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by goatram
Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: Hauling Your Alloy Rig
Topic: SECURING YOUR BOAT TO THE TRAILER
Replies: 10
Views: 17819

Re: SECURING YOUR BOAT TO THE TRAILER

G'Day John, My setup will NOT handle a catastrophic event. There is no system that will do that. I have taken into account the forces that will be encountered in a lower speed nose to tail crash or emergency brake situation or high speed swerve to avoid an impact. For the real bad DoDo, I carry lot...
by goatram
Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:19 am
Forum: Hauling Your Alloy Rig
Topic: SECURING YOUR BOAT TO THE TRAILER
Replies: 10
Views: 17819

Re: SECURING YOUR BOAT TO THE TRAILER

Looks good but the weak link in your boat trailer and everyone else's is the front roller mount brackets. Most of the newer trailers in the PNW, (Washington and Oregon) have the chain at the bow hook connecting boat to the trailer. Transom straps are used as well. In an accident the force of of the ...
by goatram
Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:27 am
Forum: Hauling Your Alloy Rig
Topic: OH NO....don't let Welder.....
Replies: 6
Views: 5509

Re: OH NO....don't let Welder.....

My truck blows smoke....but I think it's just burning oil, not kerosene. :rotfl: :rotfl: When we blow the black smoke it means besides the money and fuel being burned that we are making some power. You do it Dave are just losing power. With your big boat you need a diesel too. Maybe not thou, you d...
by goatram
Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:20 am
Forum: Your Alloy Boat
Topic: Been around lurking
Replies: 13
Views: 9612

Re: Been around lurking

Here is the first project that I did after getting my spoolgun. The transom originally had no hull extension aft under the bouncy bracket. The original owner found a few cracks and North River (NR) took the boat back to the factory in Oregon to repair the cracks and modify to include an extension. T...
by goatram
Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:20 am
Forum: Hauling Your Alloy Rig
Topic: OH NO....don't let Welder.....
Replies: 6
Views: 5509

Re: OH NO....don't let Welder.....

At least Les knows what kind of truck to desire.
If it don't blow black, throw it back!


:thumbsup: smoke if you got em!
by goatram
Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:05 am
Forum: Your Alloy Boat
Topic: Been around lurking
Replies: 13
Views: 9612

Re: Been around lurking

Welcome, You look like a handy guy with the projects. Looking forward to seeing more. "fishing every thing good to eat that lives in the Sound" I like that, you should fit right in. I see that you are using photobucket to post your pictures. There is no need to resize them to upload them ...
by goatram
Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:19 pm
Forum: Your Alloy Boat
Topic: Been around lurking
Replies: 13
Views: 9612

Re: Been around lurking

Deno No worries about the hijack. I had a plastic boat before my current one. A Galaxy 18' runabout open bow with a Volvo Penta 4 cyl. Tried my darnest to make it a fishing boat with out any Luck. It was a fair weather boat and it scared me a few times. Waves over the bow and being temperamental abo...
by goatram
Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:33 am
Forum: Your Alloy Boat
Topic: Been around lurking
Replies: 13
Views: 9612

Re: Been around lurking

It was hard and a pain. After work last night I spent about 2 hours playing here figuring the process out. The process of shrinking the size down leave the quality lacking but that is the results for posting to show some of the porn we all like to see. No Dave I am a transplant to the PNW. I go up a...
by goatram
Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:01 am
Forum: Your Alloy Boat
Topic: Been around lurking
Replies: 13
Views: 9612

Been around lurking

I have been lurking and learning from you all and from the other boating and fishing forums as well. I post mainly on Bloody----.com the Washington state chapter. As you can see in my Signature I have a north river alloy boat made in Oregon. I have owned it for the past year. I have used it extensiv...