1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
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I did not get a lot done this last weekend. The rub rail is on, and a few other miscellaneous items. I received the bulk of my furniture. I started to lay all that out to get an idea of space. I took the play pen panels down to the paint shop. For the next few weeks most of the progress is going to be "hidden" stuff (wiring for console, moving batteries and fuel tank, etc.). Here are a few pictures of where I am. Rub rail is on close up of spliced in front piece picture of the spliced in side pieces I used Toonguys suggestion to cut the rub rail down, to bend it around the radius at the front and back. Came out pretty good
I did not get a lot done this last weekend. The rub rail is on, and a few other miscellaneous items. I received the bulk of my furniture. I started to lay all that out to get an idea of space. I took the play pen panels down to the paint shop. For the next few weeks most of the progress is going to be "hidden" stuff (wiring for console, moving batteries and fuel tank, etc.). Here are a few pictures of where I am. Rub rail is on close up of spliced in front piece picture of the spliced in side pieces I used Toonguys suggestion to cut the rub rail down, to bend it around the radius at the front and back. Came out pretty good
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Lookin good!!!
Just one boat...after another, after another
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
crazy how you can work so hard on something and not see much progress, but then do little to no work and the progress seems to have leaped ahead. I was traveling this last weekend and did not do any work to the boat. I have been piddling around with it in the evenings. Paint shop finished, a few parts where delivered. So, here we go!
Rounded up an 18 gal tank
robbed the fuel gauge as well. I did not want to mount the gauges directly to the console so I whipped out a bezel.
Console with old steering wheel (I re-used a lot of old parts, that way when I get bored I have upgrades to make later )
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Woohooo! Someone got some of their bases!
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
yes sir! all the bases are in, console, captains chair base, and cushions for my two front seats! The back order quandary on the rest of the cushions is not a huge deal. I still have a bit to work on before I am ready for the lake. The boy is heavy into baseball (tournament this weekend) so boat building time is limited.
Here is a question. With this new to me tank, will I have any problems mounting it "mid-ship"? Here is a diagram of where I am wanting to put the tank.
Here is a question. With this new to me tank, will I have any problems mounting it "mid-ship"? Here is a diagram of where I am wanting to put the tank.
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is that going inside a seat base? If so I would vent it and you should be good I would think. I will let others chime in who have done it. Mine is under my sundeck.
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Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
The tank came out of a bass boat. I will build a box for it to live in and vent it right out the side...possibly cut some vent holes in its cage as well. The only issue I can come up with, is the length of the fuel line. Will the engine fuel pump have enough "pump" to suck the fuel?
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Ercarp wrote:The tank came out of a bass boat. I will build a box for it to live in and vent it right out the side...possibly cut some vent holes in its cage as well. The only issue I can come up with, is the length of the fuel line. Will the engine fuel pump have enough "pump" to suck the fuel?
It will be fine
Just one boat...after another, after another
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The motor should run with out a pump with the tank on the deck and the low profile of the jonson , once primed with a full tank fuel should siphon to the motor .ToonGuy wrote:Ercarp wrote:The tank came out of a bass boat. I will build a box for it to live in and vent it right out the side...possibly cut some vent holes in its cage as well. The only issue I can come up with, is the length of the fuel line. Will the engine fuel pump have enough "pump" to suck the fuel?
It will be fine
1988 24' Party Barge pushed by a 75hp cmc trim 17p 4 blade prop
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that is great to hear, thanks for the feedback curtiscapk, toonguy and hawk. I was concerned about that.
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I am sure this has been asked before. I have tried to search for the answer, but thought I would ask. What is the thinnest aluminum you would use to underskin? I found a source to buy the sheets, but not sure how thick/thin to order.
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Ercarp wrote:I am sure this has been asked before. I have tried to search for the answer, but thought I would ask. What is the thinnest aluminum you would use to underskin? I found a source to buy the sheets, but not sure how thick/thin to order.
The generally accepted thickness is .063
I have not personally tried anything thinner.
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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
I think I'm running .032 - it "oilcans" a little, but it's still good after 3 years!
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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Thanks toonguy, that is the size I keep seeing. BobG, That is about the size I found and was wondering if it was too thin. How far apart are your floor "joists" (what is the span between the aluminum channel). Did you install the underskin yourself?
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Hmm... 24" I think, and yes I did. I think I used pop-rivets to install it.Ercarp wrote:Thanks toonguy, that is the size I keep seeing. BobG, That is about the size I found and was wondering if it was too thin. How far apart are your floor "joists" (what is the span between the aluminum channel). Did you install the underskin yourself?
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
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