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Nice boat package, and it all looks like it is very salvageable. Congrats! Your boat is a semi-v. Does the motor turn over? If it does, that’s a good sign. Take the spark plugs out and do a compression check. Check for spark. If you have compression & spark, it should run. Looking forward...

When I bought this setup, I immediately noticed the tounge seemed too long, and it sagged. After I cut the rusty crossmember off, and had the tongue separated from the trailer, I could see it had a steel tube inside the tongue. I removed the rusty steel tube, it is 2.5” diameter x 6’ in...

The more I work on the trailer the more damage I find. I believe this trailer was in some sort of accIdent at one point in the past. My plans are to make this trailer work, and use it to verify I can get by with it. It was originally a tilt trailer, hinged where the tongue attaches to the...

Great, thanks for the info!

I cut the rusty, crooked cross-member out of the trailer.

Have you applied Rust-Oleum on your boat?

Since your finished now and have nothing to do…There’s a nice StarCraft with a 70 Johnson, project boat on CL. It’s in Moyock.

I spent another couple hours wire wheeling & sanding the hull. I removed a couple rollers from the trailer. It was a little cooler today, compared to yesterday. I’ll be glad when this boat is done and I can enjoy a little wind in my face when I take it out for the next test run. Does...

Yeah, when the wires liberate and bounce off my skin, only to become imbedded in my shirt, its time for a new wheel. Being career aircraft SMM, if this were an airplane I would perform the following steps below. 1. After corrosion removal, clean metal & perform a water break-free surface test...

I spent a few hours in the 90+ degree weather this afternoon, sanding the hull. My wire wheel started loosing wires, so I stopped using it, and picked up the sander. I’m about half way done with removing corrosion and feathering paint.

Yes. The trailer is light duty. The 1751 was < 400 lbs empty when new. I removed the short bunks. I’m going to install some 8’ bunks. I don’t know what happened to the trailer before I bought it, but the original cross bar is missing (it should be where red line is), and a rusty steel bar is...

When I pushed the boat into the shop I accidentally broke my test price, that was clamped in a vice on the floor. The 2200 failed this time. I wasn’t paying attention when it happened, so I might have snagged it in such a manor all the stress was put on the 2200 bond alone. I guess it’s not a...

I cleaned up the cracked areas using a 4” rotary wire wheel, and started on the rivet heads as well. My cheap HF grinder started getting hot, so I called it. I guess my boat is getting a new paint job. What kind of paint are folks using on their jon boats? I plan on keeping it the same basic...

I lifted the 1751 off the trailer and set it on three furniture dolly’s in the shop, this way I can move it side to side for better access while I work on it. I have three cracks I need to weld. The cracks were easy to see after turning the hull upside down. The tunnel sheet metal is all one...

This trailer has a receiver for a 1 7/8” ball. I will replace it with one for a 2” ball, so I don’t have to swap balls to tow the boat. I have other trailers with a 2” ball. I am tempted to shorten the main beam a foot or two, because it is too long. I haven’t made a decision yet, because once...

The number assigned normally provides pertinent info concerning the actual specifications. For example my MVT-1751 indicates Metal, V-hull, Tunnel, 17’ long & 51” wide at the base. Your number (m45-12251-u) indicates Metal and the rest needs to be deciphered…lol Can you post a picture of the...

I just went outside and looked at it closely. The only part of the 1751 that is supported while on the trailer, is in the back where the boat is resting on the bunks. The bunks are 2x4’s on edge, about 4’ long at the most. The keel of the boat is not resting on the centerline rollers like it...

When I was cleaning the boat, I was towing it with my CJ-7 that isn’t as tall as my newer JLU. Towing with the CJ-7, the 1751 sits bow low. If it rained the front of the boat would hold water…not good. To raise the bow to allow drainage while pressure washing, I drove the rear tires of the...

I’m going to post a couple pictures of my 1751 sitting on the trailer that it came with. In these two pictures I’m towing the boat with a Jeep that has 2” lift & 35” tires. I mention the Jeep because the way the boat sits on the trailer, it is sitting “bow low”, despite being towed by a vehicle...

I made an engine stand for my 1992 Evinrude 60 VRO. I removed the engine from the boat, and bolted it to the stand, and rolled it next to my 1980 Jonson 75 Stinger. Tomorrow I need to clean the shop, and back the boat in and lift it off the trailer. I want to flip the hull, and inspect the...