Chris88CL
07-01-2012, 06:44 PM
About a month ago I bought a $500 beater off Kijiji. It came with a 50hp mercury that needed some work so I bought another beater with a newer 40hp merc and swapped that onto the first one.
I've spent the last few weeks replacing the floor (**** poor job, but its a floor! Lol), and sanding the previous owners gray paint job off. The paint was terrible. It was orange underneath and I think I might go with the same color unless I decide to use the red I already have laying around. The orange looks pimpin'!
Anyways, I've had enough of working on this thing. Its time to see if it floats. So a buddy and I are heading south tomorrow morning bright and early. The motor is a bear to start so hopefully all goes well. Once it starts it restarts really easy so all should be good once we get her goin ;)
We havent really decided where we are going yet but it sounds like Clear and possibly PCR. If anyone see's a beat up old boat with an orange sanded top and a 40hp merc out there haulin' rear, feel free to touch base with us and say "Hi". We are both members on here although I cant recall his user name off the top of my head.
Im pretty stoked to break this boat in by christening it with its first fish while under my ownership. If all goes well, then I'll be motivated enough to continue working my rear off on it for another month or so. Possibly with the occasional trip here and there in the meantime.
I'd post pics, but its really nothing to look at at the moment.
PS: Anyone in south Calgary know their way around an outboard and like chatting and beer? I know my way around most other things powered by a motor, but outboards are alien to me. I'd love some knowledge if someone wants to hang out around the Sikome area some day! PM me!
I've spent the last few weeks replacing the floor (**** poor job, but its a floor! Lol), and sanding the previous owners gray paint job off. The paint was terrible. It was orange underneath and I think I might go with the same color unless I decide to use the red I already have laying around. The orange looks pimpin'!
Anyways, I've had enough of working on this thing. Its time to see if it floats. So a buddy and I are heading south tomorrow morning bright and early. The motor is a bear to start so hopefully all goes well. Once it starts it restarts really easy so all should be good once we get her goin ;)
We havent really decided where we are going yet but it sounds like Clear and possibly PCR. If anyone see's a beat up old boat with an orange sanded top and a 40hp merc out there haulin' rear, feel free to touch base with us and say "Hi". We are both members on here although I cant recall his user name off the top of my head.
Im pretty stoked to break this boat in by christening it with its first fish while under my ownership. If all goes well, then I'll be motivated enough to continue working my rear off on it for another month or so. Possibly with the occasional trip here and there in the meantime.
I'd post pics, but its really nothing to look at at the moment.
PS: Anyone in south Calgary know their way around an outboard and like chatting and beer? I know my way around most other things powered by a motor, but outboards are alien to me. I'd love some knowledge if someone wants to hang out around the Sikome area some day! PM me!