Started 78 mistress project - Page 2

justice · 01-18-2007, 07:08 PM

Yeah my H20 tank is port side under the sink soon as you go down in cabin.Looks like my bow fuel tank has not been hooked up for some time.Think I will pressure test just to see if it is good.

J-Bonz · 01-18-2007, 09:38 PM

we had waste and fresh water tanks in the bow
jr.

motownjim · 01-20-2007, 11:20 PM

a friend of mine used to race these boats years ago and he tells me the front tank was filled with water and used for ballast, there was a switch you could pull to drain the water out of the front tank when you wanted to lighten up the boat

justice · 01-21-2007, 06:48 PM

Think I will leave bow fuel tank unhooked and just run belly tank.I have two factory switches for each tank under helm that have been unhooked.Pulling starb motor and trans next weekend.Anything I need to know?

justice · 01-21-2007, 06:51 PM

Think I will leave bow fuel tank unhooked and just run belly tank.I have two factory switches for each tank under helm that have been unhooked.Pulling starb motor and trans next weekend.Anything I need to know?Here is a pic of tank switches under helm.

motownjim · 01-22-2007, 04:15 PM

i bcant help you there, the guy i bought my boat from told me it was set up to run both motors of the back tank and i have never touched the switches in the 3 years i have owned it.i do know the back tank is a 120 gallon tank. i am jealous of your white dash mine is black.

justice · 01-23-2007, 07:27 PM

What year is you Mistress?
You have any pics? She sure looks clean!My boat was not maintained very well by previous owner,OK though I like projects.

motownjim · 01-23-2007, 11:13 PM

mine is a 1977

Stalkin · 01-25-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by justice

What year is you Mistress?
You have any pics? She sure looks clean!My boat was not maintained very well by previous owner,OK though I like projects.

Sure does look like she was mistreated....Made me want to cry after all the hard work my husband did on it. Looks like they may have hit something on the front of it as well..?? Good luck, she sure was a good riding boat.

justice · 01-25-2007, 08:35 PM

Yeah,
She was run hard and just put up.No maintenance to speak of.Looks like last owner didn't care about his boat.I'll get her back in shape.Pulling starboard motor and tranny this weekend.Motor looks good but tranny is shot(mud,sand and water on dipstick).Bet she really looked good when you had here fixed up!You can't beat these old boats and their history