Wasn't boatless for long.....
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It was an ordeal. Spent the greater part of a day at a credit union trying to get MY money out of my account, and now I think I'm going to start burying money like people did during the Great Depression.
I only had to start losing air in one tire and break a couple studs before I knew it had to get to a shop to make it back North.
I wasn't about to be changing tires and hubs at 2am on the freeway, so it went to the trailer shop, and I went to a hotel room. The springs looked good enough to get by. They weren't. Luckily, I got a hold of a decent shop. Willy at Bad 2D Bone trailers in Pompano had it squared away in a matter of a few hours with virtually no advanced notice. Without those guys, I'd probably still be turning wrenches and sweating to death on the side of a freeway somewhere.
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Well as a few have told me here in OSO, a center console is NOT an Offshore performance boat. So you along with me and others making the switch to a CC will have to stop posting here.... Good looking boat. Enjoy it, I know I have completely enjoyed the switch myself.
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LOL, I was waiting for you to chime in! We're gonna have to start a CC gang to represent! Once I make sure everything is the way I want it, we'll have to run to PIB. And speaking of things being the way I want them, notice my cowl is without decals, and the radar arch is not candy blue powdercoat.....
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LOL, I was waiting for you to chime in! We're gonna have to start a CC gang to represent! Once I make sure everything is the way I want it, we'll have to run to PIB. And speaking of things being the way I want them, notice my cowl is without decals, and the radar arch is not candy blue powdercoat.....
Last edited by low_psi; 07-26-2014 at 07:05 PM.
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Any idea on what caused the lower failure, or was it just its time?
I'm still debating on the boot stripe colors, but I think I'm going blue with the hi-vis orange. Thanks for the heads up on the shop in Monroe, that's about the closest I'm gonna find, and I like what they did on your Concept.
I'm still debating on the boot stripe colors, but I think I'm going blue with the hi-vis orange. Thanks for the heads up on the shop in Monroe, that's about the closest I'm gonna find, and I like what they did on your Concept.
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Any idea on what caused the lower failure, or was it just its time?
I'm still debating on the boot stripe colors, but I think I'm going blue with the hi-vis orange. Thanks for the heads up on the shop in Monroe, that's about the closest I'm gonna find, and I like what they did on your Concept.
I'm still debating on the boot stripe colors, but I think I'm going blue with the hi-vis orange. Thanks for the heads up on the shop in Monroe, that's about the closest I'm gonna find, and I like what they did on your Concept.
If you decide to go with basic straight stripes like I did, you can do that by buying the vinyl and cutting your own. I did mine by hand. If you are going to do anything other than straight stripes I won't be much help. Right now my capabilities are small things like reg number, transom names, etc.
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I changed plugs, topped off oil, and changed lower unit lube last night in 20 minutes, while standing most of the time. I sure am going to miss owning an offshore performance boat! LOL
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exactly!!! You basically just went through the winterization process too..... No need to run antifreeze, just let them drain... I know its a no-no to fog the Optimax, not sure if its the same for the EFI motors....
Last edited by low_psi; 07-29-2014 at 07:58 AM.