the hell did you find them?

Enay

 

[HST4ME]

Buddy's resto mod, 1955 plasticraft. Working on the cowl set up but it will closely resemble a 1962 Merc 500 with a 1998 chassis.

 

[HST4ME]

Supposed to be low 60s here next Thursday so I'll get after rubber boats motor after that. Gotta love a February river rip.

 

[HST4ME]

And get Mrs lakepals gearcase done.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Fantastic, thank you. She was just asking about it since we've had a few 70° days already.

 

[HST4ME]

Well it's 9 degrees out, might as well start 108's freshy powerhead.

 

[HST4ME]