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86BassTrackerV17 1st fishing trip w/son 10/11/13 vids p15
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<blockquote data-quote="DaveInGA" data-source="post: 158313" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>Yep, getting the old transom out will be a tough job, but do you think I'll have to pull the rear decking to get to the wood? (The way Tracker built the boat, it was from the rear decks forward, so I'd have to pull out a good bit of the aluminum storage, live well, etc. forward of the rear decks to get the rear decks completely out. That's a lot of those bigger rivets. Ouch, I hope that isn't the case.</p><p></p><p>Checking out the engine conflicts with the need to get the transom fixed. One of those fish or cut bait decisions. I think I'm going to have to stop working on the boat, check out the engine, then remove the engine to finish working on the boat. To go with that, I need to get an engine stand built, get my buddy over to help me wire up the 60 gallon compressor (air tools) and he's got stands to remove the motor with. Then there's refurbishing the trailer.</p><p></p><p>The good thing I have going is I'm surrounded by several large lakes and a good number of smaller water sheds. So there's lots of available outboard motors in the area. What is tough if finding a V-hull type boat deep enough and big enough to satisfy my wife's desire to feel "safe" without paying out a large sum of cash. I figure if either the upper or lower is bad on the motor, I can sell the other half for enough money to get a good start on buying another motor. Then there's the tech school I graduated from - they have a boat motor mechanic program and I can likely get them to rebuild it.....gotta love have options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveInGA, post: 158313, member: 166"] Yep, getting the old transom out will be a tough job, but do you think I'll have to pull the rear decking to get to the wood? (The way Tracker built the boat, it was from the rear decks forward, so I'd have to pull out a good bit of the aluminum storage, live well, etc. forward of the rear decks to get the rear decks completely out. That's a lot of those bigger rivets. Ouch, I hope that isn't the case. Checking out the engine conflicts with the need to get the transom fixed. One of those fish or cut bait decisions. I think I'm going to have to stop working on the boat, check out the engine, then remove the engine to finish working on the boat. To go with that, I need to get an engine stand built, get my buddy over to help me wire up the 60 gallon compressor (air tools) and he's got stands to remove the motor with. Then there's refurbishing the trailer. The good thing I have going is I'm surrounded by several large lakes and a good number of smaller water sheds. So there's lots of available outboard motors in the area. What is tough if finding a V-hull type boat deep enough and big enough to satisfy my wife's desire to feel "safe" without paying out a large sum of cash. I figure if either the upper or lower is bad on the motor, I can sell the other half for enough money to get a good start on buying another motor. Then there's the tech school I graduated from - they have a boat motor mechanic program and I can likely get them to rebuild it.....gotta love have options. [/QUOTE]
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