Not a Aquasport... but look what followed me home...

[gran398]

wing, that's night and day from when you brought it home. Nice work!

[RickK]

Mickey??  OH duh!  LOL  yeah Mickey, Minnie, and Mighty have been evicted or are pushing up daisies.

The end of an era  

That is actually a 1942 WWII WC53 Dodge carry all truck.  Here is a link to a little web page my buddies and I put together of  pictures of our project vehicles:  http://50newtmotorclub.shutterfly.com/

Ahhh, old trucks are SOOOOO mechanical - brings back some memories although none that old.
So do you have the engine working or any progress besides some primer (since this is a "Not an Aquasport" thread - might as well continue) ?

BTW, very nice shop!!

[wingtime]

Rick the engine is running but not starting consistently...  Some times it starts with the starter button other times it starts by shorting the solenoid.  I replaced the starter button so thats not it.  I'm going to have to take a closer look at the wiring to look for a bad connection or something.  I tested the start wires between the start button and the solenoid for resistance and there was almost none.  So for now I know the boat runs so I can go ahead and move forward with getting the hull detailed up and reupholstering the seats.  I ordered a sample card of the marine seat vinyl from my supplier to make sure I order the right color yellow.

[wingtime]

It's been a while since I have posted any progress on the "Rat Boat"  Here's a few pics:

The dash has been repaired and painted:





The blower, ducts, vents, and bilge pump have been replaced:



The reupholstered seats are installed:

[John Jones]

[seabob4]

 

The rat boat shall see water soon...

[wingtime]

The Rat boat is registered and legal...  I picked up a fire extinguisher, flares, whistle, and life vests tonght...  So I think a splash is in the works for this weekend!

[seabob4]

The Rat boat is registered and legal...  I picked up a fire extinguisher, flares, whistle, and life vests tonght...  So I think a splash is in the works for this weekend!

Cool!!!  Lake Tarpon, here she comes!!!

[wingtime]

As Bob guessed I splashed the Rat boat in Lake Tarpon today!  I had a hard time starting it at the ramp for some reason and we had some rain.. but I managed to get her started and we proceeded to tear up the lake. My Buddy Dennis brought his boat as a "chase Boat" At idle or low speeds the would load up or something so I had to bump the throttle now and then to keep her running. Was a tad hard to start to until I figured out the trick. I think she just needs an idle adjustment or something. Also I was getting a alarm that consisted of four beeps every two to three minutes. I think that is an oil level alarm. I checked the oil header tank and it was full to the top and she was definitely injecting oil. I was running some oil in the fuel since the boat has sat for so long... so it had almost double oil... We had fun doing a phot shoot of sorts. Videos and pics below!







http://youtu.be/sCP-A2V4eT8

http://youtu.be/rMtbpdfXmL8

[seabob4]

Hey Bruce, you get any funny looks with YOUR F250 pulling that tub toy down the road?   J/K bud, WELL DONE!!!  

[wingtime]

Hey Bruce, you get any funny looks with YOUR F250 pulling that tub toy down the road?   J/K bud, WELL DONE!!!  

Nope but backing up a trailer shorter than your truck takes quick reflexes!  LOL    

BTW the jet boat easily did over 50 MPH!