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Shoedawg
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Holy Smoke!!! =D> =D> =D> =D> IT LIVES!! Great job. That was a lot of work. Awesome that it is an old Military tin.
bthompson92
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Looks awesome man, complete revive! Great job, glad you got it finished. One of these days I'll get around to finishing mine
Got a trailer off Craig's list $40. Replaced the 2x4s with weathered wood $3.59 ea and slapped some .97 black spray paint on the trailer and puts some green outdoor carpet material on it at .61 sq ft. Towed it 45 miles at 55-65mph no issues. Can't beat it! Just need a battery and I'm hitting the water soon. Stay tuned for pics of the REVIVE!
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CMOS
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Hot dog you're moving along well! Be sure to give us an AAR when done! =D>
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Trailer looks like a great deal.
Just to give you a heads up to be careful is the actual axle. I purchased a trailer and everything looked perfect and had only been out twice but the axle had salt water in it which caused the whole thing to rust and completely snap on me while trailering the boat which was not fun.
The whole trailer again looked perfect and somehow I had a monster problem on my hands - It ended up being fairly cheap fix with buying a new axle and hubs but if I was on the interstate and not just down the street when the axle snapped then I would have been in a world of hurt.
Also I had been using the trailer for about a month without issues before it snapped - It had been riding great etc.
Just to give you a heads up to be careful is the actual axle. I purchased a trailer and everything looked perfect and had only been out twice but the axle had salt water in it which caused the whole thing to rust and completely snap on me while trailering the boat which was not fun.
The whole trailer again looked perfect and somehow I had a monster problem on my hands - It ended up being fairly cheap fix with buying a new axle and hubs but if I was on the interstate and not just down the street when the axle snapped then I would have been in a world of hurt.
Also I had been using the trailer for about a month without issues before it snapped - It had been riding great etc.
mrdrh99 said:
Thank you Sir. I appreciate the comment. I got a heck of a deal on a 900gph automatic bilge pump and a DC electrical panel with 4 switches and 2 x 12VDC power outlets. Now I'm starting to customize it more. I think I'll add some soft white LEDs along the inside pointing down inside the compartments and along the edges to help see while fishing/rigging tackle at night. I'll post some more pics soon. Thanks again for following along!
I know excactly what that boat was used for infact I might have been in that boat before. When I was stationed in Little Creek VA we called it a punt and used them to paint the black boot top on the bottom of the ship I was stationed on. You did a great job redoing it I know the abuse them boats took.
Maiden voyage! Not a single leak and ran smooth as new. Great time out on the water. I don't know how to post videos on here so I'm posting one on YouTube at Mr1Sgt. Thanks for following along. Everyone that wasn't supportive... [-X
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