South Bay refurb

You should be proud of the job you did on this boat..
You are going to love the shallow water that boat can float in.
 
Bill Ferrar said:
You should be proud of the job you did on this boat..
You are going to love the shallow water that boat can float in.
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Thanks, it's been a great learning experience. Now it's onto to the little things like a shelf, fitting the push pole, and grass.
 
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Nice refurb job. About the throttle doing a 360, should be a screw in the handle to hold that. Do you have a safety chain to hold the bow from moving when hard breaking? Mine won't go forward, but the safety chain stop it from rolling off. I still use the painter tied to the winch post.
My nephew stenciled my boat with a cablea kit. Keeps me from over grassing the boat. Looks great even without grass.
 
Jason~


I had the same problem years ago. I fixed it by adding a brass washer (to function as a bushing) on the shaft beneath the gear (cannot remember whether it was the engine or handle side). It took the play out of the meshing gears and did stop the "tooth jumping".


Hope this helps,


SJS

 
More progress, especially on the little things...
The motor is getting dropped off tomorrow to a guy I know who works on small OMC motors full time (retirement work). He accepts bartering not cash.

I mounted the grass rails on the flapboards. I figured out the 1 fast grass mat can attatched under the flap grass rail (or on top with zipties, tried both). Then zip tie to rail on hull. It fits perfect and folds perfectly when flap goes down! Plus I can knot rafia grass onto it adding depth and reducing zipties. And it's all totally reusable, just strip it at end of season and box it up. I already had huge box of rafia, cost of 2 fast grass mats was $28.

I set the mats a height that covers all but from nose up when sitting on momarsh seat shooting over the motor; and when I put the chocks on that hold the flap boards vertical I can sit on a bucket (need to make a booster seat for under momarsh) and sit sideways inside it's again at nose height!

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I picked up an 8' closet dowel, sanded down the end and fitted a push attachment. Then sanded and coated twice with resin. I used #1 conduit hangers screwed into the flap board and found pins to hold it in. The mounted push pole clears the cover as well, nothing hits or rubs, and the pins pull the clips tight so the pole shouldn't wiggle out.
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Jason~


Congratulations on all of your fine progress. I do have one suggestion, though....


Instead of zip-ties for lashing on your camo, you might consider a natural twine. I think what I use is Sisal. It is inexpensive, does the job, and biodegrades when you toss is out with the old grass (which is good for compost in gardens). I tie a square knot (reef knot to you sailors) - and cut them off when the hay gets too worn.



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Plastic is a wonderful material - with lots of excellent types and uses around our sport; I use plenty of it. But, I do look for ways to avoid plastic alternatives for "use once" applications. I save my zip ties for bundling electrical wires. (Of course, being insufferably Old School, I still miss the paper shells with cotton wads....)



All the best,


SJS





 
Hey Steve,
I already have several packages of zipties, but good to know. I also found that knotting on bunches of rafia grass works just as well too, may not need string or zipties. And speaking of old school, this upcoming season I will be hunting over all wood decoys, most carved by Fred Reitmeyer. He is making a rig, 2 of the decoys will be at tuckerton too. I've also picked up a few solid body's from the Chesapeake area.

Motor is fixed too, cost me $25. He machined a new groove for snap ring and added 2 washers. He also showed me how to do a basic tune up and some minor maintenance procedures. Priceless learning.
 
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Great work on the boat. The push pole clip may be a problem in the cold weather. I use a bungee looped, goes on and off with heavy gloves, I use the pole a lot.
 
Capt Rich Geminski said:
Great work on the boat. The push pole clip may be a problem in the cold weather. I use a bungee looped, goes on and off with heavy gloves, I use the pole a lot.
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It's a work in progress pending being tested in battle. But, the hangers hold the pole tight enough that when gunning I can have the pins removed and then insert them for ride back to ramp.

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  • Considering putting this boat up for sale, any interest or advice?

Hunted out of it during first split last month, both solo and with a partner. Everything worked out great, just thinking of starting another project. I have too many boats now plus two leased blinds in the marsh.
 
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