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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:23 am
by Ercarp
I have to say, for anyone following any rebuild and thinking of replacing furniture, you will not find many other companies that can top pontoonstuff.com. They are an example to the rest of us business owners of how a good business needs to treat its costumers. Thanks Pontoonstuff!
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.
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Rub rail is on
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close up of spliced in front piece
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picture of the spliced in side pieces
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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
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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:54 am
by ToonGuy
Lookin good!!!
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:01 am
by Ercarp
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:11 am
by curtiscapk
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:19 am
by Ercarp
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.
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Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:33 am
by curtiscapk
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.
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:42 am
by Ercarp
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?
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:49 am
by ToonGuy
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
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:08 am
by Hawk_308
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
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 .
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:15 am
by Ercarp
that is great to hear, thanks for the feedback curtiscapk, toonguy and hawk. I was concerned about that.
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:59 pm
by Ercarp
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.
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:00 pm
by ToonGuy
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.
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:17 am
by BobG
I think I'm running .032 - it "oilcans" a little, but it's still good after 3 years!
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:47 am
by Ercarp
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?
Re: 1988 Bass Buggy winter/Gravity project in New Mexico
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:14 pm
by BobG
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?
Hmm... 24" I think, and yes I did. I think I used pop-rivets to install it.