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I thought I'd quit working on old boats, but I dunno....
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<blockquote data-quote="Kismet" data-source="post: 416837" data-attributes="member: 8516"><p>Update on the '56 RB and Johnson has no remarkable achievements, but here's a couple of lake shots.</p><p></p><p>The new, used, prop works a charm on the 12 foot boat. Actually got out on a calm day and ended up doing four laps of the lake, varying speed and weight distribution. With the 10 hp Johnson, it's a nice combination. I can only imagine what fun the runabout format that Pappy built is like. He's got twice the horsepower and with the console steering, much better weight placement. Be like a sports car on water with good stability and surging power.</p><p></p><p>Picked up a matching pair of (very) used swivel seats, but not sure I'll install them. These days I am almost always alone on the water and the second seat seems to fill up space in the short boat. Dunno.</p><p></p><p>Just ordered new decals for the engine. I'll come close to matching the paint, but the motor has been repainted in its past life a number of times, so I'm not looking to restore it to original. Just want to tidy it up a bit.</p><p></p><p>I put a section of carpet as a temporary drape, hiding the sandbags up front. It serves no function except visual. I'll go back up to the big box store one of these days and get matching color to the floor.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]86344[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]86345[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kismet, post: 416837, member: 8516"] Update on the '56 RB and Johnson has no remarkable achievements, but here's a couple of lake shots. The new, used, prop works a charm on the 12 foot boat. Actually got out on a calm day and ended up doing four laps of the lake, varying speed and weight distribution. With the 10 hp Johnson, it's a nice combination. I can only imagine what fun the runabout format that Pappy built is like. He's got twice the horsepower and with the console steering, much better weight placement. Be like a sports car on water with good stability and surging power. Picked up a matching pair of (very) used swivel seats, but not sure I'll install them. These days I am almost always alone on the water and the second seat seems to fill up space in the short boat. Dunno. Just ordered new decals for the engine. I'll come close to matching the paint, but the motor has been repainted in its past life a number of times, so I'm not looking to restore it to original. Just want to tidy it up a bit. I put a section of carpet as a temporary drape, hiding the sandbags up front. It serves no function except visual. I'll go back up to the big box store one of these days and get matching color to the floor. [ATTACH type="full" alt="RB new prop Me with boat glasses lake pix 001.jpg"]86344._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="RB new prop Me with boat glasses lake pix 002.jpg"]86345._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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