I'm sure these two will come along..

No doubt....he's got a $hitload of peices to put back together:eek::p

Amen to that. :ernaehrung004:

Got lifters back from rebuild.

Installed lifters, pushrods, rocker arms, adjusted the valves and installed the intake.

Valve covers.

Wow, you must have been nervous.

Control that camera shake... :D

It's a camera phone and I can't figure out how to get a good pic. Don't know what causes the problem. :mad:

Can't even use the excuse that I was drinking. :ernaehrung004:

Ah, there's the problem.....

Installed carb, distributor, accessories on the motor that was down and fired it up for a moment today. Gimbals in the machine shop after being welded up. Mr. Gadgets digging into my drives tomorrow. Got a zillion parts in the mail this week. Must be making progress.

Going to drink some beer and eat fried catfish. :ernaehrung004:

Gimbal rings installed, bell housings on with new gimbal bellows, new shift cables. No shimmy/shake in the transom now. Bender's kit works well.

Motors completed. Exhausts back on.

Waiting on outdrives which should be this week. Getting close.

:ernaehrung004:

See from the pics that I do need to remember to install the plate on the cutouts on the transom assembly. :eek:

Do you have hydraulic steering? Can't see the rams in the pictures.:party-smiley-004:

Yes I do. The boat had hydraulic with cable at the helm when I bought it. I converted it to full hydraulic within a year of buying the boat. You can see one of the rams under the license plate on the 2nd pic.

I was just wondering, figured you had it. Looks Great! Love the J-R gimbal repair kits. Have one on our AT. Keep us posted.:cool:

Those are perrrrty real perrrrty..appears everything is going back together easier than they came apart.
Will it be at the "Shootout" this year?:evilb::ernaehrung004:

Everything is going back together OK. Even without some of the Merc "special tools".

I'm trying to get to the "Shootout". Howard Davis is bringing his 40' Motion again to compete so I am hoping to go even if my boat isn't ready.

I will call you.

Tom

Looks good

I am just getting started as you can see, i need to hurry the heii up spring is getting close.

Thunderstruck...

Where do you put the boat in?

I'm here in Houston, ever in the Houston/Galveston area?

I work offshore on the rigs from time to time, can I call you when I need a fast ride to shore? Ha.

Matt

We boat around Lake Charles most of the time but usually do a poker run or two in Clear Lake. I usually can be found at the Turtle Club. :rolleyes: OH, did the Turtle Club make it through the storm??

Looks like it did survive, I've never been there myself. I think I remember it floating by....

Mr. Gadgets has my drives packed up, shipping tomorrow.

Looking like we'll be back boating pretty quick.

:cool-smiley-027:

Tom,

You gonna have that thing up and running for the 200?

If not..Tom and Leslie can ride again with us..:ernaehrung004:

Poor fella, feel bad for him having to sacrifice like that. :drink:

Yeah I may have to sacrifice,

After All,



I look really good on the NorTech!!!

I am trying to get ready for the 200. We'll see. I need to sand and repaint the drives and put em back on. Should be up and running in two weekends.

Hope to see you guys. How's married life treatin ya??

You mean Leslie looks really good on the Nortech. :drink:

Married life is.... married life. :D Good most of the time with a few "what the hell was I thinking" moments mixed in. Jenn's slowly figuring out how to put up with me. :drink: See ya at the 200, I'll buy you a drink at Charlies.

HOMO..:party-smiley-004::grinser010:....Leslie looks way better..:ernaehrung004:

You swamp people are just weird.

and that's coming from somebody from South Florida so you guys must really be bad.:evilb:

No wonder Jassby wants me back on the NorTech?????

That picture is just disturbing. At least you weren't mooning him.

I have a picture of one of those two Mooning........someone:evilb:

Unfortunately so do I :eek:

I looked for mine and can't remember which file I saved it to.

Ive got one...:grinser010:

Faster!! Faster!!!:evilb: ..I hear banjo music!!!:evilb:

LMAO :eek: