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  1. redneck joe

    Great day on the water. Until....

    Coming back home on the back roads, a couple cars sitting in the middle of the road with the folks talking (not an unusual event here) so slowed down to about 10 mph until they moved off. The truck in front of me going real slow so looked in the sideview to see if I had any traffic coming as I...
  2. redneck joe

    sealing concrete

    I was going to put sealer around the (new) pool but my pool guy says that would make it hotter. Never heard that. Anyone know about this?
  3. redneck joe

    Bunk guides u-bolt help

    I purchased these: However did not notice the u-bolt size. This is designed for a 2" of 3" trailer frame. My frame is 1 3/4" x 6". etrailer is telling me no avail u-bolts for this size. The 'extra long' ones they have are 6" long for frames up to 5 1/4" tall. I searched and...
  4. redneck joe

    converting to electronic ingnition

    After my adventure last weekend I am not going to deal with points any longer. Reviewed lots of old threads and I'm confident I can do the conversion, however not sure which kit or combo of parts I need. Blaster this, blaster that, Pretolite, etc and most seemed to be for a 3.0 or a 5.0. I...
  5. redneck joe

    Stiff shifting

    1979 260 V8, owned for a couple years. Always been a bit stiff going into/out of neutral form both forward and reverse. once in either gear all smooth. I had assumed it would be shift cables which I just had replaced but still stiff. I'm assuming it will be something wither at the shifter or...
  6. redneck joe

    First day out of the year.

    No fishing planned, just first trip out of the season wanted to test handling in rough water which as you can see there was plenty of. Got just under the bridge ahead of the bigger storm that was coming, motor dies, wind blowing directly at the marina about half mile across the lake. Normally...
  7. redneck joe

    Electricity is not my freind

    Don't really like it; can't see it so my mind has a hard time wrapping itself around the concept. I purchased a for my boat. The leads off it have one wire marked positive (+). My wires to it are the same - one does not have a stripe or anything. The wire is already under the new...
  8. redneck joe

    Bonnaroo 2014

    if ya'll like music.... Here is the full Bonnaroo lineup for 2014: Elton John Kanye West Jack White Lionel Richie Vampire Weekend The Avett Brothers Phoenix Skrillex Arctic Monkeys Frank Ocean The Flaming Lips Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Kaskade Damon Albarn Neutral Milk Hotel Wiz Khalifa...
  9. redneck joe

    Kicker steering to I/O

    Have a pre-alpha and am mounting a 15 hp Nissan. What is the best system to join the two together so I can use the main steering wheel.
  10. redneck joe

    woodworking/cabinet question

    got a new K cup coffee machine and looking to store the cups under the counter and am going to make one. I like this: but not sure how those side peices hold it closed/operate? I could do this but don't like the latch. Any ideas?
  11. redneck joe

    'rude

    dad saw this at a nordstroms pretty sure he's in seattle right now
  12. redneck joe

    Winch question - electric or manual

    Read up on a couple old threads here and I'm a bit more confused than when I started. Boat in sig line in question, bunks with glides on them which made it much easier but still too much. I crank, back in, crank, back in, etc. Truck is 3500 Cummins with 2 batteries. Typical ramp is about...
  13. redneck joe

    are you a bad *** or just from New Zealand?

    New Zealand doctor James Grant fights off shark, stitches wounds, then heads to the pub The World Today By Brendan Trembath, wires Posted January 28, 2014 18:11:26 New Zealand doctor James Grant calls it just a good fisherman's tale: fighting a shark off with a knife before stitching...
  14. redneck joe

    for those of us that suffer thru conference calls

  15. redneck joe

    fabric for beds

    did a search for 'fabric' and all it turned up was 12,862 thread on fiberglass so hope not too redundant of a post here. I'm making new beds for the Carver and not sure what kind of fabric to be looking at to wrap the foam in. There are soooo many and not sure what best suited for a boat...
  16. redneck joe

    $20 offered to teen aged boys

    IMG_2246_zpse221f4e1.mp4 Video by joemckeehan | Photobucket
  17. redneck joe

    reflective boating video

    not sure if its been here before but if you have a couple minutes
  18. redneck joe

    Reupholster Cockpit

    Re: Reupholster Cockpit
  19. redneck joe

    Carver 2357 Montego rebuild

    new here, belong to lots of other boat forums. I signed up here a few years ago but just started visiting. Can't believe I watied this long; great forum for all kinds of boats. I've got another thread on my main forum (forumlychallengedboaters.com) but II'll do some c/p to put on here...
  20. redneck joe

    1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

    Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild wouldn't that be an appropriate anniversary present?
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