Country Dave’s Lowe 1752 modification/restoration project.

[Country Dave]

Thanks guys,

Yeh I've been a little busy........... :LOL2:

 

[Country Dave]

Its so unbelievably hot outside,

Even with this cloud cover its brutal. I'm chipping away at it. I'll be pretty happy when I finish up all the wiring. The battery tray is mounted, its coming together................... :mrgreen:

 

[Paul Marx]

It's looking really good Dave . =P~

 

[Country Dave]

Paul Marx » 5 minutes ago[/url]"]It's looking really good Dave . =P~

Thanks bro,

I need a little person to crawl inside the console and make all the connections for me. This old back is feeling it today........ :LOL2:

 

[bigwave]

Wowzer Dave, nice looking boat addition..........stay thirsty my friend.

 

[hudflat]

looking good

 

[Country Dave]

bigwave » Today, 16:37[/url]"]Wowzer Dave, nice looking boat addition..........stay thirsty my friend.

Hey thanks guys,

Big you're to funny bro, you always crack me up.......................... :LOL2:

 

[bigwave]

Ha, that is some funny stuff right there.

 

[Country Dave]

My freaking back is sore................. #-o

With the exception of shortening up a couple of the big battery cables, all of the console wiring is done. It would have been all but imposable had I not made the front access. I mounted the Baytstar hydraulic ram on the motor as well.
I just have to torque the fasteners down and run the lines.

 

[bigwave]

Looking good Dave, hmmmm sore back........ :lol:

 

[Country Dave]

bigwave » Yesterday, 13:46[/url]"]Looking good Dave, hmmmm sore back........ :lol:

LOL I know what you're thinking bro. My back is sore from trying to curl up small enough to rig the freaking console. My 6ft 215 lbs azz just doesn't fit in them little spots to good. I must have been up and down a 100 times. I'm getting a back massage tonight...................... :mrgreen:

 

[hudflat]

"I'm getting a back massage tonight....................


OMG , Dave come on are you serious ? when i first saw your original post i saw a MAN with a direction and on a mission, now I see you as a 215 lb guy looking at bath oils at bed bath and beyond. Your killing me...


David

 

[Country Dave]

hudflat » 18 minutes ago[/url]"]"I'm getting a back massage tonight....................


OMG , Dave come on are you serious ? when i first saw your original post i saw a MAN with a direction and on a mission, now I see you as a 215 lb guy looking at bath oils at bed bath and beyond. Your killing me...


David

LMAO Hud I think you must have been hanging around with big, his funny is wearing off on you. Well I just turned 54 last week, and yes 215 but not fat and in pretty good shape. But 55/60 hour work weeks, a new girlfriend that in her early 40s and must think I'm in my 20s "not complaining" yeh my freaking back is sore brother. LOL

Anyway I made some progress and I will post some pics later on this afternoon or this evening.

 

[Country Dave]

I’m so glad this part of the build is all but complete,

I bolted the console down to the riser. It was a little tricky to get the nuts started on the bolts. I just took some tape and wedged the sticky side in the wrench. It makes it tither and the sticky helps the nut not to fall through.
I also ran self-taping screws through the other holes so it wouldn’t look like crap having open holes. They probably would have been enough to hold it down but I feel much better about having it bolted down.

All of the console wiring is done! The binnacle/controller is hard mounted and all of that wiring is done as well. I haven’t found the wire loom for the harness and cables coming off the controller yet. I didn’t run the hydraulic line for the steering yet because I ran out of the loom that I like to use for that. I will get some tomorrow.

 

[hudflat]

looking good Dave, Welcome Back!

 

[Country Dave]

hudflat » Today, 16:56[/url]"]looking good Dave, Welcome Back!

Het thanks Hud,

Ok well I but the wire loom over the hydraulic lines and ran them from the motor to the helm. The lines are pretty stout and I'm sure they would have been fine without the loom but its a small investment for the peace of mind. $10.00 and not any real labor. slide them over the line and tape up.

Going to modify this rod holder, mount it on this rigging plate and run the hydraulic lines through it.

 

[Country Dave]

If I get ambitious I will take the controller/binnacle apart, gut it and paint it white. I just think the controller would look so much better in white. Right now I just want to get her done. The snook are waiting. :mrgreen: I'm going to try and splash her the first weekend of Sep. Just to see how she runs.

There isn't a whole lot left for me to do. I still need to fab the poling platform, make a rear compartment cover, back section of the floor and the front section of the bench seat. A few other little things and I'm done.

 

[Pweisbrod]

Blah blahs e want fish pics and vids of you breaking the sound barrier in a 600lb boat with 115 horse. LOL

 

[hudflat]

and just like that....." POOF " he's gone again

 

[Paul Marx]

I say I don't blame him . I'm sure he's only temporarily detained . =D>