14' Mirrocraft Deep Fisherman Restoration

[bigwave]

You are going to be very happy with that bigger motor.

 

[Country Dave]

More HP :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[riverrat174]

Unbelievable workmanship. Very Jealous!!!! Nice work.

 

[Alex_c]

There's no replacement for displacement :mrgreen:

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Alex_c » Today, 21:34[/url]"]There's no replacement for displacement :mrgreen:

More HP :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

You are going to be very happy with that bigger motor.

Great minds think alike! :twisted:

Unbelievable workmanship. Very Jealous!!!! Nice work.

Thanks a mill!

 

[Alex_c]

Any progress on the new motor?

 

[Skully]

Nothing more rewarding then paying attention to detail taking your time and doing the job right! excellent job

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Alex_c » 24 Jun 2013, 21:18[/url]"]Any progress on the new motor?

Compression is good on both cylinders. Got the coils throwing fire now through cleaning the points back up and checking all the connections. Went through the carb and fuel pump, was missing some parts and picked up some old carbs off ebay vs buying new merc parts ($$$$). Started up and ran well but did not pee at all, so I shut it down after my suspicions were confirmed.

Replacing the water pump impeller on a automatic Mercury of this era isn't exactly easy or fun I have learned through research and now experience. I have it all pulled down now and need a few gaskets I hadn't ordered.

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Skully » Today, 18:20[/url]"]Nothing more rewarding then paying attention to detail taking your time and doing the job right! excellent job

Thank you! 8)

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Installed the seats on adjustable clamp style mounts with swivels. Think the seat and boat colors tied in pretty closely.

Clamps - https://www.rogerssportinggoods.com...s-boat-seat-clamp-swivel-pi-2693.html?image=0
Swivels - standard from Wal-Mart, Bass Pro, Cabela's, etc.
Seats - Bass Pro Tourney Special II Lo-Back https://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Tourney-Special-II-LoBack-Seat/product/13011205261523/

 

[SCARNG2011]

very stylish and excellent attention to detail. simple, clean, and polished.

that's about all I have to say dude. congrats!

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Thanks and you have an exceptionally clean rig yourself! Impressive work and craftsmanship on your build as well. 8)

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Few photos from the holiday weekend. Out on the water a bit and also worked on the 22 HP Mark 28.

 

[Alex_c]

Motor is cleaning up nicely. What all does it need?

 

[DOBSONFLY]

Water pump impeller, bearing just above the split in the lower unit, carb parts were missing (float, float bowl top, filter, filter cap), fuel pump work, and plugs were pretty rough. I got it put back together late last night and fired up but have some troubleshooting still yet to do. My place is starting to look like a Mercury museum :lol:

From left to right in the photo: 1959 Sea King 12 HP (worked on it for a friend), 1958 Mark 28 - 22 HP, 1961 Merc 100 - 10 HP, 1962 Merc 60 - 6 HP, 1963 Merc 60 - 6 HP.

 

[Alex_c]

I think you need to find a way to run all 4 of those on your boat :mrgreen:

 

[DOBSONFLY]

I was able to get the bugs worked out of the 1958 Mercury Mark 28, 22 HP. Running wide open with 2 people and gear I am able to hit 20 MPH. Running solo gets a little crazy not sure how much faster but it was enough to make me grin. :mrgreen:

(not sure where my digital camera battery charger is so no really high quality shots or video. and for those looking really closely, yes I am running a 1961 Merc 100 9.8 HP recoil hood on it. Recoil messed up on the original one)

 

[Gators5220]

Nice restore man, looks sweet.

 

[thill]

Thanks for the detailed posts and pictures. I really enjoyed following your work!

I really admire your attention to detail. I'm in the middle of restoring a 1957 Crestliner 710 Viking, and I'm just happy to get it in useable shape! But after seeing yours, it makes me think I need to flip mine, sand off the multiple layers of old paint, and try to make it decent looking.

You used CLR and a Scotchbrite pad? By hand or on a wheel/angle grinder?

Thanks.

-TH

 

[DOBSONFLY]

thill » 23 Feb 2014, 12:18[/url]"]Thanks for the detailed posts and pictures. I really enjoyed following your work!

I really admire your attention to detail. I'm in the middle of restoring a 1957 Crestliner 710 Viking, and I'm just happy to get it in useable shape! But after seeing yours, it makes me think I need to flip mine, sand off the multiple layers of old paint, and try to make it decent looking.

You used CLR and a Scotchbrite pad? By hand or on a wheel/angle grinder?

Thanks.

-TH

Thank you for the kind remarks. I used the scotch brite and CLR combination only on the top rails and areas I did not plan on painting, as I feared the CLR may give me problems later on when painting. Additionally, the painted areas really came off very easily with acetone and rags, it literally wiped off the old original paint after it was let soak for a short time. The majority of this was all done by hand, took roughly 2 gallons of acetone to do the entire exterior. I found using an oscillating electric sander from wal-mart with hand cut scotch brite pads worked well (the latched in to the existing hook and loop style pads on the sander) for finishing up the remaining areas. In general, I felt that using the least abrasive technique is the best possibly solution for preservation/restoration.