My 1978 Master Angler Refresh

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Thanks, finished wiring up the new Switch panel tonight so I think my son and I are going to give it a go in the morning

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Slight change of plans, going to head out tomorrow morning instead...

[Vezo, Part II]

Happy Birthday Bro!

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well, managed to drop her in the water on Sunday. Did not make it much past the boat ramp, however. The hydraulic steering decided to leak once I started to turn it under a load. Before too long, no helm control at all!

Luckily, the Live Bait guy saw me and gave me a tow back to the ramp so I did not have to sit around waiting for Sea Tow.

Also, discovered that the carbs need a rebuild as there was no power under a load at all - wold not go over 1500 rpm. Guess I will be busy with that stuff this week. Shooting for a second effort on Friday or Saturday

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Also, when I was putting her back on the trailer, another 20' Master Angler was dropping in! He had a brand new Yamaha 150 4-stroke on the back - less than two week sold. He was loving it. He had pulled of an old Johnson from the back and was very pleased with t he Yamaha and said his payments were only $200/month for the engine. hmmm....

He commented on the splash well and how much he wished his had something like that

In the spirit of being a good neighbor, I gave him the chum and sardines I had just bought since clearly I was not going to use them and I don't think my wife would appreciate me putting them in our freezer at home

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I looked a bit and did not find what power is on the transom, the motor sounds like it was in safe mode. Verify that b-4 you start w/carbs. Your ride looks great.

Sucks to have the steering go out on the maiden voyage, best of luck.

Ed

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She has a 1987 Yamaha 175 on the back. No alarm sounding at all. FWIW - she is peeing like a race horse, so I don't think it is a temperature thing. Plenty of oil in the tank too.