Country Dave’s Lowe 1752 modification/restoration project.

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[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326173#p326173 said:
Jonboat Jerry » 40 minutes ago[/url]"]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

Jerry thank you so much,

Its was your build https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20643 that inspired me. Your workmanship, design and attention to detail is second to none. There are a couple of really cool builds on this forum and in my humble opinion, nun better than yours brother. I would be honored to fish with you one day sir.
 
No pics to show but I was able to get most of the wiring that will join with the console switches , battery switch and ground blocks etc prepped for installation. The harness that I made up for the jack plate works perfect. I joined all of the grounds last night and temporally connected them to a battery.

Then I touched all my positive leads one at a time and made sure everything works good, it did. I'm in the office today but I hope to have all of the wiring done tomorrow and the console bolted in. Its a down hill run from there.
:mrgreen:
 
Ok guy's lets read between the lines here.

from Dave :"No pics to show but I was able to get most of the wiring that will join with the console switches , battery switch and ground blocks etc prepped for installation"

The Real meaning: I know its been a few weeks but geese this new girlfriend still ROCKS so absolutley no time to take pictures for you wanna be's.


from Dave :" Then I touched all my positive leads one at a time and made sure everything works good, it did. I'm in the office today but I hope to have all of the wiring done tomorrow and the console bolted in. Its a down hill run from there."

The real meaning: so me and the girlfriend held hands and made sure everthing worked good , it did,. so im in the house today cudling but hope to have a life tommorow and work on the boat. :mrgreen:
 
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326412#p326412 said:
hudflat » 21 minutes ago[/url]"]Ok guy's lets read between the lines here.

from Dave :"No pics to show but I was able to get most of the wiring that will join with the console switches , battery switch and ground blocks etc prepped for installation"

The Real meaning: I know its been a few weeks but geese this new girlfriend still ROCKS so absolutley no time to take pictures for you wanna be's.


from Dave :" Then I touched all my positive leads one at a time and made sure everything works good, it did. I'm in the office today but I hope to have all of the wiring done tomorrow and the console bolted in. Its a down hill run from there."

The real meaning: so me and the girlfriend held hands and made sure everthing worked good , it did,. so im in the house today cudling but hope to have a life tommorow and work on the boat. :mrgreen:

LMAO ok hud I will take pics for you tomorrow. By the way the GF is working today as well but will be over tonight around 11:00 to wake me up. Sooooo much better than an alarm clock. :mrgreen:
 
Hey Dave, glad to see you in the home stretch!

I used the Stern Saver and it's pretty darn solid. Twas about $50 or so.
 
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326422#p326422 said:
Country Dave » 2 minutes ago[/url]"]Thanks bb,

You said you're running the Garman 720 right? Were did you mount your transducer? Are you getting good data at speed?

Correct. I am actually only using the 720 as a GPS. My Lowrance HDS12 is the backup GPS and Sonar unit with Side and Downscan. Here's a ducer pic. It is a ROYAL pain to get it set right. Still need to tweak it a tad. This actually isn't the current position but you'll get the idea.
 

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[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326733#p326733 said:
Country Dave » Today, 15:57[/url]"]Hey thanks BB,

So if I understand correctly the ducer in the pic is for your Lowrance HDS12 and you're only using the Garman 720 as your GPS. Correct?


Correctamundo....
 
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326735#p326735 said:
Paul Marx » 20 Aug 2013, 16:07[/url]"]I think you are just dragging tail on this project to keep our interest. Show us the girl . =D>


yeah let's see who you picked over us and your boat build!
 
Ok Jabba the hudflat, this is for you,

Ok so a ground is a ground is a ground. Lets take all of the grounds, trim back the insulation and join them together with a good quality ring eye terminal and heat shrink tubing. Then put that harness in wire loom. That ground terminal will got to the ground busbar.

Get all of your 12 volt feeds, install connectors for switch panel, heat shrink tubing and mark them for what the will power up, ie bilge pump, livewell ETC. Install terminal ends on POS and NEG cabels for the motor, POS and NEG for jack plate. Etc.
 

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I’m out of the office for the day,

I’m going to see if I can get a little bit done. I had to make a rear access area in the console. The initial rigging won’t be bad because I can lay the console on its back while I rig everything up. However if I have to get back in and do anything after its fasten down to the riser I would pretty much have to be standing on my head to get in. Thiers only about a foot between the front of the console and the bench.

So instead of having to remove it from the riser “witch would be a major pain in the azz” in the event I have to gain access to it, I decided to make a rear entry access. Move a long move a long, these aren’t the droids you’re looking for…………. : )
 

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[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=326748#p326748 said:
Country Dave » 20 Aug 2013, 17:48[/url]"]You guys are to funny,

If she finds out I posted this my azz is grass [-X
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The boat restoration can definatley wait... last time I will bug you on that. :shock:
 

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