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Old 01-07-2019 | 10:41 AM
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Great thread and love the build.That Clearwater guy is about 10min from me, always has a lot of cool stuff in the yard and laying around.
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Old 01-07-2019 | 11:18 AM
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Thanks Nate!
Ralph has everything you need to build a dozen boats and he knows what he’s talking about! Great guy to deal with.
Do you boat around that area I’m assuming?
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Old 01-07-2019 | 11:29 AM
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Definitely get the boat as low as possible on the trailer. That's going to help your launching and retrieval, as well as much easier to work on and wash; when on the trailer.
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Old 01-07-2019 | 01:59 PM
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I agree with the boat being as close to the trailer as possible - some of the launches up north in Michigan completely suck though. I’ve watched many 36’ and up trailers scrape the ground half way down the launch from being so low. I will have to find a happy medium
thanks for the input!
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Old 01-07-2019 | 02:16 PM
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If the bottom of your sponsons are approx 3" to 4" above your fenders, that should be perfect. IMO
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Old 01-07-2019 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Rossman
Thanks Nate!
Ralph has everything you need to build a dozen boats and he knows what he’s talking about! Great guy to deal with.
Do you boat around that area I’m assuming?
That I do, we are out pretty often around here.
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Old 01-07-2019 | 02:55 PM
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What Co / who's fab shop is that?

Also, where did you get the fenders?
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Old 01-07-2019 | 03:05 PM
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I did the fab on the trailer at my job. We build mega trenchers in the shop so the trailer was one of the smaller projects.

I got the fenders from Pete at Skater. I can’t say enough about the guy. I’m a 23 year old kid and own a 22 year old boat and whenever I walk through the door he’s always more than willing to help with whatever I need. I cannot say thank you enough to him for all of his advice and guidance. A few others there who have helped me is Mike and Robert. Mike helped me find the right motor mounts for the hull and Robert hooked me up with some glass and resin / hardner. It says something about a company when they have employees that work there today who built my boat 22 years ago! Thanks Pete and Skater!
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Old 01-07-2019 | 04:51 PM
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The "Junkman". That boat has been from Bravo's to Sixes to Bravos and now maybe back to ______?
Cool project. Good luck
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Old 01-07-2019 | 04:57 PM
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What do you mean by “The Junkman”
Have you got any history on the boat?
The guy I bought it from isn’t much help. He said he bought it from a a buddy of his that used to run it out Lake St clair but he seemed to have “lost his number” he claims the tanks have been done and I would really like to talk to the previous owner to see if he had them done or not. I’m looking hard for some ASD8’s. Thanks for the compliment!

EDIT - Forgot to mention - It has
"Power by Derebery" painted on the transom
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"Custom Touch Graphics Austin Texas 512-423-7889" painted on each side at the back of the boat.

Not sure if this info helps at all

EDIT - Silly me it’s right on Custom Touch’s website as “Junkman”
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