Country Dave’s Lowe 1752 modification/restoration project.

[Country Dave]

hudflat » Today, 13:31[/url]"]Im with you on September & October my favorite fishing months also. As I mentioned my plans are also to possibly convert mine into a CC this winter, the jury is still out on that so I need to see how you manage on yours please take lots of pictures if your "new girfriend" will let you. :mrgreen:

Note to self: I liked Dave's "old girlfriend" much better , more work got done on the boat and a lot less excuses.


David

LMAO The new girlfriend is keeping me busy after hours. Although I just haven't hade as much energy lately, strange. :LOL2:
What are you waiting for start your mods now and maybe you will be finished by winter. Don't be a slacker. :mrgreen:

 

[Paul Marx]

Nothing better than the old weak & wobbly legs Dave , enjoy them to the fullest. LOL

 

[Country Dave]

Paul Marx » Yesterday, 12:03[/url]"]Nothing better than the old weak & wobbly legs Dave , enjoy them to the fullest. LOL

LOL Thanks brother I'm doing that very thing....................... :mrgreen:

 

[Country Dave]

A little progress is better than no progress, :LOL2:

I was able to get the front floor section riveted down, the console riser to console mounting holes drilled and the access holes drilled as well. I mounted the console riser to the floor and set the console in place. Now I will start connecting all the wiring.

The shift cables, the throttle cables and the wiring coming of the binnacle/are not going to look like what you see in the pics. They will be in a wiring loom and come down the side of the console and go through a floor mounted boot.

 

[Badbagger]

Looking GREAT Dave!

 

[kfa4303]

sweeeeet! coming right along. Looks great, but all those wires scare me. I'm terrible at electronics :/ What is a wiring loom? Is it a sort of conduit?

 

[hudflat]

Question.,my steering cable connects to my Honda coming off at a 90 degree angle of the motor then along side of the boat to the sc console area. If I go with a center console I know i will need a longer cable but cant see how it would be capable of bending that sharp downwardthe center of the boat ? Is there some special cable or different steering mechanism I need for the Honda to make it CC ?



David

 

[Country Dave]

Hey thanks guys much appreciated,

BB I hope you are enjoying your new rig. kfa4303 I guess you could say that, it’s like conduit but flexible. It’s kind of like the rigging tube in this pick but not as big in diameter. hudflat the steering cables are more flexible than you might think. The trick is to have the steering helm in the right position so when the cable come up from the floor/ rigging tube in goes right in to the helm and doesn’t have to bend much.

I’m running a Bay Star hydraulic steering system so instead of having one big push/pull cable I have two smaller hydraulic lines that run from the helm to the steering gear. I could run a conventional helm and cable but I really like the benefits of the hydraulic system.

 

[riverrat174]

This thing is soooooo badass.

 

[Badbagger]

Nice work bro. Enjoying it when I can, the rain has been never ending and the water tea colored and HOT HOT HOT. Fishing has been pretty slow so I am REALLY waiting for late Sept and early Oct when it cools down a bit and from there on out until next May it should be pretty decent.

 

[Country Dave]

Badbagger » Today, 17:11[/url]"]Nice work bro. Enjoying it when I can, the rain has been never ending and the water tea colored and HOT HOT HOT. Fishing has been pretty slow so I am REALLY waiting for late Sept and early Oct when it cools down a bit and from there on out until next May it should be pretty decent.

Yeh man, the mirror in my truck said 96 yesterday,

The humidity was so high You couldn't be outside for more than about 10 min before you were coved in sweat. Come on end of Sept beginning of Oct.............. :mrgreen:

 

[kfa4303]

+1 on the heat and humidity! We're dying up here in the frozen north of Tallahassee too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is hydraulic steering is also called "zero feedback"? What are the advantages over conventional, mechanical connections?

 

[Country Dave]

kfa4303 » 27 minutes ago[/url]"]+1 on the heat and humidity! We're dying up here in the frozen north of Tallahassee too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is hydraulic steering is also called "zero feedback"? What are the advantages over conventional, mechanical connections?

I think we’ve pretty much toped out on the temps now. They will stay about the same through the end of August and the first week off Sep but then they will slowly start going down from there.

One of the benefits of hydraulic steering is “zero feedback” which really means you’re not fighting against the pull of the wheel. The torque of the motor “especially at high RPM” transfers up through the steering cable, through the helm and to the wheel.

