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How the heack did you get that much force behind that hook to run it that far into yourself??? OUCH! It was one of these but with a forged hook . . . the weight of it falling drove it in http://www.iwesports.com/catalog/lead16.jpg Somewhere in fish heaven a bunch of 'butts and ling cod were giving ...

It seems the more expensive the boat the more tig welding, especially in the highly visible spots or where thin materials are being used or where the welds are so short that mig would be too difficult. However, more builders are using the pulsed or pulse-on-pulse mig machines which in the right hand...

Thanks for all the well wishes and advice. Its amazing it didn't hurt more than it did. Seemed most everybody working the day shift at the hospital wandered in to see it before it was removed. Heard lots of "oooh . . . thats definitely the biggest and rustiest one yet".

Talk about a bonehead move . . . yesterday I'm re-arranging a bunch of tackle. Had picked up a bunch of old halibut jigs out of a box and was dropping them into another container . . . one of them got me. RH index finger. The jig head was a 16oz lead and was really complicating things so I put it in...

My wife's car might be a good candidate as we will be selling it next year. Popular model here and easy to sell at end of trip. Rock solid, regularly maintained since new by same mechanic, etc. '99 Toyota Camry V6 LE. Little older than what you were thinking but it drives like the day she bought it....

That's where I used to launch my Robalo back in the late 70's. Lived in Orange at the time. Later kept my 31 Bertram and my 36 Pacifica across the way at Peters Landing . . . memories!

Hey Mojo - how about a brief rundown on how you do your steaks? They look fabulous.

You might be fine if 5 weeks is it. However, though you might not get much growth the bottom will get kind of raunchy looking with a significant stain at the waterline. If you don't like that then painting is always an option later. There is an earlier post somewhere about painting alloy boats that ...

Might half to trailer up the edwing and make it to that . . . uh oh, I just figured out it would cost about a $1000 in gas to get there and back. Oh well. man those steaks look good. I'll bet we'd have a hard time pulling an alloy fest together up here in the NW even though there are tons of boats s...

Bevan, you need a dealer in Seattle, you really do . . .


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I'm packing my bags as we speak! What's it take to sneak in and stay awhile? Like 30 years? :lol: :lol:

Yeah, boatbuilding is saturated with outfits that close their doors. The Norsco group re-emerged as Ottercraft and I would put them up against anything in terms of fit, finish, design & durability so its nice to see one make a strong recovery. And welcome JD! We all want to know who you are work...

Really? Are you sure thats going to be OK? Not sure what you meant by that? Matt The bracket looks like it is up to the task, I'm not so sure about the mount plate and the strength available in the boat's transom however. The strain put on a transom is huge when you hang a motor like that, particul...

The other thing about using acid brighteners is that the hull has to be really clean of any grunge from fenders, greasy fingerprints, blood, etc. The acid won't touch that stuff so the potential for lookin' good is kapootski

Diesel is within a whisker of $5 here in Washington, I'm predicting $6 by summers end.

Depth sounder transducers often make an audible ticking sound when the sounder is running, Are you sure that is not what you are hearing?

Ed built two of those as I recall and they both fished out a lodge in Elfin Cove. They got exceptional fuel mileage. I used to see them shuttling clients between the airport at Gustavus and the lodge. Probably about as nice a finished boat as ever came out of Edwing.

Really? Are you sure thats going to be OK?

I like it! Tough guy boat . . . what are you using for paint?

I'll add this one to the links list - nice find!

I'll add them to the links list - nice looking boats!

There are several builders of "sleds" in the NW which are boats designed to run up and down the thin water rivers here in pursuit of salmon & steelhead. They typically are equipped with jet drive outboards up to 200 hp. In gathering builder names for the big links list several SE compa...

Marty, the etching primer is only needed as 1 thin (translucent ) coat, It is an acid base and it digs in and seems to stop oxidation quite well. I advocate for 2 coats of epoxy barrier over the etch primer before the bottom paint but it isn't a deal killer. Other primers (over the etch) are a plus ...

IMO you need to at least apply the etching primer. The barrier coat provides additional benefits at nominal additional cost especially considering the ease of adding it to the process. However bottom paint on bare aluminum will not perform well since the alloy will oxidize and kick it off.

I'm sure Pacific has a preferred process The way I do it for an unpainted hull is home brew but it seems to work well: Tape the waterline with blue masking tape and then cover that with thick duct tape (like gorilla tape). Make the blue tape wide enough so the duct tape does not contact any aluminum...

Munson is one of the oldest and largest workboat builders in the PacNW. Most of their current production seems to be in the front loading landing craft types. Very solidly built, ride depends on what hull you are specifically talking about though I would expect one of their older CC's to be a shallo...