im building a new shop myself... ive got about 4k sqft i didnt use in the new gym and im gonna covert it into a shop for my boat i need a a-frame and hoist. does ayone know where i can find a good deal on one? its gonna be so nice to work on my stuff indoors and in heat and air conditioning :)

Nice talking to you the other night. Boat is going in the water (Grand Lake) this weekend or Monday. Will let you know how it runs. I also realized something that makes your and my CG way different. My boat has a notched transom. I'm betting yours does not? They started pushing the motors in the Bravo rigged Motions back when they added the notched transom. With a Straight bottom the motor goes further forward.

If it is not comletely freezing when my hatches and scoops are done I am going to put the boat on Texoma for a day. I will let you know. I look forward to adding our 2 Motions two this fine assembly of Texoma boats.

I am actually rounding up material to build a hoist too. I think I am going to build a couple heavy, wide ends rather than an A frame so that I can floor in the area above the beam for storage. I found several nice beams this week in Odessa. How wide are you going? I am doing 14 feet wide with 16 feet under the beam.

Here is a hoist for 950.00 in Dallas, might be to short though.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/1379145338.html

^^^^^I couldn't get an answer. That listing is about 30 days old.
VV- Do you know a good welding shop? (Haha, that never gets old!)


I am off to Sunny California for a couple weeks. Hopefully there is a warm weekend left in October when I get back.

You have a safe trip, we just got back from Denver it was like 25*, I do have a welder contact. If you need any parts to build the hoist I still have these.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/v...mper-sale.html

Who knows the guy from around Mckinney,Tx. that has the white 46 Skater, big power and "knows" superchargers ?

I need his name and phone number for a project we're doing.

Billy Loftice from Princeton.

I found a couple numbers when I googled his name, Princeton, TX. I think he is in the PVC business. Used to be in to tractor pulls.

Funny story, he used to have a 42 Fountain on C Dock in Highport. It had above the transom pipes. Sounded like a bomb went off when it popped off and was know for knocking people out of seats on the next dock.

Thanks very much !!! I'll try to find the number.