Recent content by Doodler 2

Yellowjacket, that is for sure a wild ride. There was a time I would have wanted to take a test ride. But I don't bounce well anymore. Good to hear there are so many safety features to give a fighting chance for survival. Thanks pauloman for your reply. I will not be using any of the purple...

The only reference point I have is around 25 mph on a ski, and around 50 in a flatbottom. 80 at the end of a short straight? That's fast. I have often thought that the illusion of speed is as powerful as real speed. Example: 30 or 40 downhill on a bicycle can seem very fast. 70 on a big motor...

Now that small boat looks like one wild ride. Beautiful finish too. Thanks for your link. I'm going to forget using any purple heart for boat trim. Stained mahogany or recycled teak will be fine. While I love the natural color, I do not want to fight the sun to keep it that way. I will use the...

sorry I missed the obvious., however, "Motherland" was worth checking out. I will be careful about what is expected from polyester resin. If and when I make some changes to the transom, I be sure to keep a photo log. thanks one last time for your replies, kent r

Not only a magnificent boat, but a magnificent story as well. There is a legacy worth leaving. Not just the boat, but the true story as well. My life and story have been, and are still very different. First off, my time and resources have been very divided, and spread out thin. Too many irons...

That's a great pic. If only I could download the pic, print it out, and load it on the trailer, ready to fish. I have seen some of the stretching and beam building at local shipyards. Mostly steel fishing boats 50 to 80 feet, or 7 feet on each side. Just added on the sides, a bit more topside...

The "Stern Flotation Pods" have a lot of points in their favor. Right at the top is cost, simple construction, and leaving the basic hull as it is. I would remove the "Doel Fins" I'm using, or make a bigger notch. I had given a passing thought to this idea, while adding the swim platform, but...

Just for reference, here is a pic of the weekender fishing boat, "Flotsam", being considered for mods. Picture now 3 years old.

As asked in my recent thread, "Has anyone ever tried moving just the outdrive". It looks like no one has ever tried this and had it fail. At least no one has said so. This is just an idea, not trying to sell this idea to any one. just asking. Has this really never been tried? Isn't this an...

Volvos are very high priced. one friend paid over $ 2000, for a 4cyl rebuild, and the head was good, had already been rebuilt, Then there's Myron, who has a 28' Bayliner with a volvo 280,and volvo diesel. Unbelievable prices for parts. More to rebuild the motor than the boat is worth. Then...

Thanks for your reply, I will welcome any opinions, or facts about water getting in when bellows rip or crack. My concerns came from seeing the path for water, through the transom plate, where the drive shaft goes through, that is open to the inside of the bellows, when assembling, and from...

Thanks for posting the video. I have used TransTint before for airbrushing,mixed with lacquer. Have turned maple both yellow and red, but not for a boat. What is clearer now is where to use the purple heart. Not on a boat, unless you don't care about the color, and use it for it's rot...

The freeboard is fine. I used the fiberglass panels saved from the parted out boats to raise the deck, and freeboard all the way around. Now have two deck seams, and matching rub rails, and high freeboard. Having the platform in or at the water in fine, as long as the transom door is left...

Great, I downloaded the PDF, might find some transtint, had not heard of it before, and consider expecting less, accepting the fading, or refinishing every so often. Or, forget using it for trim, and using it to make something else, like in the PDF. kentr