Boy oh boy have I neglected this thread...site...boat!
I've been busy the last year and a half with work, hunting, fishing and life in general. The wife and I had our first kid in December, a cute little baby girl. The biggest news is we're moving to Montana in March, but Ol' Dreamsicle's coming with us!
I've had the boat over at Shoemakers most of this time and the to do list just kept growing. First off the motor was built like shit from the previous owner and we basically started from scratch there. New dart block and heads and just built it to be a super reliable pump gas motor with low compression. It's a 540 and they built it so if I ever want any more power we can throw a super charger or turbos on it.
We ripped the floors out and carpeted over everything and I like the feeling because it lowered the seats and it feels a bit like rolling a low rider now. The old fiber glass tanks didn't make me feel very comfortable with the new motor so we ordered up a new set of IMCO aluminum tanks, I think they're 23 gallons a piece.
Greg went through the pump and whoever did that before f*ed that up too. Most recently I had new interior built for it and had the trailer gone through. One day I'll get the hull re-gelcoated but for now I still get excited when I look at it.
I didn't do much of the work but I'm a better electrician than boat builder so I concentrated on what I do best and let the boat builders do their thing. Bottom line, I probably spent too much money, but I love the boat and I'm looking forward to my kids growing up on it for years to come.
Enough with the words, here's the pics...
These next ones are from this past weekend at Elsinore. FYI hanging out at the beach at La Laguna was a pretty good alternative to the cove.
And just for fun, 2015 So Cal buck
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