Typically when you hear of “zero or non feedback helms” there are referring to a conventional helm with a push pull cable. You can buy a conventional helm that’s a “zero or non feedback helm but you have to ask for it. All hydraulic system are non feed back or zero feedback systems.

I never liked the term feedback in this venue, because it can be interpreted as a good thing. Most people that don’t have a lot of experience with boating might think feedback s would be good thing when in fact it’s a bit deceiving.

 

[Country Dave]

Hydraulic steering compared to conventional steering is night and day.

It’s like Power steering vs no power steering on a car. There are probably not too many people driving now that remember driving a car without it but I do. Effort or lack of effort and the smoothness of operation is the main benefits of hydraulic steering. Smooth and effortless at any engine RBM. It’s the ticket if you can justify spending the $ 800.00

 

[Lowe 2070 CC]

Country Dave » Today, 10:43[/url]"]Hydraulic steering compared to conventional steering is night and day.

It’s like Power steering vs no power steering on a car. There are probably not too many people driving now that remember driving a car without it but I do. Effort or lack of effort and the smoothness of operation is the main benefits of hydraulic steering. Smooth and effortless at any engine RBM. It’s the ticket if you can justify spending the $ 800.00

Dude I was in college before I had a truck with power steering and power brakes! How many remember a three speed column shift (3 on the tree), now that's the question!

 

[Country Dave]

Lowe 2070 CC » 42 minutes ago[/url]"]

Country Dave » Today, 10:43[/url]"]Hydraulic steering compared to conventional steering is night and day.

It’s like Power steering vs no power steering on a car. There are probably not too many people driving now that remember driving a car without it but I do. Effort or lack of effort and the smoothness of operation is the main benefits of hydraulic steering. Smooth and effortless at any engine RBM. It’s the ticket if you can justify spending the $ 800.00

Dude I was in college before I had a truck with power steering and power brakes! How many remember a three speed column shift (3 on the tree), now that's the question!

LMAO I learned on a GMC van with three in the tree. Center position "Neutral" Pull in and down for "First" Back up through neutral, out and up for "Second" two pulls strait down for "third" LMAO No P/steering no p/brakes. :LOL2: :LOL2:

O yeh reverse was in from neutral and up.

 

[bigwave]

Country Dave » Yesterday, 13:17[/url]"]

Lowe 2070 CC » 42 minutes ago[/url]"]

Country Dave » Today, 10:43[/url]"]Hydraulic steering compared to conventional steering is night and day.

It’s like Power steering vs no power steering on a car. There are probably not too many people driving now that remember driving a car without it but I do. Effort or lack of effort and the smoothness of operation is the main benefits of hydraulic steering. Smooth and effortless at any engine RBM. It’s the ticket if you can justify spending the $ 800.00

Dude I was in college before I had a truck with power steering and power brakes! How many remember a three speed column shift (3 on the tree), now that's the question!

LMAO I learned on a GMC van with three in the tree. Center position "Neutral" Pull in and down for "First" Back up through neutral, out and up for "Second" two pulls strait down for "third" LMAO No P/steering no p/brakes. :LOL2: :LOL2:

O yeh reverse was in from neutral and up.

I love how the three on the tree grinds when you miss the gear........I can still feel it grinding my hand to shoulder on the missed gear placement......ahhhh and the noise it made....... :lol:

 

[smackdaddy53]

Looking clean Dave! Beautiful work, you can definitely tell you planned it out to the T.
Where did you get the boot and loom coming off the motor and into the hull, I want something like that for mine but in black. I will have to rig up something on the motor because its a '96 and not necessarily meant to be used with a loom like that. I want to keep as much water out of the hull as possible.
My boat is getting TIG welded as we speak, traded my buddy a little carpentry for a lot of welding. Thank God he loves to weld and is dang good at it! Row of dimes every time.

 

[Country Dave]

LMAO big, I guess I wasn’t the only one gridding up hamburger meat, :LOL2:

Thanks Smack. Can’t wait to see your rig after welding, lots of pics bro. The rigging tube flange is TH marine; I think I found it at BOW or West Marine. The rigging tube was really hard to find in white, I ended up finding it online but I can’t remember were.

 

[Jonboat Jerry]

Awesome work Dave! Loved the way you notched the DP around the ribs and the console work.
Just give me a call when you want to get it wet, and I'll grab some rods and be right down. =D> :beer:
Jerry