live4theai
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Well a friend of my grandfathers passed away years ago and left behind a fishing boat. Ive been dragging my feet to go up north(michigan) to get it and I finally did this past Sunday. It had been sitting partially covered on the side of an easement for about 5 years. The tires on the trailer it was on were dried rotted and flat so I just bought new hubs and tires. I was assuming the bearings were shot so I flipped through a trailer bearing book at work and grabbed 4 sets of bearings seals races for a couple different size axles(my wallet was in pain). Well I got there and everything went pretty smoothly, I was a little suprised that the motor was 1976 my grandfather and I had assumed it was a 1960s evinrude. The boat was filled with all kinds of odds and ends. I even got 2 batterys that have been on mantainers for years.
Well I made it home smoothly besides the trailer lights not working.
Monday night I started cleaning her out and I found a minnow net, a fishfinder , a gaff hook, rain ponchos, 2 fire extinguishes, 2 anchors , boobers up the ying yang, bouys, a live net, lures, lines bilge pump, hoses and the boats seats and pedastals are in great shape.
Tues night tried finding out what the name of the boat was Northbeach had a brochure of a 1965 mariner and that was it to a tee.
Weds night I just got done building a new fuel hose with a newer primer and fuel filter the old one was toast.
Old
New
I flushed the fuel tank changed the lower end lube and changed the spark plugs and I stuck the old evinrude in a 55 of water. She turns over great but I have a feeling Im not not getting any spark. The wirings a mess though.
Heres the rest of my pics
Well I made it home smoothly besides the trailer lights not working.
Monday night I started cleaning her out and I found a minnow net, a fishfinder , a gaff hook, rain ponchos, 2 fire extinguishes, 2 anchors , boobers up the ying yang, bouys, a live net, lures, lines bilge pump, hoses and the boats seats and pedastals are in great shape.
Tues night tried finding out what the name of the boat was Northbeach had a brochure of a 1965 mariner and that was it to a tee.
Weds night I just got done building a new fuel hose with a newer primer and fuel filter the old one was toast.
Old
New
I flushed the fuel tank changed the lower end lube and changed the spark plugs and I stuck the old evinrude in a 55 of water. She turns over great but I have a feeling Im not not getting any spark. The wirings a mess though.
Heres the rest of my pics
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