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02-26-2012, 05:39 PM
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Don...fire was terrible...Capt. Chuck found it out a while back when he went by Tom's house for me..it was burned to the ground...at least no one was hurt. I contacted the local red cross in Stuart and also spoke with Martin Cnty. Fire Rescue ...but have yet to get a forwarding number etc. Hopefully Denny and Capt. Chuck will have better luck in locating a telephone number!
here is a link to the article http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/dec/...rdens-house-f/ T-Man...thanks so much for the pictures....just what I needed....like the dash setup...I have my switches etc and intend to do a similar setup. I was looking for a hatch at the Marine Liquidators place down here and could not find one that would fit in transom well... I will look into Greatlakes Skipper!!! Questions--- Would it be to much trouble to get dimensions of your windshield..or a pattern??? I am going to attempt to cut and bend my own!!!! Continuing on....... I did not do anything to the boat this weekend but I did pick up a roller trailer for it...I will adjust and switch out when I get motivated!!!! I decided to go with a roller trailer due to the following: 1) Cheaper and not that popular in Florida....thank goodness !!! 2) Everything is adjustable 3) I love how easy it is to load a boat if setup/done properly...especially on low tide or a steep ramp. 4) Denny's "Bushwacker" topic on using and setting up roller trailer properly makes roller trailers that much more enjoyable to use!!! -Fred Last edited by fdheld34; 02-26-2012 at 06:11 PM. 
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02-26-2012, 06:05 PM
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Be happy toeasure it once it's back at the house. The first winshield I replaced some years back was done by a local company and made out of lexan. The workmanship was OK but not great. This one came from UPD Plastics and it fit great. THe winshild is 3/8 acrylic clear and the dashcover in 1/4 tinted grey I think. They have the molds for '76, I think they were a year earlier or later but the exact match. I included some pics of the wiring under the console. The guy who is doing the work (Ryan Bore)l glassed in some composite blocks for the boards and also for the wiring coming out of the floor. He is fabricating a "boot" of sorts where the wiring comes out of the floor to keep water from getting down there. T-man
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02-26-2012, 06:59 PM
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T-Man
Thanks for those pics..a boot is a great idea for wiring exiting the floor..as well as mounting blocks..I will add it to my list. Looking forward to measurements ...I am still a long ways off though from a windshield so no rush!!!! UPD did a great job!! Thanks again -Fred Last edited by fdheld34; 02-26-2012 at 07:02 PM.
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02-27-2012, 02:52 PM
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T-Man...
Could you also post the part # for your rub rail setup..and where you purchased it.. I am having a hard time locating a close match??? I just ordered my Jim Black hatch from GLS... Thanks so much -Fred
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02-27-2012, 07:28 PM
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Rub Rail
Fred, I actually got the info. on the rub rail digging through the Forum. I ended up getting it from West Marine because it was chepest there plus it was in stock. It's a Taco Marine product, there part number is #V11-9795BBK502-2. The WM number is #9108283. It was $248.34 with shipping and a $20 discount. It's the complete kit. Good luck, T-Man (Manning).
PS..if y'all know anyone looking for a nice 1975 18 ' a friend of mine is selling it. It is in real good shape and ready to fish. It's located in Lafayette, LA.
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03-10-2012, 06:25 PM
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Well....got some done today....rained off and on and lack of motivation on my part.....
I did get my rub rail, hatch for splash well (thanks to "T-Man") and low profile antenna in the mail... Today I removed the console and fuel tank hatch....fuel tank has no date on it ... going to pull it and check for pitting, leaks etc. here are some pics of my slow progress. I plan on running up to HD and get a 4x4 and then use my comealong to pop tank out...hopefully...... I obviously have to recore fuel tank hatch and do some work on console..I am going to bring console back to a blank slate and I have new gauges and a lowrance etc. etc. I am going to mount in console. Hopefully tank is ok!!!! I am going to pressure test tank as well after I do some research on proper way to pressure test!!! Last edited by fdheld34; 03-11-2012 at 05:42 PM.
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03-10-2012, 10:48 PM
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Fred,
I noticed your new trailer only has 16 rollers supporting the hull, and boat needs to come forward a bit on the trailer so aft rollers are under the transom to support motor weight. You might have to move the winch stand forward a bit. My trailer has the same set up on the front rack but it has 2X more rollers on the aft x-member and they're spread out wider from keel to chine to better support the hull and make it a little more stable on the trailer. Although that 18 is a fair amount lighter than my boat, it wouldn't hurt to have a few more rollers under it on the rear rack/cross member. Here's a shot of the roller setup on my trailer: http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...20pics/005.jpg The next time you get up to the marine salvage place in Ft. Pierce, you might check to see if they have any EZ Loader pivoting U-shaped Roller Brackets which would allow you to increase the number of rollers; look for a good deal on a Powerwinch too while you're there! Here's a close up of the U-Brackets: http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...20pics/002.jpg You might also want to add 1 or 2 keel rollers on that rear x-member too. My experience is that the SeaCraft hull is so deep up front that the keel wants to hit the rear x-member before those rollers out to the side start to contact the hull unless you dunk the trailer real deep, and the whole purpose of a roller trailer is that you don't need to dunk it! This one shows why you need a center roller on that aft x-member! http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...eatrials09.jpg
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03-11-2012, 01:20 PM
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Thanks Denny...I will follow all of your advice...
I will have to give you a call when I get more into the trailer..I had a trailer just like yours under my Seafari and I loved it..This trailer is lacking in rollers and I thought I would be ok with the limited amount of rollers due to weight of boat.... Denny...Do you think it would be ok for now to just move winch stand up a bit to get the rollers directly under the transom more..??? Dont want to compromise the hull/stringers while I am working on boat!! You should come up one weekend...once I pick up rollers..lunch on me...we can put it on stands and go at it!!! Thanks for all the info Denny! -Fred Last edited by fdheld34; 03-11-2012 at 01:23 PM.
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