Country Dave’s Lowe 1752 modification/restoration project.

[bigwave]

Looking forward to seeing the finished project! I'm a bit behind ya with the Ark. Sometime this summer we may take a run down to Broward to see my daughter and if that works and the timing is right for ya, maybe ya can take the wife and I and chase a few on the flats. Been a good minute since I've fished down south. My Son In Law to be just bought an older Mako and getting some work done on her too.

Give me a heads up when you’re going to be down. I’ll try and keep it open and we’ll go spank um. :LOL2:

I might just have to come too.......I will bring the secret snook weapon......yall warm them up and I will show ya how to get the big girls.......... :mrgreen:

Hey Fool, you watching this thread.....this could be Team Mirrorcraft v Team Lowe. 8)

 

[Country Dave]

LOL it’s on, :LOL2:

I would never get out fished in my home waters. I think it would be really cool if tin boats.net had a yearly get together somewhere. You know have a long weekend at some place. We could have a little fishing tournament and cool stuff like that.

 

[bigwave]

They do have a tourney up north, you know those big nose bass and crappie, and some other weird freshwater fish......I would be a fish out of water. :lol: I was thinking of 10000 islands or Lake O later this summer.

 

[T Man]

wow dave. I just looked at your build on a comp instead of my phone and it looks fantastic

 

[Country Dave]

They do have a tourney up north, you know those big nose bass and crappie, and some other weird freshwater fish......I would be a fish out of water. :lol: I was thinking of 10000 islands or Lake O later this summer.

Kevin you are to freaking funny bro,

Big noise largemouth, same thing. :LOL2: If you can catch snook and trout you can bass fish. I would do lake O or 10KI

 

[Country Dave]

wow dave. I just looked at your build on a comp instead of my phone and it looks fantastic

Hey thanks T-man,
Slow and steady wins the race.

 

[Country Dave]

Happy to say I made a little progress,

As I mentioned before the new transom is bolted in and I’ve got my eye rings installed. I installed the new transom cap as well. Sometimes I’m such a dumpace. When I made the cutouts in the rear boxes for the hatch covers I did it with the transom corner caps off. Daaaa #-o
Needles to say with the corner caps in place the hatch covers didn’t open very far. I had to trim them and turn the covers backwards so they will open without having to hold um. O well it’s all good. Anyway now I going to weld the transom cap and corner caps on, a few other little things then, prep for paint.

 

[bigwave]

Man that thing is looking good already =D> =D> =D> =D> I was thinking the other day....You should reach into your artsy closet and paint some light blue smokey flames down the side...... 8)

 

[Badbagger]

Damn it man, looks great Dave!

 

[Country Dave]

Hey thanks guys,

Bigwave you always make me laugh bro. :LOL2: But it’s pretty freaking ironic that you mentioned blue. I’m really considering painting the outside from the steelflex up to the rail a light blue then the railing and everything else classic white. Kind of like this.

 

[Badbagger]

Nice color combo Dave, really nice.

 

[bigwave]

I will just live vicariously through some of your mod and badgers and lowblaza, I had originally wanted to blue water camo my boat, but soon realized my boat was too small to spend that kind of dough on paint. Someday when I grow up and buy a real big tin I will trick it out like yours. You said go big, I thinking a tin with a 250 on it......I could keep up with the yellowfins around here on a calm day......imagine hitting 70+ on a 2000lb boat. One of my friends has a jet boat with a 302 v8......its an old salmon river runner like you see on the west coast. I was thinking of one like that too, but with a super charged v8. A man can dream........ :lol:

 

[Country Dave]

I will just live vicariously through some of your mod and badgers and lowblaza, I had originally wanted to blue water camo my boat, but soon realized my boat was too small to spend that kind of dough on paint. Someday when I grow up and buy a real big tin I will trick it out like yours. You said go big, I thinking a tin with a 250 on it......I could keep up with the yellowfins around here on a calm day......imagine hitting 70+ on a 2000lb boat. One of my friends has a jet boat with a 302 v8......its an old salmon river runner like you see on the west coast. I was thinking of one like that too, but with a super charged v8. A man can dream........ :lol:

I love it,
How about a 17 with a single 300HP Verado.

 

[Mrtoler]

I think the blue will really set your tin off Dave, I love boat with tha two tone color, that's why I'm doing mine white and bright red. I'd sure like to have that verado on the back of my pontoon boat, the vrod is my all time favorite engine!!!

 

[Bass n flats]

LOL it’s on, :LOL2:

I would never get out fished in my home waters. I think it would be really cool if tin boats.net had a yearly get together somewhere. You know have a long weekend at some place. We could have a little fishing tournament and cool stuff like that.

I would travel south for a salt water tin boats tournament! Progress looks great Dave.

 

[Paul Marx]

Very nice work Dave . When you get her finished up thow her in the water and head my way . I just checked it out and I think you can stay in the ICW and it's only like 1190 miles to my camp on Galveston bay . :lol: again , it's looking very nice.

 

[Country Dave]

I think the blue will really set your tin off Dave, I love boat with tha two tone color, that's why I'm doing mine white and bright red. I'd sure like to have that verado on the back of my pontoon boat, the vrod is my all time favorite engine!!!

Hey thanks Ryan,

I’m pretty much set now on the light blue and white. I think the white and bright red will look pretty cool too. I’ve owned a few merc’s before but not a verado, not yet. I’ve heard nothing but good things about them. I can’t wait to see the finished product; I know you take a lot of pride in your work. Keep us posted and lots of pic’s

 

[Country Dave]

Very nice work Dave . When you get her finished up thow her in the water and head my way . I just checked it out and I think you can stay in the ICW and it's only like 1190 miles to my camp on Galveston bay . :lol: again , it's looking very nice.

Hey man thanks,

Maybe we can meet half way and fish Chandeleur Sound or Cat Island off of Gulfport. Maybe bigwave will join us. I think that's close to his stoping grounds.

 

[Country Dave]

LOL it’s on, :LOL2:

I would never get out fished in my home waters. I think it would be really cool if tin boats.net had a yearly get together somewhere. You know have a long weekend at some place. We could have a little fishing tournament and cool stuff like that.

I would travel south for a salt water tin boats tournament! Progress looks great Dave.

Thanks brother,
Hows your project coming?

 

[Gators5220]

How much more flotation would the large pods have given you over the small ones?