Winter plans??
 

What you guys up to this winter?

Looks like my plan is to completely repower after tossing a rod...

New Dart or Merlin blocks, new 540 rotating assemblys, new cams also it looks like, was 600 hp before probably gonna be about 675 when done... we will see....

Goin in for hip replacement in Nov. so will be slow build, I pay cash as I go so it may take till March/April, will be nice to know everything will be perfect next year..!!

Gonna let mine take a nap in the corner of the barn all wrapped up nice and cozy.

Then in our down time maybe Kevin and I will make vroom vroom sounds while we sit in the bolsters of the new hot rod thats coming to Western New York

LOL I got to set mine aside last year, but looking forward to making it right so when you come out here next summer I can join in!!

Work has begun on the T/S already, and it appears the Cafe is heading for its new home in the next week or two.
I am going to miss that cabin....

The Top Gun is getting both engines completely rebuilt they are already torn down and heading off to the machine shop in the next couple weeks.
Exhaust getting sent to CMI to get pressure tested.
Ordering a lot of new parts have to get rid of all the salty parts...
New transom assemblies are going in.
Lots of powder coating going to going on very soon under hatch.
Brand new dash going in updated new everything.
Will head off for paint by 2nd week in November I still have not decided what I am going to do with paint trying to decide now,
maybe a complete color change not sure yet.
By spring I will be completely broke.....

What gun you buy?

The one in NJ on Ebay, started out as we will just fix this and this and turned into Fuk it might as well do it right...

Best of luck with the hip replacement -- MAKE SURE YOU DO THE THEARAPY EXACTLY AS YOUR SURGEON DIRECTS!!--

If you don't do the therapy you'll going to be walking around like a three legged dog.

All the best

3pointstar

I know how that is haha

Oh I plan to, did a surgery on it in my 20's did therapy was good.. After a while I did on my own at 40.00 or so a session adds up!!

Anything worth doing, is worth doing well.... I can't wait to see the finished project!

What's the new hot rod????

Yes I agree an that! Summer is way to short to do half azz work and end up repairing your boat every weekend....
I will start a new thread on this boat with lots of pics soon, I cannot believe I am starting my 3rd boat semi restore in 3 years. Wife just shakes her head.

Hopefully this Cig sticks around more than one season..

New interior for me. Going to try and post before and after pics when I get started. I bought the 04 brochure boat around six months ago. I have done quiet a bit of work so far, replaced bilge blowers, having several gauges repaired. Had to have the compass repaired, $400.00, fresh water shower just a lot of little things that the guy that owned before me never did. I had been without a boat for 7 years and forgot how expensive everything is. Redoing the interior mostly because it has too much color and is very hot. Tired of the wife complaining about burning her tush. It will be a while, we still have pretty nice weather here and the lake is quiet. Will update when it gets closer to time. Good luck to all you guys that have winter projects.

Yea right, so you saying when we reserve docks in a few months at Middle Bass for July you want one too? LOL

Tim are you even allowed to spend nights at any other islands other than Kelleys? HAHA

See you in April at the Early Bird, get er dun.

Work on my 8-ball game, visit the gym more frequently, grade the yard for a pole barn project, increase sales at work, and pay someone else to put my boat back together!

gonna let the cat out of the bag friday when its hooked to the truck

You reserve now? Let me know yes I wanna go

If I'm at early bird it won't be on the cig I don't think I will be done yet ... Guess I get to run the Pantera!!!

I`m gonna find some kid who isn`t doing work up to my standards, probably stalk him all winter and try to prove to everyone his work sucks (I`VE SEEN PICTURES!!). Pound my chest till May about what awesome job I`m doing putting my motors together ..THE RIGHT WAY!!!
Sometime in January I`ll most likely make up a fake OSO handle and insult everyone here. Take a time out for 7 days (thanx a lot GRIFF!!)
Then come back like nothing ever happened.

Winter is gonna be AAAAAWESOME!!


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Redoing all the wiring in my boat! Will be better than new when we hit the poker runs next year!!

Also going with a Lime Green Paint Scheme on the engines!

I think I'm gonna sit on here and argue about what boat is better like we all did last winter. :D

No not till February or March and we will count you in. We had a blast last year was a good weekend. We all boated over to Kelleys Friday afternoon in all our boats. A few of us hung out on kelleys a little longer, when we went back we went around South Bass and then to Middle Bass, the lake was perfect and we were hauling. That trip back to Middle Bass was awesome had a blast.

I was only taking the Pantera if you were taking the Mistress lol. Hopefully the Pantera gets some things done to it and who knows if it will be together by April. Thought you would help, now your going to be broke down lol.

So no forced induction on your motors?

mmb, post some pics of the engines when you are done.......post some pics of that boat, I think I have seen it somewhere.

Hey FF I'll give you a hand with motors if you can get me a date with you step daughter. That's my winter adventure

we are freshening up the top ends...

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I'm thinking about opening a new shop, roller painting my dash, talking a bunch of $hit, and overspray splatter painting my entire boat.

Hahaha you wish lol

Oh man deciding if it's creepy, mike might hide for a few days with some Kleenex....

Here ya go mike Kleenex in mail [ATTACH=CONFIG]531013[/ATTACH]

I'll take my own no biggie

Haha creeper ha

Right now he is jerking it while laying on his desk sideways so he can see the picture correctly.

I have no idea why it loaded that way but at least I'm making him work for it haha

Just showed my step son your step daughters pic, he wants to know when she is going to be at Kelleys again.

Never to much work to rip one out to a hottie send here my number when you get a chance, thanks welcum and appreciated

Hmmmm next summer lol she's a pain in the ass good luck!!