pokerrun
 

Expresscat39,

If you look on Pokerrunsamerica magazine, they only show their sanctioned events. If you get the magazine, they list almost all the pokerruns in the country. It is on page 125 of the Bob Oliver issue( no months given?).

If you look at the leopa site, it is the event on July 30,31, and May 1,2004. On their old website, they showed a 39OE in the picture. They get alot of boats in their runs from what she was telling me.

Mark

Progress
 

Finally received the shims and ratio sleeves for the Arnesons.

Went to look at all the parts and pieces today. The local powder coater who I supported last year went out of business last July. I did not get the drives PC'd in time so I had them painted. Just sitting around they have a few bruises and chips. Somebody bought the PC shop and just reopened. I said screw it, I have lost my butt on this thing already it may as well be right. Loaded up all the Arneson parts and took them to be coated. Will have back in one week. Done and done right.

Last weekend I installed all of the PC'd metal frames on all the access and storage areas. I started to replace all the little access plexiglas door panels and they looked like crap. Removed all the frames and took them to the interior shop. Having vinyl snap on covers made so it looks nice and finished.

The new/rebuilt gauges are all mounted and should be hooked up this week. Still shooting for a May splash.

SLOW PROGRESS ALSO!
 

It's so cold in Chicago that it doe not feel like spring.

Going to visit my vinyl lady. Checking to see how far she progressed on the new cockpit. The chairs will now be high backed in the front. I am going with the white-out look with the OE logo in the headrest of each of the 8 seats.

The new custom exhaust muffler system is underway also. A 4" down tube welded into the bottom of my mufflers with a large washer ring welded on the outer part of my muffler to divert to exhaust through the 14" long down tube. Currently running dry exhaust with mufflers open. When the muffler flaps are closed, the exhaust will go down the downtube. Water will dump into the down tube and will have a baffle in these tubes as well.

The trim cyclinders for the Arnesons are on order.

I am having the flame arrestors and valve covers polished so the upper half of the engines will all be polished chromed.

Mark

Still shooting for May!
 

Sounds great!

I spend at least 2-3 hours a day ordering, planning and chasing down parts, pieces or checking to see how the guys are coming along with what ever they had time to do that day.

That touch to your seats will be a class act.

I have whited out my interior and cabin as well. Except for the gauges and steering wheel(platinum), the only other color is the name of the boat painted on the floor of the cockpit.

I had a buddy do his exhaust like yours and it works well. I still have the dry exhaust with the shotgun mufflers.

Did you order the hydraulics from Twin Disc?

MY WALLET LOST WEIGHT
 

All of these projects just cost big bucks.

The cyclinders from Twin Disc are $4000 each, so I am in the process of installing a modified stock trim cyclinder into the down tube. These will be a large diameter cyclinder for large loads. It is going to be a big project but should help me out.

The seats are being reconstructed. The headrests are going to be about 8-10" taller than the older headrests. I converted my cabin to white last year. My new cabin and cockpit carpet is on the way(red).

Trying to sell my shifters so I can order the new straight arm chrome shifters from Livorsi. I am going with chrome bezels with white gauges.

Did you find the LEOPA-Monroe, MI info?

Monroe
 

Found it. We will plan on doing that one. Boating on the very west part of the western basin of Lake Erie is usually pretty good unless you have an east wind then look out. It should be a good time.

I have figured out over a short period of time that Twin Disc appears to make all of the Arneson parts. the hydraulic cylinders are expensive. However, if you want to save some bucks you can go to an industrial dealer and get the same thing. I work through Applied Technologies(the old Bearings Inc) for all the hydraulic or other in line fittings. Much more reasonable. Also putting hydraulic rams on the hatches. Researching getting those through AT as well.

I have a slight advantage becasue of my company. We use so mcuh stuff fom them their rep comes right to the shop wherer the engines etc are at and makes his own list and orders whatever.

Something else to buy
 

I forgot about the rams. I went to a Warner Distributor and they could not find the ones I am looking for. I did not have a part number. Most boats have Warner cyclinders. If you find a decent set for cheap, let me know. I currently am using a "custom" 1x1x6 piece of wood. I have to mount mine toward the back of the engine compartment. I will need to change or add more hinges.

What about SOTW poker run?



Mark

Rams
 

The hatch hinges were origianlly on the sides. I am moving them to the rear. I will call the company today to see what he has. He finished inventorying all the fittings I would need yesterday. Two weeks to get. More delays/setbacks :mad:

Found out yesterday that the originally promised date of the drives finished being powder coated is now late next week. At the beginning it does not sound bad when one thing is holding up the parade, but when you get several and can't put anything major back together it is really bad.

Will let you know about the rams.

4:22 am ?
 

Don"t you sleep? I hope you have a good local source for fasteners because you are going to need them when you start putting everything together. You are always going to be short a bolt or two.

I think Tizbad or someone else with a 39 in the Ohio area has their hatch hinges mounted on the front like Extreme Exibit. Why be normal.

Oh well, time to go back to bed.

Mark

Bedtime?
 

I usually get to work between 5-5:30 am and leave at 6:6:30, have dinner get home @ 8 or so, go to bed and do it all over again the next day. Occassionally I do get up early like today. Was in at 4.

Luckily I have a large maintenance shop at the plant with everything you could think of. If we do not have it we order it.

There are 4 or 5 39 OE's around here. A couple are not running (for several years), 1 is in great shape but just hasn't been splashed. Have not seen any of them for 5-6 years. i know a guy who knows where they are all at. He insures them!