nctlspider
Well-known member
Hello,
Its time I formally introduce myself. I'm Cory, I live in west central Florida in the little town of Inverness. I bought my first boat, a Lonestar Corvette, a few months back. Its 12 foot with a 1968 9.5 Johnson. I didn't inspect it all that well when i got it. It turns out that its probably been through a few hurricanes and crashed into rocks/ oyster bars. Thats just been all part of the learning process though! I've learned about rivets, steel flex, motor height, trailers, bearings (this is not new), etc.
I will showcase lots of pics and tell the story as it unfolds. As of today, the boat floats without leaks, but the motor went kaput yesterday. For some reason, one of the needles in the crank came loose and lodged itself in the cylinder wall. Anyone know why this happens?
I'll leave out the most graphic damage photos
Its time I formally introduce myself. I'm Cory, I live in west central Florida in the little town of Inverness. I bought my first boat, a Lonestar Corvette, a few months back. Its 12 foot with a 1968 9.5 Johnson. I didn't inspect it all that well when i got it. It turns out that its probably been through a few hurricanes and crashed into rocks/ oyster bars. Thats just been all part of the learning process though! I've learned about rivets, steel flex, motor height, trailers, bearings (this is not new), etc.
I will showcase lots of pics and tell the story as it unfolds. As of today, the boat floats without leaks, but the motor went kaput yesterday. For some reason, one of the needles in the crank came loose and lodged itself in the cylinder wall. Anyone know why this happens?
I'll leave out the most graphic damage photos