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Peter...now that I've looked at the pics a few times I realize what a dang mess my shop is. Guess I need to clean it up....in oh say November, as for now... I'm goin fishin! Shop is seperate from the hangar. Cuts on total loss from when I screw up with the torch... If anyone else finds themselves in this situation...I have a couple feet of the composite shaft left over. And Tonyb...I've been workin on a name for the boat. That one might give the ladies the wrong idea.... Kicking "ONE FOOT 'EYE TEASE" around right now......

So nobody uses this oil?? Guess I'll take it back out of the boat then..........

He'll show up just to see if we're really as sick and twisted in person...and boy is he in for a surprise.....

Some amazing stuff in that report. Thanks for sharing! And as for Did ya not have a pen with you?

Well hurry up...someone needs to cut the grass starting Friday when I leave ! LOL

Great stuff !! That's the only thing I hate about that Lloyd fella.....5am!

Sorry..couldn't do anything about the girth...

Just because she has the equipment at her disposal doesn't make her a prostitute either ! You surely have seen that joke where the women is reading the book in the boat filled with fishing equipment and the CO tries to charge her with fishing without a licence. She tells the CO she is going to charge him for being a rapist...as he has the equipment for that himself.

Azulu...Yours must have been the one in pieces on the front store floor! Hopefully I have no issues with mine...

You don't wanna know where the banjo music comes from....

So as I told you last week...my new Motorguide W75-24-60 just barely made it into the water and was good for nothing but a bow decoration. The local Motorquide warrantee center (Backwater Tackle) has tried for a week to get Motorquide to send him a custom 78" shaft. The most he/Brian got out of them so far is that they are coming out with a 70" wireless in June for the 2008 model year. I would have even settled for that to get me navigable for Lakair in a week..but couldn't even get them to commit to sending a shaft for one of those... even though they have already started producing them. I was at witts end today...going as far as looking at composite shafts on tree loppers in CTC and Home depot..trying to find something I could make a shaft out of. Gave up and went back to the repair center. The difficulty with lengthing the shaft is that the entire length has to be smooth..so it can slide thru the motor coupling. A light bulb went off and I knew I could flush join them from the inside. I asked Brian for an old shaft that he'd removed on warrantee. Unfortunately he didn't have any..as he has to send them in for credit. Just then the courier shows up...with low and behold... a 48", 52" and 60" shaft that he'd ordered for stock. I asked how much and for $45 I was on my way home. Not exactly what someone wants to do...tear apart a brand new $1200 unit...but what's a guy to do that wants to position a boat thru the rocks of Nipissing in 14 days? Open the sucker up and clip the motor wires. Stuck a piece of 3/4" - 4130N chrome moly tubing in the lathe and took a bit off for a good interference fit with the ID of the shaft..and cut a 6" piece. Joined the wires with some high quality crimps and shrink tubed. Be sure to mark which wire is which before continuing if you use two white wires like I did. Will save you some grief later! Tube in and some slight persuasion to the 1/2 way mark. Now take a deep breath and drill thru for rivets. Seriously carefully drill 'till it just pops thru..then get a steel wire and make sure the electrical and sonar wires are out of the way...then drill the rest of the way thru. Be sure to turn upside down and get the chips out. Cut your extension piece and then drill for the head assembly bolt. Counter sink the shaft holes so rivet can sit flush. Put a bolt/rivet in the hole so nothing moves during the top section assembly. Make sure your head assembly is lined up with your motor unit and add a bit of sealer just before you give it the last tap. Now drill the top section to your coupling...again making sure the wires are out of the way...and again turn upside down to get the chips out. Counter sink those holes as well. Reconnect your wires with some good Marr connectors and replace the head cover Just wild..wonder how long before it snaps in half ! Now that I've surely voided my warrantee! The only thing I failed to show was the rivets I used to join it. I tried setting some solid 3/16 rivets but all they would do is bend inside instead of forming a shop head. So I used some blind countersunk pull rivets instead. All mandrel holes and the old head bolt hole were sealed. I've already ordered some Ram Mount parts, yesterday, so I can brace it to the hand rail when stowed

Looked like a great day on the water!

Nice report Joey !! Always good to see you guys out and about.

As long as you're here before Noon ! Others have it covered Dan...center is Positive..case is ground. Thank god your adapters had fuses..many don't!

Have fun Jack...and see you in a couple weeks!

Great stuff Paul! It's unfortunate that some people think that's what bumpers are for. Hit something..change gears. Just be glad your boat wasn't on it at the time! That's always my fear...some day dreamer running into the back at an intersection.

That's what it's all about Andy!

That's probably a good thing ! LOL

Julie..have you got three or four like minded sisters. Looks like a few members are looking....

Great stuff Mike! I know all about them cottage repairs and haulin supplies via boat. Haven't mastered the fish catching in between though.....

I didn't go with a 200 W upgrade to leave it in the off postion! Nice day out it appears! Thanks for the report.

Good luck with a wonderful home for him Jef. Gotta be hard...and I'm so tempted with all this land for him to run around on, but we've got use to our independance over the last year.... of coming and going without having to worry about a dog like we'd done for a decade and a half.

Great stuff TBB ! Looked like a good day out. Watch those gloves though. I asked for one for Christmas and after seeing it I refuse to use it. Finger area is hook proof...but the rest isn't..so if you get a hook thru it and into your hand...you'ze screwed!

It's division #10 Don and Lakers are open all year long (on Silver lake only that is).