Good way to end the week! Expecting a fistful of pictures. Need some fuel for my own.

OK, so I now have everything I need to get her going. Picked up the motor last Thursday, mounted it Friday only to confirm I needed the wiring harness adapter to connect my old gauge to the new motor. My dealer ordered it Friday and I picked it up last night. I will get everything connected to the motor and then will be ready to go for a ride this evening...I hope! Wish me luck.

Git her done, Martin!

Vezo

Got the adapter last Tuesday. Got everything plumbed, wired and installed. Splashed her Wednesday and ran for 2 hours. Been adhering to the recommended break in procedure. Ran her several more times over the weekend and, I must say, it handles like a dream.
The biggest advantage to me is it now will hold a steady speed at low rpms.
Planes at around 14 mph,
3000 rpm =16 mph
4000 rpm = 24 mph
5000 rpm = 32 mph
wide open not in the plan for a few more hours

Need pictures....and you have to update your signature. I used to have a Powertech 4 blade on my DF140. Will be interested to see what you end up with after break-in. Nice job.

The prop I'm running is the same one from before, 13-1/4 x 21P ss. I have to log in another 5 hours and I'll be ready to go.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1559246046


http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1559246046

Looks sweet and performs sweeter!

Nice Martin! Is that a manual jack plate?

Michael.

Yes.

Another pic. Can't wait to get her wet again!


http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1559311334

Damn Boo!! That's really sweet!! Just a great combination with that power!! :)

Thank you! I'm really happy with the end result. I'm going to run some tape down the side where the bottom of the bootstripe was and take a picture to give a better idea of how much higher she sits in the water. I'll post it with an old pic.

Looks sweet!

Runs sweet! ;)

So, everything is going great! The df140 is humming nicely. Finally had calm enough water last night to open her up. Binnacle lever bottoms out at the teak trim piece precisely at 6100 rpm. GPS speed was reading 41.8 mph. That's a gracious plenty for me, probably won't see it very often anyway.

I finally got around to running a piece of tape along the bottom edge of the original bootstripe so I could see/show how she's sitting. Can't access my botophucket account so no old pics, but, it's riding about 2 to 2-1/2" higher. Happy Days! Take a look...

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1561651517

Worth mentioning, I now take all my pics (iPhone 7) with the lens rotated so the 'shutter' button is on the left. Haven't got a crick in my neck since! :)

A little overdue, but, here are some pics of my leaning post. It was powder coated in white so I media blasted where the welds were going so we could get it to the size I needed and reinforced adequately. After getting it right, I decided to paint it so I media blasted it, primed with self etching primer then several coats of Rustoleum. Took awhile to save my pennies, but finally got the cushions made. I took some 1/2" azek board to make the backing for the lp cushion. Found the radius I wanted and heated the material until I could get the bend I wanted. Worked very well! Anyway, here are some pics.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652651

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652709

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652814

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652869

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652920

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1573652971

Sorry. I guess a downward angle changes the orientation of the pic. Ugh!

Well done! It’s a great feeling when you finally get to splash your new boat!

Strick

Great read and great job!!! Glad you got a new motor!

Just wanted to share a pic of my most favorite Christmas gift EVER! My daughter painted it for me.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1577548628

So the 3" setback jackplate has done it's job. Adjusted the motor a few times trying to get rid of all the spray, but, when it made the least amount of spray it began to lose performance. I removed the plate and mounted the motor to the transom. The AV plate is approximately 2-1/2" from the keel. I took it out last Sunday and saw a noticeable difference in handling and it didn't aerate mid take-off. However, it was 2'-3' and ther was not a lot of testing to be done. This weekend is going to be better, so, I'll update next week.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1580924677

Forgot to mention, the 3" plate was not very accommodating to the steering cylinder. Lowering the motor on the plate would have compounded this problem. Mounted on the transom...no problems anymore.

Great information, thank you. Trying to picture that point in my project as I get into fairing. Thought about the 3” jack plate after seeing yours but sounds like that 2-2.5” golden number should work. Post some more pictures. It’s cold up here.

Having a good season on stripers this year.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1581112031

Holy Crapper Martin! That looks fun! Haven’t fished for Stripers since my annual pilgrimage north to Jersey and the Cape back in 2010. I guess you are doing well!

Michael.

Very Cool!!!!

Question because im new to redoing decks. It appears you raised the deck slightly??? What did you use for support under the new deck where it met the inner liner/gunwhale area and the lip left from cutting out the old deck?

Used some strips cut from the Baltek and attached with 5200 and a couple screws. Worked perfectly!

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1585306926

Oh I see that now!! Great! I'm just about ready to cut my 20 open and trying to have my ducks in a row.

STUDY ALL THE DUCKS before lining them up! I overthought every step and still had "doh" moments.

For sure!!!!!!!! Thank you!

Installed a set of Lenco 9" x 9" tabs on the 18 last week. I was a bit concerned at the size, but, they work GREAT! Can't load the picture yet. Will try later.